Crafting True Stories SAMPLE UNIT CALENDAR Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Bend 1 Day 2; Session 2: Finding Ideas Day 3: Session 3: Drawing on a Day 4: Session 4: Writers Use a Day 5: Session 5: Take Stock: Day 1: Session 1: Starting the and Writing up a Storm repertoire of Strategies: Writing Storyteller’s Voice. They Tell Pausing to Ask, “How Am I Writing Workshop: Visualizing I can think of a person with Independence. Stories, Not Summaries. Doing?” Possibilities and brainstorm small I can think of a place I can write stories using I can pause and ask I can think about what moments with that and list small moments scenes rather than myself, “How am I kind of writing I want to person. that happen in that summaries. doing?” make and set goals for Language Goal: I can place in order to write “To Write a True Story” Narrative Writing myself. use precise adjectives about that place. Chart. Page37 Checklist What 3rd Grade to describe details. When I Run Out of Gas, A Storyteller’s Voice Notebook I can…Chart. Page 31 Shows, Not Tells. Writers…Chart It…Chart. Page 40 Page 9 Language Goal: I can use prepositional phrases to describe where or when things happen. Day 6; Session 6: Editing as We Bend 2 Day 8: Session 8: Writing Day 9: Session 9: Revising by Day 10: Session 10: Storytellers Go: Making Sure Others Can Day 7: Session 7: Rehearsing: Discovery Drafts Studying What Other Authors Develop the Heart of the Story Read Our Writing. Storytelling and Leads I can capture my Have Done I can revise by asking I can write as clear as I can rehearse my story mental movie be I can revise my writing myself, “What’s the possible so others can before I start my writing my draft fast by studying other most important part of read my writing. writing by generating and furiously. authors’ craft. the story?” and Spelling tools. alternate leads. Language Goal: I can What Hesse Did to developing that Page 58 Add to “To Write a True use transition words to Make Her Storytelling section. Story” Chart Page 69 move my story along. Voice So Good in Come REVISE Chart. Page 94 On, Rain! Chart. Page 85
Crafting True Stories SAMPLE UNIT CALENDAR Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Bend 1 Day 1: Session 1: Starting the Writing Workshop: Visualizing Possibilities I can think about what kind of writing I want to make and set goals for myself. What 3rd Grade Notebook Writers…Chart Page 9 Day 2; Session 2: Finding Ideas and Writing up a Storm I can think of a person and brainstorm small moments with that person. Language Goal: I can use precise adjectives to describe details. Day 3: Session 3: Drawing on a repertoire of Strategies: Writing with Independence. I can think of a place and list small moments that happen in that place in order to write about that place. When I Run Out of Gas, I can…Chart. Page 31 Day 4: Session 4: Writers Use a Storyteller’s Voice. They Tell Stories, Not Summaries. I can write stories using scenes rather than summaries. “To Write a True Story” Chart. Page37 A Storyteller’s Voice Shows, Not Tells. It…Chart. Page 40 Language Goal: I can use prepositional phrases to describe where or when things happen. Day 5: Session 5: Take Stock: Pausing to Ask, “How Am I Doing?” I can pause and ask myself, “How am I doing?” Narrative Writing Checklist Day 6; Session 6: Editing as We Go: Making Sure Others Can Read Our Writing. I can write as clear as possible so others can read my writing. Spelling tools. Page 58 Bend 2 Day 7: Session 7: Rehearsing: Storytelling and Leads I can rehearse my story before I start my writing by generating alternate leads. Add to “To Write a True Story” Chart Page 69 Day 8: Session 8: Writing Discovery Drafts I can capture my mental movie be writing my draft fast and furiously. Language Goal: I can use transition words to move my story along. Day 9: Session 9: Revising by Studying What Other Authors Have Done I can revise my writing by studying other authors’ craft. What Hesse Did to Make Her Storytelling Voice So Good in Come On, Rain! Chart. Page 85 Day 10: Session 10: Storytellers Develop the Heart of the Story I can revise by asking myself, “What’s the most important part of the story?” and developing that section. REVISE Chart. Page 94