Our focus for most of the year will be writing Small Moment Stories.  These are true stories that have happened to a student that is written about this small moment in time.  We will NOT be writing “bed to bed” stories and tell about our entire days, but instead focus on one small moment and add details to make the story exciting!  Examples of small moment stories might include a time you lost a tooth, made a soccer goal, got hurt, or did something fun with family.  Small moments should not span over days or hours, but instead focus on the moment.  We will be talking about this all year!

The following are our Writing Curriculum Units:

Quarter 1:  Launching Small Moments & All About Books

Quarter 2:  Revision & Opinion

Quarter 3:  Nonfiction Research & Authors as Mentors

Quarter 4:  Poetry & Small Moments Review

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