Learners will generate, gather and organize thoughts to explore, clarify and reflect on ideas, feelings and experiences as they create a written or representative draft, independently and collaboratively, for a range of audiences and purposes.
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Specific Curriculum Outcomes
LANG-G1-WR-SCO1Begin to develop strategies for the prewriting stages of the writing process
LANG-G1-WR-SCO2Talk about the ideas they plan to write about; provide learners with prompts that are of interest and relevant
LANG-G1-WR-SCO3Draft some illustrations to accompany ideas and write thoughts that match the ideas in their drawings
LANG-G1-WR-SCO4Use role play to assist with brainstorming ideas
LANG-G1-WR-ELO2
learners will revise the organization, and language use (vocabulary and grammar) of drafted writing or representation, collaboratively and independently, for a variety of purposes and audiences.
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Specific Curriculum Outcomes
LANG-G1-WR-SCO17engage in teacher assisted and peer collaboration to review the organisation of the written draft through the process of ARMS: Add, Remove, Move, Substitute
LANG-G1-WR-SCO18revisit brainstorming and illustration and illustration to add details to and/or delete details.
LANG-G1-WR-SCO19Reread their draft and begin to recognize where they can make changes to better organise the beginning, middle, and end; first, second third, etc.
LANG-G1-WR-ELO3
learners will use their knowledge of spoken language, written language and writing conventions to refine the precision and enhance the meaning and clarity of their written work.
16 specific outcomes
Specific Curriculum Outcomes
LANG-G1-WR-SCO34Develop increased confidence, and accuracy willingness to try out various strategies (risk taking) to increase spelling and punctuation accuracy, tidiness and presentation
LANG-G1-WR-SCO35Write from left to right and from top to bottom consistently
LANG-G1-WR-SCO5Begin to use simple graphic organizers to brainstorm and plan
LANG-G1-WR-SCO6Begin to become familiar with the purpose of various genres and how different genres look and sound: narratives, poetry, expository
LANG-G1-WR-SCO7Begin to develop strategies for the connecting prewriting to the drafting stages of the writing process
LANG-G1-WR-SCO8Write to match text to their brainstorm, planning and drawings
LANG-G1-WR-SCO9Begin to identify the topic, purpose, audience and form for writing
LANG-G1-WR-SCO10Begin to experiment with creating a draft in different forms e.g. poems, invitations, excuses, informal letters
LANG-G1-WR-SCO11Begin to experiment with writing in simple sentences that may include descriptive words or simple transition words (and, but, then etc.).
LANG-G1-WR-SCO12Begin to organise sentences into paragraphs by writing narratives with two or more appropriately sequenced events and some sense of closure
LANG-G1-WR-SCO13With assistance, begin to become familiar with the keyboard for individual or shared writing
LANG-G1-WR-SCO14Work with a partner, in small groups and independently, to create a draft writing in both print and/or digital format
LANG-G1-WR-SCO15Continue to use role plays to assist with drafting process planning, convey and enhance meaning
LANG-G1-WR-SCO16Apply lessons learned about writing to record feelings, thoughts and ideas during Independent or Journal writing time.
LANG-G1-WR-SCO20Experiment with developing writing with a sense of flow
LANG-G1-WR-SCO21Begin to establish a personal voice in their writing by using pictures and words that convey their attitude or feelings towards the subject or audience
LANG-G1-WR-SCO22Begin to extend writing to include vocabulary learned during reading and conversation
LANG-G1-WR-SCO23Experiment with using multisensory words (hearing, smell), taste, etc.) to improve writing
LANG-G1-WR-SCO24Begin to use comparison words to distinguish one thing from another—size, shape, texture
LANG-G1-WR-SCO25Become comfortable making decisions about when to include Home Language and/ or Standard English
LANG-G1-WR-SCO26Monitor and revise writing to ensure simple but complete sentences are meaningful
LANG-G1-WR-SCO27Develop more understanding of how and when to use descriptive or action words to extend meaning of draft
LANG-G1-WR-SCO28apply knowledge of spoken language to know when to use pronouns, plurals, and words indicating position (above, below, under, etc.)
LANG-G1-WR-SCO29experiment with some variety in first sentences (leads) of writing
LANG-G1-WR-SCO30demonstrate understanding of the connection between word order and meaningful writing
LANG-G1-WR-SCO31Begin to use various types of sentences: declarative, question, and exclamation
LANG-G1-WR-SCO32Use techniques demonstrated by favorite authors (descriptive words, funny words, short sentences, long sentence, asking questions, etc.)
LANG-G1-WR-SCO33Use expressive language to elaborate and create interest
LANG-G1-WR-SCO37Continue to develop a relaxed hand while writing
LANG-G1-WR-SCO38Attempt to make letter formation readable by various audiences
LANG-G1-WR-SCO39Monitor and check high frequency words with the aid of: environmental print, word walls, personal dictionaries
LANG-G1-WR-SCO40Generate temporary and accurate spelling based on phonological strategies such as: -using words posted on the word wall and/or in an individual word book. - stretching out sounds or use sound boxes.
-developing awareness of sequencing and blending sounds (beginning, middle and ending of a word)
-clapping syllables and spelling each syllable separately.
-thinking about spelling patterns from known or rhyming words.
LANG-G1-WR-SCO41Continue to develop spelling of single syllable words by applying knowledge of: -beginning and ending consonants
-two-letter initial consonant blends - beginning and some ending consonant digraphs
-short and long vowel sounds
-knowledge of vowel clusters
LANG-G1-WR-SCO42Become increasingly familiar with predictable letter patterns to spell more accurately: -CVC (consonant, vowel, consonant)
-CVCC (consonant, vowel, consonant, consonant)
-CVVC (consonant, vowel, vowel, consonant)
-CVCE (consonant, vowel, consonant, e)
LANG-G1-WR-SCO43Apply letter and word knowledge strategies during the writing process to monitor (notice errors), edit errors and check for correctness.
LANG-G1-WR-SCO44Apply sight word knowledge gathered through reading and writing to “try out” different spellings of a word to see which one looks right.
LANG-G1-WR-SCO45Begin to be aware of digital features such as spell check
LANG-G1-WR-SCO46Spell commonly used sight words and phonetically regular words with increasing correctness in final copies
LANG-G1-WR-SCO47Begin to add a few grade-level punctuation conventions: -full stops
-question marks
-exclamation marks
-capitals on names and at the beginning of a sentence.
LANG-G1-WR-SCO48Develop hand created or digital presentation styles using various forms of hand or digitally generated: -illustrations
-titles
-fonts
LANG-G1-WR-SCO49Participate in opportunities to share (through in person or digital format) a chosen piece of writing with peers or an invited audience
