In this step by step writing program your learner will learn how to form super sentences and powerful paragraphs through explicit teaching and putting together an interactive notebook.  We will meet 1 time per week. This class uses "Rockin" Resources Step by Step Writing Program.

Each lesson will have:
- a mini lesson (taught with google slides and mentor texts)
-an interactive notetaking experience with the learners own writer's notebook binder
-modeling of the skill
-individual writing time

Each week, in the classroom, I will post the week's printouts we will be using to build our writer's notebook. Your learner will need the weekly printouts, a binder and lined paper to put into the binder, scissors, glue stick, scotch tape, colored pencils, pencil. 

The concepts we will be covering in this class:

Week of September 4: nouns and verbs

Week of September 11: nouns, verbs and linking verbs

Week of September 18: simple sentences: subjects, pronouns and predicates

Week of September 25:  compound sentences

Week of October 2: topic sentences and indents

Week of October 9: relevant details and closing sentences

Week of October 16: Using a paragraph graphic organizer and a writing rubric 

Week of October 23: No class (Family vacation)

Week of October 30: Nouns and verbs

Week of November 6: nouns, verbs and linking verbs

Week of November 13: simple sentences: subjects, pronouns and predicates

Week of November 20 :  compound sentences

Week of November 27: No Class *Thanksgiving Break*

Week of December 4: topic sentences and indents

Week of December 11:  relevant details and closing sentences

****end of the Semester****

This class is first class and foundation of the Second Grade Writer's Interactive Notebook Series. Your learner can stop with this class or continue with:
-Notable Narrative Writing
-Outstanding Opinion Writing
-Illuminating Informative Writing