Courtney Chan

Based on my first grade classroom, we focused on narrative writing to develop an imagined experience called Realistic Fiction. This is a great unit that allows students to move from reading books on realistic fiction- to writing about a realistic fiction story using the story elements of setting, characters, and problem/solution. This unit includes: -4 weeks of mini-lesson TEACHING POINTS focused on realistic fiction writing and revising adapted from Lucy Calkins -Goals for the unit aligned w

Based on my first grade classroom, this is the beginning unit of how to launch your writer's workshop! This includes: -29 pages of how to launch your writer's workshop with daily lesson plans focused on narrative writing adapted from Lucy Calkins -Goals for the unit aligned with the Common Core Standards Writing, Listening/Speaking, Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas, and Conventions of Standard English -24 teacher created sample charts and tools to use with your students to help them become i

Based on my first grade classroom, this is the first unit of procedural writing called "How-To Books." This unit includes: -4 weeks of mini-lessons focused on procedural writing and revising adapted from Lucy Calkins -Goals for the unit aligned with the Common Core Standards Writing: Listening/Speaking, Research to Build and Present Knowledge, Conventions of Standard English, and Production and Distribution of Writing -13 teacher created sample charts and tools to use with your students to hel

Based on my first grade classroom, this is an informational writing unit called "All Abouts." This unit includes: -4 weeks of mini-lessons focused on informational writing and revising adapted from Lucy Calkins -Goals for the unit aligned with the Common Core Standards Writing: Listening/Speaking, Research to Build and Present Knowledge, Conventions of Standard English, and Production and Distribution of Writing -22 teacher created sample charts and tools to use with your students to help them

Based on a transitional kinder through kindergarten classroom, this is the beginning unit of how to launch your writer's workshop! This includes: -14 pages of how to launch your writer's workshop with daily lesson plans focused on narrative writing adapted from Lucy Calkins -Goals for the unit aligned with the Common Core Standards Writing, Listening/Speaking, and Language -11 teacher created sample charts and tools to use with your students to help them become independent during your Writer'

Based on my first grade classroom, we focused on opinion and persuasive writing to learn how to write an argument, provide a reason, and recognize that a reason supports an opinion. This unit is aligned with the Common Core State Standards as a high priority for students to write an argument piece first. Included in this unit: -4 weeks of mini-lessons focused on opinion/persuasive writing and revising adapted from Lucy Calkins -Goals for the unit aligned with the Common Core Standards Writing:

This is a follow up unit after you've launched your writer's workshop! All of the charts/tools used in the previous Launching Unit can be used again since the genre is still in narrative writing. This narrative unit includes: -Goals for the unit -Common Core Standards in writing, speaking/listening, and language (same as the launching unit) -12 page lesson plan on how to deliver mini-lessons for narrative writing -12 examples of charts/samples I've created to help the students become indepen

Based on a transitional kinder and kindergarten classroom, I have included: -Goals for the writing unit -Common Core Standards for Writing and Listening/Speaking -Week by week mini-lessons adapted from Lucy Calkins' curriculum calendar for writing -Charts to use and create with your students to help them become independent during your Writer's Workshop