Writing instruction during 5th grade focus's on the following units: "Raising the Quality of Narratives," "Breathing Life into Essays," "Writing Fiction" and "Writing about Reading."
I use the district adopted "Lucy Calkins Units of Study for Teaching Writing" program. This research based workshop approach to writing instruction is an intentional way to guide youngsters along the path to becoming better writers. If you want to know more about the program you can visit http://tc.readingandwritingproject.com/ This website is run by the Reading and Writing Institute at Columbia Teachers College in New York City. While it is primarily geared towards educators it does give an overview of the program.
We also do a lot of writing throughout our day. You will see a wide variety of writing assignments that complement instruction in all curriculum areas. One of my requirements is that students ALWAYS write in complete and proper sentences. The only exceptions to this are when we are "prewriting," "brainstorming," or making a list. All sentences start with a capital letter, end with punctuation and use correct grammar. Correct spelling is not required on "1st drafts" but is required on subsequent revisions.
Always skip lines when writing! This allows editors, myself included, room to make suggestions for improvements.
I use the district adopted "Lucy Calkins Units of Study for Teaching Writing" program. This research based workshop approach to writing instruction is an intentional way to guide youngsters along the path to becoming better writers. If you want to know more about the program you can visit http://tc.readingandwritingproject.com/ This website is run by the Reading and Writing Institute at Columbia Teachers College in New York City. While it is primarily geared towards educators it does give an overview of the program.
We also do a lot of writing throughout our day. You will see a wide variety of writing assignments that complement instruction in all curriculum areas. One of my requirements is that students ALWAYS write in complete and proper sentences. The only exceptions to this are when we are "prewriting," "brainstorming," or making a list. All sentences start with a capital letter, end with punctuation and use correct grammar. Correct spelling is not required on "1st drafts" but is required on subsequent revisions.
Always skip lines when writing! This allows editors, myself included, room to make suggestions for improvements.