Leslie, I'm not familiar with the 3-5, and our principal has been very flexible with us as to how we implement them (not the order, but the timing). For example, in K last year, I taught the at-risk class, so we didn't even start with Launching the Writing Workshop until November. They had to be taught too many basics (you know, like lining up!!).
I think this is how the K-2 set of books goes: Launching the Writing Workshop (Aug/Sept, and each unit below--1 per month) Small Moments (personal narratives captured across 3-5 pages) Writing for Readers (editing) Craft of Revision And because I've never gotten further than that w/ my at-risk kids, I can't remember the order, but here are the other units: Authors as Mentors Poetry Nonfiction (all-about and how-to books) They're available at Heinemann. Lucy also suggests some modification for K and for 2nd. In K Small Moments can be done a month or two later. Before that you can make list and label books. In 2nd, she suggests doing other types of writing--persuasive, research, etc. Sorry I couldn't help you w/ the 3-5! Melissa On Jan 12, 2008 11:41 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Melissa, > > I wonder how similar your UOS are to the Teachers College Units...can you > name a few across the grades, K-5? > In Jan-Feb ours look like this: > K - Print Strategies > 1 - Print Strategies > 2 - Nonfiction Strategies > 3 - Book Clubs in Series > 4 - Book Clubs in Historical Fiction > 5 - Book Clubs in Fantasy > > Leslie > > > In a message dated 1/12/2008 7:35:10 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Our school is currently in our 3rd year of Units of Study implementation. > I > believe several other K-5 schools in our county (we have 12 K-5 schools) > have started using this program. We love it. Stephanie Parsons, who > helped > write UOS, has 2 books out that have more units of study from which you > can > choose. They are First Grade Writers, and Second Grade Writers. I don't > know > if there's anything similar for 3-5. I've used UOS in K for 2 years, and > now > in 2nd. The kids do some wonderful stuff!! > > Melissa/VA/2nd > > On Jan 12, 2008 4:27 PM, Kristin Tarnas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hello Fellow Teachers- > > This is my first post. My teacher cohort is going to be looking for a > > writing curriculum/program/philosophy that we can use with sequential > > integrity and passion. Right now I have found that trait based > writing > > makes a lot of sense for my third graders mixed in with other resources > > and > > approaches. We want to have consistency K-5 that will support > successful > > writing skills through middle school and beyond. What are your > > suggestions? > > What programs would you recommend exploring in our curriculum travels? > > Mahalo, Kristin > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mosaic mailing list > > [email protected] > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org > . > > > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > > > > > **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. > http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
