Write On! Unit 11: End of the Year (Descriptive Writing Lessons for 2/3 Grades)

Description

Are you looking to spice up your writing block with fun, engaging, and meaningful activities? This is UNIT ELEVEN of our 11 unit series. This unit will guide your students in writing two descriptive writing pieces and includes everything you need to drive your instruction. We have two themes for writing in this writing unit: My Summer Tour and Dreaming of ______ (3rd or 4th) Grade. These are the perfect way to end your year with a bang and some solid writing instruction along the way. We also included everything you need to know about your writing block. Here’s what is included:

My Summer Tour
-I Can Statements
-10 Days of Lesson Plans that include everything you need for minilessons, independent practice, and share time.
-Standards for TEKS and Common Core
-Materials for anchor charts
-Graphic Organizers and Student Printables
-Pack My Bag Brainstorming Activity
-One in a Melon Activity and Craft
– Interactive Paragraph Writing Chart for Students
-Rough Draft Flip Book
-Snapshot Details Activity and Craft
-On the Road to Correct Capitals – Capitalization Rules
-Correct the Capitals Activity
-Close Editing Strategies
-Final Publishing Paper and Craft: Students make a summer tour bus to display with their writing
-Single Column Rubrics
-8 Story Stems that can be used in writing stations, for morning work, or extra writing practice

Dreaming of _______ (3rd/4th Grade):
-I Can Statements
-10 Days of Lesson Plans that include everything you need for minilessons, independent practice, and share time.
-Standards for TEKS and Common Core
-Materials for anchor charts
-Campfire Predictions Brainstorming Activity and Craft
-Pitching a Tent of Details Activity and Craft
-Hot Diggity Dog Detail Development Activity and Craft
-Graphic Organizers and Student Printables
-Rough Draft Flip Book
-S’more Details – Expanding with Explanations Activity
-Do You Need S’more? A S’more Building Revision Lesson
-Fishing for Punctuation Activity
-Punctuation Rules Posters
-Reeling in Punctuation Activity and Craft
-Close Editing Strategies
-Final Publishing Paper and Craft: Students make a student dreaming craft to display with their writing
-Single Column Rubrics
-8 Story Stems that can be used in writing stations, for morning work, or extra writing practice

Write On Components:
-How to group students
-Writing Folder Materials
-Status of the Class Materials
-Writing Templates
-Setting Goals Anchor Chart Materials
-How to Use Rubrics
-How to Set Up Your Writing Block

Check out the individual units below:
WRITE ON! The BUNDLE
WRITE ON! Writing Bootcamp Unit 1
WRITE ON! Personal Narratives Unit 2
WRITE ON! How To Writing Unit 3
WRITE ON! Informational Writing Unit 4
WRITE ON! Research UNIT 5
WRITE ON! Autobiographies and Biographies Unit 6
WRITE ON! Opinion Writing with Persuasive and Letter Writing Unit 7
WRITE ON! Poetry Unit 8
WRITE ON! Fiction Writing Unit 9
WRITE ON! Fairy Tale Writing Unit 10
WRITE ON! End of the Year Writing Unit 11

This unit was made by Hope King and Amy Lemons! We hope you enjoy! There is a lot included in this unit, so make sure you check out the preview!