Year at a Glance (Writing)

Classroom Schedule

2nd Grade Quarter 1

8/20-8/31  

TOPIC:  Launching Writer’s Workshop 

 

9/3-9/14 

 

TOPIC:  Launching Writer’s Workshop 

 

9/17-9/28 

 

TOPIC:  Launching Writer’s Workshop 

 

10/1-10/12 

 

TOPIC:  Narrative  

 

10/15-10/26 

 

TOPIC:  Exemplar Text: Narrative  

Tops and Bottoms, By Janet Stevens 

 

2nd Grade Quarter 2 

 

10/29-11/9 

 

TOPIC:  Narrative 

 

11/12-11/21 

 

TOPIC:  Narrative 

 

11/26-12/7 

 

TOPIC:  Informative Writing: Paragraph  

 

10/10 -10/21 

 

TOPIC:  Informative Writing: Friendly Letter  

 

1/7 -1/18 

 

TOPIC: Exemplar Text - Suggest teaching an informational 

genre in Reading and match to informational Writing 

instruction   

 

2nd Grade Quarter 3 

 

1/21-2/1 

 

TOPIC:  Informative Writing: Thank You Notes 

 

2/4 – 2/8 

 

TOPIC:  Informative Writing: Recording Information  

 

2/11 – 2/22 

 

TOPIC:  Informative Writing: Summarizing 

 

2/25 – 3/8 

 

TOPIC:  Informative Writing: Directions/ Instructions 

 

3/11-3/22

TOPIC: Exemplar Text - Suggest teaching an opinion genre in 

Reading and match to opinion related writing instruction   

 

2nd Grade Quarter  4 

 

4/1 – 4/12 

 

TOPIC:  Persuasive Writing: Explain Why 

 SAT 10 ( 4/9- 4/12) 

 

4/15 -4/26 

 

TOPIC:  Persuasive Writing: Explain Why 

  

 

4/29 – 5/10 

 

TOPIC:  Cumulative Activity:  “Goodbye Second Grade” Book  

 

 

5/13 – 5/24 

 

TOPIC:  Rhymes, Riddles, or Poems  

 

  

5/27-6/7 

 

TOPIC: Exemplar Text - Suggest teaching poetry in Reading 

and match to poetry writing instruction