A big rock for 1st grade in this trimester as well as the next, is non-fiction informational text. 1st grade has found a way to incorporate reading, language and writing workshops and standards to emphasize the student learning throughout all of their workshops.
The below hallway displays show how students were first learning about text features through whole group instruction and modeling, and how to use these to help them as a reader in reader's workshop. Then students transferred that learning to create their own books using the strategies they had learned not only with the text features like table of contents, but also incorporating their writing standards to show they could create an introductory statement with key details and a conclusion.
1st grade teachers are currently in a coaching cycle where they created a rubric and proficiency for 4 elements to call for in their writing. These goals from their cycle, as well as the standards are being addressed in this student work. Teachers purposefully provided meaningful and specific feedback to students on their writing, as well as have students self assess their own writing to say what they could do better next time. By having students reflect and set personal goals, they are creating more meaning through their work and will be more likely to improve on future writing assignments.
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