In this class,  we will dig into the best writing practice to help develop our young writers. Each week we will work on proper sentence structure, planning to a prompt, drafting our plan, making editing and revising changes to complete the prompt. These practices will use content and instruction that students would receive within a brick and mortar classroom for their literacy block. Our instructional focus will support learners who are working on a first grade level or students needing standards based support for a first grade student. We will work on the skills, content, and standards students will need to master during their first  grade academic year. 

For our writing instruction, we will teach the grammar rules, sentence structures, and writing process for  young learners. We will work towards becoming fluent writers and strive towards writing our own response where students can brainstorm, plan,  draft, revise with assistance,  and edit to publish their own pieces. The use of goggle slide, weekly print outs, and guided instruction will help learners grow and develop each class. 

Revision and editing support occurs during class. Learners will be asked to show their writing on camera or read back their writing for support and guidance. 


Class format- 
1st class of the week- introduce prompt, style of writing (narrative, expository, opinion background), and how to create a plan according to a prompt together with a main idea and supporting details.
2nd class of the week- write according to a plan, how to create dynamic sentences that include transition words, proper structure, and includes details to support the plan. Editing and revising also occur in this class.


****Weekly writing printouts are sent out in advance to the beginning of class. These are used to support the writing process of class and are not mandatory****

*****Writing Styles will repeat again throughout the year. New prompts will be written for each week. *****



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                                 🍎New Fall semester to begin August 12, 2024.🍎


🍎Class Framework for 2024- 2025-
 
⭐️Semester 1 to begin August 12, 2024 ⭐️.  
1 week off at Thanksgiving (November 25- 29)
Semester 1 ends- December 20 - January 5
Semester 2 begins January 6, 2025


**August- Narrative  

**September- Informative 

**September - October - Opinion

** October- November-  Narrative 
Week of October 21- Week 11- Walking through the pumpkin patch, I find a .... Write a story about what happens in the pumpkin patch. 
Week of October 28-Week 12- Being the turkey

❤️Week of November 3- Daylight saving time will end and the class meeting start time will be impacted. You will need to check the class schedule to see how that impacts your learner in your timezone. ❤️

**November- Informative 
Week of November 4- Week 13- Birds
Week of November 11- Week 14- Blue Whale
Week of November 18- Week 15-How to make a pizza

***November 25- 29**** Holiday Break. We will not have class this week and you will not be charged.

**December-  Opinion
Week of December 2- Week 16- Self Driving Cars
Week of December 9- Week 17- Winter theme class topic choice
Week of December 16- Week 18- Winter theme class topic choice

* ****December 23- January 3**** Holiday/ Winter Break. We will not have class and you will not be charged. 
New semester to begin in January for spring semester. First class will meet January 6, 2025.