Language Arts  
Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, and Writing = ARC Reading Pilot

In our pilot, spelling, grammar, vocabulary, and reading skills are practiced every day.

These skills are both integrated in text and teased out in bits such as the power vocabulary mini lessons.

Web sites:
spellingcity.com

"Lucy Calkins"  Mentor Texts & Workshops 
Writing is based on a writer's workshop model. 

September

1. Writing in postcard format helps to practice the variety of sentence types yet keeps the thoughts succinct.
2. Sentence Types
3. Complete Sentence parts = subjects and predicates
4. Capitals and proper end punctuation on all work
5. Personal Narratives known as "Small Moments" has been expanded
   

October

1. Nouns Common and Proper
2. Prefixes and suffixes: meanings and how they affect base words
   
3. Monster Story Composition
4. Elaboration of narratives with more details and description of characters, setting, and problem
5. Poems can be spooky
   

November
Verbs are not just actions you can see but states of being

I am
They are
We will

1. present, past , and future states
2. regular and irregular
3. Forms of the verb to be troubles
   

Journal skills with Pilgrim Simulation
Variety of word use is increasing

December
is spiced up with adjectives
rich, exact words make descriptions clearer for mental images

Adjectives = what kind
Adjectives = how many
Adjectives = many senses

January
Commas, commas how do they fit?

February
Pronouns have their places

March
Compound sentences aren't that scary

April
Journaling with imagery

May

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