Skill plan for Units of Study for Teaching Writing - 1st Grade
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Unit 1
Small Moments
Bend I - Writing Small Moments Stories with Independence
Session 1:  Lives are Full of Stories to Tell
Session 1:  Lives are Full of Stories to Tell
Session 2:  Planning of Writing: Writers Touch and Tell, Sketch then Write
Session 2:  Planning of Writing: Writers Touch and Tell, Sketch then Write
Session 3:  Using Pictures to Add On
Session 3:  Using Pictures to Add On
Session 4:  Stretching Words to Spell Them: Hearing and Recording All Sounds
Session 4:  Stretching Words to Spell Them: Hearing and Recording All Sounds
Session 5:  Zooming In: Focusing on Small Moments
Session 5:  Zooming In: Focusing on Small Moments
Session 6:  Partnerships and Storytelling
Session 6:  Partnerships and Storytelling
Session 7:  Reading Our Writing Like We Read Our Books
Session 7:  Reading Our Writing Like We Read Our Books
Bend II - Bringing Small Moment Stories to Life
Session 8:  Unfreezing our Characters and Our Writing
Session 8:  Unfreezing our Characters and Our Writing
Session 9:  Telling Stories in Itsy-Bitsy Steps
Session 9:  Telling Stories in Itsy-Bitsy Steps
Session 10:  Bringing What's Inside Out: Making Characters Think and Feel
Session 10:  Bringing What's Inside Out: Making Characters Think and Feel
Session 11:  Using Drama to Bring Stories to Life
Session 11:  Using Drama to Bring Stories to Life
Session 12:  Using Familiar Words to Spell New Words
Session 12:  Using Familiar Words to Spell New Words
Session 13:  Editing: Capital Letters and End Marks Help Readers
Session 13:  Editing: Capital Letters and End Marks Help Readers
Bend III - Studying Other Writers' Craft
Session 14:  Studying a Story to Learn Ways the Author Makes It Special
Session 14:  Studying a Story to Learn Ways the Author Makes It Special
Session 15:  Trying Out a Craft Move from a Mentor Text: Writing with Exact Actions
Session 15:  Trying Out a Craft Move from a Mentor Text: Writing with Exact Actions
Session 16:  Trying Out a Craft Move from a Mentor Text: Writing Pop-Out Words
Session 16:  Trying Out a Craft Move from a Mentor Text: Writing Pop-Out Words
Session 17:  Turning to Other Mentor Texts
Session 17:  Turning to Other Mentor Texts
Bend IV - Fixing and Fancying Up Our Best Work
Session 18:  Using All We Know to Revise
Session 18:  Using All We Know to Revise
Session 19:  Editing with a Checklist
Session 19:  Editing with a Checklist
Session 20:  Making Books Ready for the Library
Session 20:  Making Books Ready for the Library
Session 21:  A Celebration
Session 21:  A Celebration
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Unit 2
Nonfiction Chapter Books
Bend I - Writing Teaching Books with Independence
Session 1:  Writers Get Ready to Write by Teaching all About a Topic
Session 1:  Writers Get Ready to Write by Teaching all About a Topic
Session 2:  Writers Tell Information Across their Fingers, Sketch, then Write
Session 2:  Writers Tell Information Across their Fingers, Sketch, then Write
Session 3:  Writers Keep Readers in Mind, Writing to Answer Their Questions
Session 3:  Writers Keep Readers in Mind, Writing to Answer Their Questions
Session 4:  Nonfiction Writers Teach with Pictures as Well as Words
Session 4:  Nonfiction Writers Teach with Pictures as Well as Words
Session 5:  Being Brave Enough to Spell Domain-Specific Words (Spelling Fancy Words)
Session 5:  Being Brave Enough to Spell Domain-Specific Words (Spelling Fancy Words)
Session 6:  Nonfiction Writers Use Readers to Help Them Add and Subtract
Session 6:  Nonfiction Writers Use Readers to Help Them Add and Subtract
Session 7:  Taking Stock: Self-Assessing and Setting Goals
Session 7:  Taking Stock: Self-Assessing and Setting Goals
Session 8:  Editing: Spelling, Capitals, Punctuation
Session 8:  Editing: Spelling, Capitals, Punctuation
Bend II - Nonfiction Writers Can Write Chapter Books
Session 9:  Writing Tables of Contents
Session 9:  Writing Tables of Contents
Session 10:  Planning and Writing Chapters While Resolving to Get Better
Session 10:  Planning and Writing Chapters While Resolving to Get Better
Session 11:  Writers Write with Details and Help Readers Picture The Details by Using Comparisons
Session 11:  Writers Write with Details and Help Readers Picture The Details by Using Comparisons
Session 12:  Different Kinds of Writing in Teaching Books
Session 12:  Different Kinds of Writing in Teaching Books
Session 13:  Introductions and Conclusions
Session 13:  Introductions and Conclusions
Session 14:  Fix Up Writing by Pretending to Be a Reader
Session 14:  Fix Up Writing by Pretending to Be a Reader
Bend III - Writing Chapter Books with Greater Independence
Session 15:  Writers Use All They Know to Plan for New Chapter Books
Session 15:  Writers Use All They Know to Plan for New Chapter Books
Session 16:  Writers Do Research, Like Finding Images or Photos, to Help Them Say More
Session 16:  Writers Do Research, Like Finding Images or Photos, to Help Them Say More
Session 17:  Editing "On the Go": Varying End Punctuation to Bring Out a Teaching Book's Meaning
Session 17:  Editing "On the Go": Varying End Punctuation to Bring Out a Teaching Book's Meaning
Session 18:  Using Craft Moves Learned in Small Moments: Pop-Out Words and Speech Bubbles
Session 18:  Using Craft Moves Learned in Small Moments: Pop-Out Words and Speech Bubbles
Session 19:  Editing Step by Step
Session 19:  Editing Step by Step
Session 20:  A Final Celebration: A Letter to Teachers
Session 20:  A Final Celebration: A Letter to Teachers
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Unit 3
Writing Reviews
Bend I - Best in Show: Judging our Collections
Session 1:  People Collect Things and Write Opinions About Their Collections
Session 1:  People Collect Things and Write Opinions About Their Collections
Session 2:  Explaining Judgments in Convincing Ways
Session 2:  Explaining Judgments in Convincing Ways
Session 3:  "How Do I Write This Kind of Writing Well?"
Session 3:  "How Do I Write This Kind of Writing Well?"
Session 4:  Opinion Writers Expect Disagreement
Session 4:  Opinion Writers Expect Disagreement
Session 5:  Awarding Booby Prizes for More Practice— And More Fun
Session 5:  Awarding Booby Prizes for More Practice— And More Fun
Session 6:  Bolstering Arguments
Session 6:  Bolstering Arguments
Session 7:  Editing and Publishing: Making Writing "Best in Show"
Session 7:  Editing and Publishing: Making Writing "Best in Show"
Bend II - Writing Persuasive Reviews
Session 8:  Writing Reviews to Persuade Others
Session 8:  Writing Reviews to Persuade Others
Session 9:  Talking Right to Readers
Session 9:  Talking Right to Readers
Session 10:  Making Comparisons in Writing
Session 10:  Making Comparisons in Writing
Session 11:  Hook Your Reader: Writing Catchy Introductions and Conclusions
Session 11:  Hook Your Reader: Writing Catchy Introductions and Conclusions
Session 12:  Partners Work Together to Give Writing Checkups!
Session 12:  Partners Work Together to Give Writing Checkups!
Session 13:  Making Anthologies: A Celebration
Session 13:  Making Anthologies: A Celebration
Bend III - Writing Persuasive Book Reviews
Session 14:  Using All You Know to Write Book Reviews
Session 14:  Using All You Know to Write Book Reviews
Session 15:  Don't Spill the Beans! Giving Sneak Peek Summaries
Session 15:  Don't Spill the Beans! Giving Sneak Peek Summaries
Session 16:  Not Too Long, Not Too Short! Using Conjunctions
Session 16:  Not Too Long, Not Too Short! Using Conjunctions
Session 17:  Review a Review? Making Sure Reviews Are Brim Full of the Best Work!
Session 17:  Review a Review? Making Sure Reviews Are Brim Full of the Best Work!
Session 18:  Book Review Talks: A Reading Rainbow-Style Celebration
Session 18:  Book Review Talks: A Reading Rainbow-Style Celebration
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Unit 4
From Scenes to Series: Writing Fiction
Bend I - Fiction Writers Set Out to Write Realistic Fiction!
Session 1:  Serious Fiction Writers Do Some Serious Pretending
Session 1:  Serious Fiction Writers Do Some Serious Pretending
Session 2:  Writers Develop a "Can-Do," Independent Attitude
Session 2:  Writers Develop a "Can-Do," Independent Attitude
Session 3:  Writers Learn to Get Their Characters Out of Trouble
Session 3:  Writers Learn to Get Their Characters Out of Trouble
Session 4:  Serious Writers Get Serious About Spelling
Session 4:  Serious Writers Get Serious About Spelling
Session 5:  Taking Stock: Writers Use Checklists to Set Goals
Session 5:  Taking Stock: Writers Use Checklists to Set Goals
Bend II - Fiction Writers Set Out to Write Series
Session 6:  Series Writers Always Have a Lot to Write About
Session 6:  Series Writers Always Have a Lot to Write About
Session 7:  Introduce Your Character in Book One of a Series: What Does Your Reader Want to Know?
Session 7:  Introduce Your Character in Book One of a Series: What Does Your Reader Want to Know?
Session 8:  Writers Develop Their Dialogue
Session 8:  Writers Develop Their Dialogue
Session 9:  Saddle Up to the Revision Party— And Bring Your Favorite Writer
Session 9:  Saddle Up to the Revision Party— And Bring Your Favorite Writer
Session 10:  Celebrating Our First Series
Session 10:  Celebrating Our First Series
Bend III - Becoming More Powerful at Realistic Fiction: Studying the Genre and Studying Ourselves as Writers
Session 11:  Series Writers Investigate What Makes Realistic Fiction Realistic
Session 11:  Series Writers Investigate What Makes Realistic Fiction Realistic
Session 12:  Writers "Show, Not Tell" by Focusing on Tiny Realistic Details
Session 12:  Writers "Show, Not Tell" by Focusing on Tiny Realistic Details
Session 13:  Fiction Writers Include Chapters: Writing a Beginning, Middle, and End
Session 13:  Fiction Writers Include Chapters: Writing a Beginning, Middle, and End
Session 14:  Patterns Help Writers Elaborate
Session 14:  Patterns Help Writers Elaborate
Session 15:  Writers Use Their Super Powers to Work with Greater Independence
Session 15:  Writers Use Their Super Powers to Work with Greater Independence
Bend IV - Getting Ready to Publish Our Second Series
Session 16:  Punctuation Parties
Session 16:  Punctuation Parties
Session 17:  Writers Use Illustrations to Tell Important Details
Session 17:  Writers Use Illustrations to Tell Important Details
Session 18:  "Meet the Author" Page
Session 18:  "Meet the Author" Page
Session 19:  Getting Ready for the Final Celebration
Session 19:  Getting Ready for the Final Celebration
Session 20:  A Celebration of Series Writers: The Grand Finale!
Session 20:  A Celebration of Series Writers: The Grand Finale!
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