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Grade2, Writing Benchmark B: Use the five steps of the writing process to create different forms of meaningful written expression in all content areas (COS 17/ ADAW) Pre-write Draft Revise Edit Publish

Lesson Plans: Book Buddy Biographies: Intermediate and Primary Students Working Together The success of a year-long Book Buddy program hinges on those first few days at the beginning of the year. As students are first introduced, they have the opportunity to get to know each other on a more personal level by creating personalized biographies. Completing the Circle: The Craft of Circular Plot Structure After exploring the organizing structure and writer’s craft of picture books, students identify, explore and apply the elements of circle plot structures to their own stories. Students use graphic organizers, read and write stories, and use checklists to assess their work. Writing Workshop: Helping Writers Choose and Focus on a Topic This lesson, conducted in a workshop format, helps young writers bring greater focus to their writing. Students use a timeline to break a larger topic into several events or moments; then, each student selects an event to write about from the timeline. All About Our Town: Using Brochures to Teach Informational Writing In this lesson, students in grades 2–4 practice information gathering by exploring their town or city through interviews, photographs, and websites. They then write and revise paragraphs about their town and collaborate to create a visitor's brochure aimed at students who are new to the area. Honey I Shrunk The Story In this lesson, students use critical thinking to decide which story components are important to include in a summary. Whooo's In The Nest During a weeklong writing workshop, students illustrate a family of owls and write about their owl family. Students draft a five sentence expository writing essay, revise in peer editing groups, and publish their work.

Resources: Discovering Language Arts: Writing: From prewriting, drafting, and editing to organizational strategies to the variety of forms and purposes, introduce young students to the general skills and strategies of the writing process. This is hosted on Discovery Education unitedstreaming, and to access it you must have your user name and password. All teachers in Alabama can get this information from their school's media specialist or technology support teacher. 6+1 Writing Site: NW Regional Educational Laboratory Rubrics and Evaluation Resources: Many different forms for evaluation Discover Writing: Here you will find a number of teaching aids, including a rich archive of lesson plans designed to engage your students. The Writing Process: A good visual for the writing process
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