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FirstieWriting Curriculum (mentor texts giveaway)

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What is FirstieWriting?

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FirstieWriting Curriculum is an engaging, first grade, genre-based writing curriculum. FirstieWriting encourages young learners to look inward at their endless possibilities as a writer. FirstieWriting is based upon six units: Writing With Narrative, Writing With Opinion, Writing With Direction, Writing With Persuasion, Writing With Imagination, and Writing With Information. Each unit is broken down to 30 lessons. The units cover 30 days of academic instruction. The lesson plans have listed unit objectives, “I can” statements, Common Core writing standards and needed mentor texts.

FirstieWriting encourages a daily routine of a minilesson, independent writing, and a share time. Each of the lessons in FirstieWriting are well thought out for the young writer and spiral back to previous lessons to ensure students are retaining their skills. FirstieWriting also includes unit anchor charts, a variety of writing paper, conferring schedules and note sheets, sample writings, student writing goals display, writing rubrics, and step-by-step guides that are made specifically for each unit. Below is a look at the lessons included in the unit.




What Units are Covered?

Unit 1 Narrative Writing
Unit 2 Opinion Writing
Unit 3 Procedural Writing
Unit 4 Persuasion Writing
Unit 5 Fiction Writing
Unit 6 Informational Writing

What lessons are included?

Unit 1: Narrative Writing

Lesson 1: Pre-Assessment
Lesson 2: Stories Are Everywhere
Lesson 3: Help! I Don’t Have a Story
Lesson 4: Let’s Make a Plan
Lesson 5: Sketch It
Lesson 6: Keep on Writing
Lesson 7: Adding Details to Pictures
Lesson 8: Stay Focused to the End
Lesson 9: Spelling is a Snap I
Lesson 10: Mechanics Matter
Lesson 11: Read Like a Storyteller
Lesson 12: Let’s Begin Again
Lesson 13: Setting- Where and When
Lesson 14: Make Characters Move
Lesson 15: Characters Talk- Dialogue
Lesson 16: Mid Unit Check
Lesson 17: Characters Feel and Think
Lesson 18: Building Suspense
Lesson 19: Spelling is a Snap II
Lesson 20: Transitional Words
Lesson 21: Ellipses
Lesson 22: Sound Effects – Pop Out Words
Lesson 23: Storytelling With a Partner
Lesson 24: Let’s Begin Again
Lesson 25: Use All You Know I
Lesson 26: Use All You Know II
Lesson 27: Let’s Revise
Lesson 28: Let’s Edit
Lesson 29: Meet the Author

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What is included in FirstieWritring Curriculum?

-Teacher “simple read” lesson plans. You will not need to rewrite these lesson plans, unless you choose do. If so I have included editable lesson plans.
Each unit I have planned out the; big idea, focus standard, essential questions, and so much more!

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-Writing paper/journals

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-Unit posters

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-Writing goals

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-Student material

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-Unit rubrics/checklists

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-Conferring Notebook

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-Mentor Texts

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GIVEAWAY!

One lucky winner will win ALLLLLL of the mentor texts that will be used in the FirstieWriting curriculum! Each time a new unit is added, you’ll shoot me an email and I’ll send that unit’s mentor texts! For example, after choosing a winner I’ll be sending you unit 1’s books (shown below). However, you’ll get the mentor texts for the 5 remaining units as well! WOOOOT!  I’ll be choosing the winner on Sunday! Enter to win HERE or on the Rafflecopter below!

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  1. Jill says

    August 17, 2018 at 3:00 pm

    This looks amazing!

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  2. Robbin Streeter says

    August 17, 2018 at 11:55 pm

    I would be ecstatic to win the firstie mentor texts!!

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  3. Paula says

    August 18, 2018 at 11:59 am

    I have just started using Mentor Sentences! I would love these books so I can continue this amazing journey!

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  4. Alma Schmidt says

    August 18, 2018 at 12:27 pm

    This is so awesome!

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  5. Marie Bippert says

    August 18, 2018 at 1:07 pm

    This writing curriculum looks amazing!!!

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  6. curly says

    September 9, 2018 at 12:32 am

    looking forward to viewing your material. Excited

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  7. Jessie says

    June 22, 2022 at 3:46 pm

    Can we purchase the writing curriculum through your website? Our district will not purchase from TpT

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