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Units of Study Writing Team First Grade Session #1

Units of Study Writing Team First Grade Session #1. “…. A unit of study on poetry can teach children to explore, and savor language, valuing voice and repetition, sounds, and onomatopoeia (even if they never hear any of these terms)” (Calkins, p . IV). Review the Process. Who are we?

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Units of Study Writing Team First Grade Session #1

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  1. Units of Study Writing TeamFirst Grade Session #1 “…. A unit of study on poetry can teach children to explore, and savor language, valuing voice and repetition, sounds, and onomatopoeia (even if they never hear any of these terms)” (Calkins, p. IV).

  2. Review the Process • Who are we? • How did we get here? • Where do we want to end up?

  3. Let’s establish a few norms . . . • Speak for yourself. • Put “it” on the table. • Balance your individual needs with the needs of the group.

  4. A Day of the Three D’s • Discussion • Decisions • Design

  5. Let’s look at what we have been using . . . • What about the structure has worked for you so far? • What needs to be modified structurally?

  6. A Conversation about the Common Core Standards . . . • What are they? • Why are they meaningful to us? • What role do they play in the writing of this poetry unit?

  7. The “Big Two” • Lucy Calkins • Strengths • Gail Tompkins • Strengths

  8. Our Primary Poetry Sandwich • Kindergarten – one piece of bread • Overview of poetry unit • 2nd Grade – one piece of bread • Overview of poetry unit • 1st Grade – the peanut butter and jelly • Mary’s predicted overview of unit

  9. Calkins vs. Tompkins • How are they alike? • Discussion • How are they different? • Discussion • How do we find a middle? • What can we take from Calkins? • What can we take from Tompkins?

  10. What should be in our first grade poetry unit? • Let’s begin with a list . . .

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