Skill plan for Units of Study for Teaching Writing - 3rd Grade
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Unit 1
Crafting True Stories
Bend I - Writing Personal Narratives with Independence
Session 1:  Starting the Writing Workshop
Session 1:  Starting the Writing Workshop
Session 2:  Finding Ideas and Writing Up a Storm
Session 2:  Finding Ideas and Writing Up a Storm
Session 3:  Drawing on a Repertoire of Strategies: Writing with Independence
Session 3:  Drawing on a Repertoire of Strategies: Writing with Independence
Session 4:  Writers Use a Storyteller's Voice. They Tell Stories, Not Summaries.
Session 4:  Writers Use a Storyteller's Voice. They Tell Stories, Not Summaries.
Session 5:  Taking Stock: Pausing to Ask, "How Am I Doing?"
Session 5:  Taking Stock: Pausing to Ask, "How Am I Doing?"
Session 6:  Editing as We Go: Making Sure Others Can Read Our Writing
Session 6:  Editing as We Go: Making Sure Others Can Read Our Writing
Bend II - Becoming a Storyteller on the Page
Session 7:  Rehearsing: Storytelling and Leads
Session 7:  Rehearsing: Storytelling and Leads
Session 8:  Writing Discovery Drafts
Session 8:  Writing Discovery Drafts
Session 9:  Revising by Studying What Other Authors Have Done
Session 9:  Revising by Studying What Other Authors Have Done
Session 10:  Storytellers Develop the Heart of a Story
Session 10:  Storytellers Develop the Heart of a Story
Session 11:  Paragraphing to Support Sequencing, Dialogue, and Elaboration
Session 11:  Paragraphing to Support Sequencing, Dialogue, and Elaboration
Bend III - Writing with New Independence on a Second Piece
Session 12:  Becoming One's Own Job Captain: Starting a Second Piece, Working with New Independence
Session 12:  Becoming One's Own Job Captain: Starting a Second Piece, Working with New Independence
Session 13:  Revision Happens throughout the Writing Process
Session 13:  Revision Happens throughout the Writing Process
Session 14:  Drafting: Writing from Inside a Memory
Session 14:  Drafting: Writing from Inside a Memory
Session 15:  Revision: Balancing Kinds of Details
Session 15:  Revision: Balancing Kinds of Details
Session 16:  Commas and Quotation Marks: Punctuating Dialogue
Session 16:  Commas and Quotation Marks: Punctuating Dialogue
Bend IV - Fixing Up and Fancying Up Your Best Work: Revision and Editing
Session 17:  Writers Revise in Big, Important Ways
Session 17:  Writers Revise in Big, Important Ways
Session 18:  Revising Endings: Learning from Published Writing
Session 18:  Revising Endings: Learning from Published Writing
Session 19:  Using Editing Checklists
Session 19:  Using Editing Checklists
Session 20:  Publishing: A Writing Community Celebrates
Session 20:  Publishing: A Writing Community Celebrates
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Unit 2
The Art of Information Writing
Bend I - Organizing Information
Session 1:  Teaching Others as a Way to Prime the Pump
Session 1:  Teaching Others as a Way to Prime the Pump
Session 2:  The Power of Organizing and Reorganizing
Session 2:  The Power of Organizing and Reorganizing
Session 3:  New Structures Lead to New Thinking
Session 3:  New Structures Lead to New Thinking
Session 4:  Laying the Bricks of Information
Session 4:  Laying the Bricks of Information
Session 5:  Organization Matters in Texts Large and Small
Session 5:  Organization Matters in Texts Large and Small
Bend II - Reaching to Write Well
Session 6:  Studying Mentor Texts in a Search for Elaboration Strategies
Session 6:  Studying Mentor Texts in a Search for Elaboration Strategies
Session 7:  Making Connections within and across Chapters
Session 7:  Making Connections within and across Chapters
Session 8:  Balancing Facts and Ideas from the Start
Session 8:  Balancing Facts and Ideas from the Start
Session 9:  Researching Facts and Ensuring Text Accuracy
Session 9:  Researching Facts and Ensuring Text Accuracy
Session 10:  Resuing and Recycling in the Revision Process
Session 10:  Resuing and Recycling in the Revision Process
Session 11:  Creating Introductions through Researching Mentor Authors
Session 11:  Creating Introductions through Researching Mentor Authors
Bend III - Moving Towards Publication, Moving Toward Readers
Session 12:  Taking Stock and Setting Goals
Session 12:  Taking Stock and Setting Goals
Session 13:  Putting Oneself in Readers' Shoes to Clear Up Confusion
Session 13:  Putting Oneself in Readers' Shoes to Clear Up Confusion
Session 14:  Using Text Features Makes It Easier for Readers to Learn
Session 14:  Using Text Features Makes It Easier for Readers to Learn
Session 15:  Fact-Checking through Rapid Research
Session 15:  Fact-Checking through Rapid Research
Session 16:  Punctuating with Paragraphs
Session 16:  Punctuating with Paragraphs
Bend IV - Transferring Learning from Long Projects to Short Ones
Session 17:  Plan Content-Area Writing, Drawing on Knowledge from Across the Unit
Session 17:  Plan Content-Area Writing, Drawing on Knowledge from Across the Unit
Session 18:  Revising from Self-Assessments
Session 18:  Revising from Self-Assessments
Session 19:  Crafting Speeches, Articles, or Brochures Using Information Writing Skills
Session 19:  Crafting Speeches, Articles, or Brochures Using Information Writing Skills
Session 20:  Bringing All You Know to Every Project
Session 20:  Bringing All You Know to Every Project
Session 21:  A Final Celebration: Using Knowledge about Nonfiction Writing to Teach Younger Students
Session 21:  A Final Celebration: Using Knowledge about Nonfiction Writing to Teach Younger Students
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Unit 3
Changing the World
Bend I - Launching Work on Persuasive Speeches
Session 1:  Practicing Persuasion
Session 1:  Practicing Persuasion
Session 2:  Gathering Brave, Bold Opinions for Persuasive Writing
Session 2:  Gathering Brave, Bold Opinions for Persuasive Writing
Session 3:  Drawing on a Repertoire of Strategies for Generating Opinion Writing
Session 3:  Drawing on a Repertoire of Strategies for Generating Opinion Writing
Session 4:  Considering Audience to Say More
Session 4:  Considering Audience to Say More
Session 5:  Editing as You Go: Making Sure Your Audience Can Always Read Your Drafts
Session 5:  Editing as You Go: Making Sure Your Audience Can Always Read Your Drafts
Session 6:  Taking Stock and Setting Goals
Session 6:  Taking Stock and Setting Goals
Bend II - Raising the Level of Persuasive Writing
Session 7:  Gathering All You Know about Your Opinion
Session 7:  Gathering All You Know about Your Opinion
Session 8:  Organizing and Categorizing
Session 8:  Organizing and Categorizing
Session 9:  For Example: Proving by Showing
Session 9:  For Example: Proving by Showing
Session 10:  By Considering Audience, Writers Select and Discard Material
Session 10:  By Considering Audience, Writers Select and Discard Material
Session 11:  Paragraphing to Organize Our Drafts
Session 11:  Paragraphing to Organize Our Drafts
Session 12:  Choosing Words that Sound Right and Evoke Emotion
Session 12:  Choosing Words that Sound Right and Evoke Emotion
Session 13:  Looking Back and Looking Forward: Assessing and Preparing for Mini-Publication
Session 13:  Looking Back and Looking Forward: Assessing and Preparing for Mini-Publication
Bend III - From Persuasive Speeches to Petitions, Editiorials, and Persuasive Letters
Session 14:  Inquiry into Petitions
Session 14:  Inquiry into Petitions
Session 15:  Becoming Your Own Job Captain
Session 15:  Becoming Your Own Job Captain
Session 16:  Gathering a Variety of Evidence: Interviews and Surveys
Session 16:  Gathering a Variety of Evidence: Interviews and Surveys
Session 17:  Revising Your Introductions and Conclusions to Get Your Audience to Care
Session 17:  Revising Your Introductions and Conclusions to Get Your Audience to Care
Session 18:  Taking Stock Again: Goal Setting with More Independence
Session 18:  Taking Stock Again: Goal Setting with More Independence
Bend IV - Cause Groups
Session 19:  Tackling a Cause
Session 19:  Tackling a Cause
Session 20:  Becoming Informed about a Cause
Session 20:  Becoming Informed about a Cause
Session 21:  Yesterday's Revisions Become Today's Drafting Strategies
Session 21:  Yesterday's Revisions Become Today's Drafting Strategies
Session 22:  Getting Our Writing Ready for Readers
Session 22:  Getting Our Writing Ready for Readers
Session 23:  Celebrating Activism
Session 23:  Celebrating Activism
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Unit 4
Once Upon a Time: Adapting and Writing Fairy Tales
Bend I - Writing in the Footsteps of the Classics
Session 1:  Adapting Classic Tales
Session 1:  Adapting Classic Tales
Session 2:  Writing Story Adaptations that Hold Together
Session 2:  Writing Story Adaptations that Hold Together
Session 3:  Storytelling, Planning, and Drafting Adaptations of Fairy Tales
Session 3:  Storytelling, Planning, and Drafting Adaptations of Fairy Tales
Session 4:  Writers Can Story-Tell and Act Out as They Draft
Session 4:  Writers Can Story-Tell and Act Out as They Draft
Session 5:  Weaving Narration through Stories
Session 5:  Weaving Narration through Stories
Session 6:  Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Assessment Using Self-Reflection
Session 6:  Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Assessment Using Self-Reflection
Bend II - Follow the Path: Adapting Fairy Tales with Independence
Session 7:  Goals and Plans Are a Big Deal
Session 7:  Goals and Plans Are a Big Deal
Session 8:  Telling Stories that Make Readers Shiver
Session 8:  Telling Stories that Make Readers Shiver
Session 9:  Revising Early and Often
Session 9:  Revising Early and Often
Session 10:  When Dialogue Swamps Your Draft, Add Actions
Session 10:  When Dialogue Swamps Your Draft, Add Actions
Session 11:  Painting a Picture with Words: Revising for Language
Session 11:  Painting a Picture with Words: Revising for Language
Session 12:  The Long and Short of It: Editing for Sentence Variety
Session 12:  The Long and Short of It: Editing for Sentence Variety
Bend III - Blazing Trails: Writing Original Fairy Tales
Session 13:  Collecting Ideas for Original Fairy Tales
Session 13:  Collecting Ideas for Original Fairy Tales
Session 14:  From "This Is a Fairy Tale About" to "Once upon a Time"
Session 14:  From "This Is a Fairy Tale About" to "Once upon a Time"
Session 15:  Tethering Objects to Characters
Session 15:  Tethering Objects to Characters
Session 16:  Using Descriptive Language While Drafting
Session 16:  Using Descriptive Language While Drafting
Session 17:  Revising the Magic
Session 17:  Revising the Magic
Session 18:  Revising for Readers
Session 18:  Revising for Readers
Session 19:  Editing with an Eye Out for Broken Patterns
Session 19:  Editing with an Eye Out for Broken Patterns
Session 20:  Happily Ever After: A Fairy Tale Celebration
Session 20:  Happily Ever After: A Fairy Tale Celebration
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