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Writing will occur daily, through
journal
writing, class books,
writing
centers, friendly letters, responses to literature, interactive
writing activities,
and/or narrative writing.
Through the cousre of the school
year spelling strategies will be developed and students
will gradually be held accountable for the 30
high frequency spelling words during their daily writing
activities.
With regards to handwriting, students will spend time working
on correct
letter formation during
daily writing activities and homework assignmests. Students will
expected to write
neatly leaving proper spacing
between words. Legibility is the highway of communication.
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The
following parts
of speech
will be discussed during the school year:
Noun (Naming
Word) - a word that names
a person, a place, or a thing.
Proper
Noun - nouns that name
a particular person, place, or thing. All proper nouns need to
be capitalized.
Pronoun - a word that is used in place of
a noun.
Verb (Action Words)- a word that shows
action or state. It tells what people, places, and things do.
Adjetive (Describing Words) - a word that tells
about a noun. It adds detail agoaut the noun, telling what kind,
or how many. |
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Students
will learn how to write complete sentences.
Every
sentence must have a subject (noun or pronoun) and a predicate
(verb).
Minimum sentence ----> Birds fly.
Typical Sentence ----> Birds fly home.
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building a sentence use the following questions: |
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Who? |
What? |
Why? |
When? |
Where? |
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A boy |
looked |
for his dog |
after school |
on his street. |
We will work
on using the following capitalization rules while writing sentences:
1.
Capitalize the first word in a sentence.
2. Capitalize all main words in a title.
3. Capitalize Proper Nouns
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names of people
- the pronoun I
- titles used before a name
- cities, states, countries
- street names
- days and months
- schools, companies, & organization
- holidays
- languages and ethnic groups |
The proper use of the following types of punctuation will be
discussed and practiced:
Period
(.)
-at the end of a sentence
-after most abbreviations
Question
Mark
(?)
- at the end of a question
Exclamation
Point
(!)
-to show strong emotion
-after stong interjections (Help!)
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| Friendly
Letters have five parts:
the date, the greeting, the body,
the closing, and the signiture. When your child writes letters at home remind
him/her to include all five parts. |
| Greeting |
Dear Grandma, |
| Body |
I am having fun in first grade and
I am leaning alot of new things! I can't wait to see you when
you and Grandpa come and visit. Tell Grandpa I said "hello."
I miss you. |
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Closing |
Love, |
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Signature |
Samantha |
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Narrative writing tells a story.
The primary
features of narrative writing
are:
1. The setting
(time and place) are clear.
2. There are characters in the story.
3. A problem,
conflict, or disagreement occurs with the characters.
4. The story progresses through a series of events.
5. There is a solution
to the problem/conflict .
Narritive
Writing should:
-state a purpose and topic
-describe the people, places, and events
-tell what happened to the characters
-describe what was seen, heard, and/or felt by the characters |
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Parent's Corner |
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Writer's
Box |
"Name that Noun" |
Make
a writer's
box with your child
where they can keep all the materials they will need to make
and illustrate their own books at home.
Suggested
Items:
*white construction paper
*colored construction paper
*lead pencils
*pencil sharpener
*colored pencils
*erasers
*crayons
*glue
*stapler
*ruler
*alphabet chart
*list of spelling
words
*stickers
Encourage your child to keep this box in a safe, easily accesible
place.
Making a book is a lot of fun! Sit down with your child and co-author
a book about your family!
Proudly display your young author's books!
*Tip - Fold a few sheets of white construction
paper together (like a book) and staple down the left hand side.
Put these "pre-made" blank books in the Writer's Box. |
This
word
game can be played
anywhere and is a great way for your child to become familiar
with nouns.
Before beginning remind your child that a noun can be person, place,
or thing.
The goal of this game is to give your child clues as to the noun
you are thinking of without telling them the answer. The fewer
clues needed the better!
Examples:
I am thinking of an animal, that is black and white, and lives
in the Antarctic. Name
that noun.....
I am thinking about a vehicle that is yellow and can take you
to school. Name
that noun.....
I am thinking of a place that has a lot of books, where you need
to be quite. Name
that noun.....
I am thinking of a person who cooks your breakfast, makes your
lunch, and reads stories with you at night. Name that noun.....
I am thinking of one of your favorite foods that you can eat
in a dish or on a cone. Name that noun..... |
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