Writing Curriculum Calendar

Kindergarten Writing Curriculum Calendar 

 

 

What is a writing curriculum calendar?

 

A writing curriculum calendar is a calendar for the year of when specific writing genres will be taught.

 

What is Writer's Workshop?

 

This is a time everyday that your child spends on writing.  We focus on different genre studies, craft studies and process studies.  A genre study focuses on a specific type of writing.  In Kindergarten we focus on the following genres; poetry, narrative writing, informational, personal narratives, procedural and response to literature.  A process study is when we offer choice of a specific genre and may focus on word spacing, editing techniques, and develop writing partnerships.  A craft study is when we focus on writing conventions, good beginnings, dialogue bubbles, sound/symbol work, features characteristic of a specific genre, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

Length Of Study	Writing Unit
Sept.-October	Launching The Writing Workshop
Oct.-Nov.	Informational Books
Nov.-Dec.	Personal Narrative
Dec.-Jan.	Author Study
Jan.-Feb.	Personal Stories
Feb.-March	Author Study / Response To Literature
March	Procedural  "How To Books"
April	Informational Books
May	Poetry
May	Narrative Stories
June	Celebration of Growth