1. PCS Elementary Writing February 2, 2016

2. Standards Scavenger Hunt  At what grade level do students start writing fiction or imagined experiences? 33  At what grade level do opinions have to be supported by facts and details? 44  At what grade level do students independently write a researched piece? 33  At what grade level are students supposed to start independently producing clear, coherent, organized writing ? 44  When is revising and editing first mentioned? 22

3. On Demand Writing  On Demand purpose: to write something over a short period of time, much like real world writing. On Demand can include writing to prompts or authentic texts (passage based).  To get a Distinguished in On Demand at 5 th grade, a writer has to:  Effectively communicate in writing  Maintain audience and purpose  Develop ideas using supporting detail  Write a good sentence and paragraph  Use transition words  Maintain appropriate voice/tone for intended audience  Use correct grammar and mechanics.

4. PC WRITING CONTINUUM Grade Level Expectations  Kindergarten—2 sentences focused on one topic  1 st —4-sentence paragraph (with support)  2 nd —5-sentence paragraph independently  3 rd —5 paragraph essay  4 th —respond to on-demand prompts using 5-paragraph essay  5 th —proficiently respond to stand-alone and passage based on-demand prompts using 5-paragraph essay

5. Primary

6. Intermediate  Introduce Pattern-Based Writing to expand on Four Square Writing Method  ABC Sentence, Chunking Up and Down, Perfect Paragraph  5-paragraph essay  Prompt analysis using “PAM” strategy

7. PBW Example  Topic: Park  ABC Details  Swings (A)  Soccer (B)  Picnic (C)  ABC Sentence  When my family went to the park, I played on the swings, played soccer, and had a picnic.

8. PBW Example (Cont.)  A, B, C sentence becomes a Perfect Paragraph  Each detail becomes a separate sentence. Over the weekend, my family and I went to the park. I played on the swings with my little sister until she was tuckered out. I also played soccer with some friends. The best part was the wonderful picnic my mom packed! Going to the park with my family is always a great time!