Writing Weekly Lesson Plans

Name ________Mary Hull___________________________

Student Grade Level _____Second Grade ___________

Majority of the students in this class are in the within word pattern stage of development. They have become familiar
with automatically spelling many words. They are transitioning towards writing with greater speed and less conscious
attention, allowing them to concentrate on ideas a little more. They are able to compose with a better sense of the
readers knowledge and with more complexity in the storyline. They are familiar with basic writing terms like
paragraph, and have a notion of when to use punctuation. This lesson plan will focus on strengthening coherent and
comprehensive writing about an original idea. It will also give the students an opportunity to learn the function of and use
adjectives in their writing. The teacher will follow a Writers Workshop pattern for the writing lesson this week.
Objectives for week The students will strengthen their writing skills by creating, writing, and sharing an original narrative piece.
The students will focus on the use of adjectives.
SOLs for week

2.12: The student will write stories, letters, and simple explanations.

1. a) Generate ideas before writing.

2. b) Organize writing to include a beginning, middle, and end for narrative and expository writing.
3. c) Expand writing to include descriptive detail.
4. d Revise writing for clarity.
Monday
The week will
begin with a brief
discussion/review
of good writing
skills
(punctuation,
capitalization,
spelling,
dictionary use).
They will also
discuss
adjectives: what
they are and how
they are used.

Tuesday
Today, the
students will
review their
brainstorming
and make any
last minute
changes to their
story idea that
they might want
to write about.
Once they have
reviewed their
topic choice (and

Wednesday
This day will be
dedicated
revision and
conferencing.
While children
are continuing to
work on their
stories, each of
the children will
meet with the
teacher and
conference with
the teacher.

Thursday
This day will be
dedicated to
finishing their
final (second)
draft.
Any remaining
time they might
have will be
further editing
and the
illustrating of
their story.

Friday

This class period

will be dedicated
to sharing their
stories.
The first five
minutes will be
allotted to the
students to
review their work
and solidify their
final draft.
Afterwards, the

The students will

be told that they
are writing
stories this week.
If needed, the
teacher will
assign a specific
topic that the
students writing
must pertain to.
For example,
because it is
almost May, the
students could be
told to write a
story about/set in
the springtime, or
they could write a
story about a kid
on summer
vacation. This
added guidance
will be at the
teachers
discretion.
The students will
then spend the
rest of the class
time
brainstorming
about a story
they would like to
write about.
The students will
break their
stories into
sections:
Beginning,
middle, and end,
and brainstorm
ideas about each

hopefully their
beginning.
middle, and
ends), they will
begin to write the
first draft of their
story.
The teacher will
remind them that
dictionaries are
available if they
need help
spelling or are
looking for a
synonym for a
particular word.
They will spend
the remaining
writing time
working on their
first draft.

During the
conferences, the
teacher will
review spelling,
sentence
structure, use of
adjectives, and
the form of their
narrative (stories
are to include a
beginning,
middle, and end).
Once each child
has met with the
teacher, the
student will edit
and revise his/her
work.

children will share

their stories,
sitting in the
teachers chair
(the authors
chair).
This class should
have a
celebratory
atmosphere. The
teacher will be
sure to recognize
all the hard work
the students will
have put into
their stories.

part of their
stories.

Describe in detail all materials you would use for these lessons: Whiteboard, markers, dictionaries for the class, pencils, writing
paper, materials for illustrating/writing a final draft.