Language Arts Curriculum Grades 4-6
Background Information
The Language Arts Curriculum Committee support continued use of the Ralph Fletcher Writing Materials for grades four and five, with the Lucy Calkins Writing Materials as support materials for grade four. A building set of these support materials will be made available by the district and housed in each elementary building professional library.
The Step up to Writing curriculum materials have been made available to the fifth grade teachers who have trained in the use of these materials. The addition of sixth grade to the elementary school level has resulted in the decision to blend the Step up to Writing materials with the Ralph Fletcher materials to form a writing curriculum.
Curriculum Guides
Curriculum Materials
- Teaching the Qualities of Writing, Ralph Fletcher
www.teachingthequalitiesofwriting.com/
Copyright© 2004 firsthand. All rights reserved.
- Lessons for the Writer’s Notebook, Ralph Fletcher and JoAnn Portalupi
www.lessonsforthewritersnotebook.com/
- Nonfiction Craft Lessons, Joann Portalupi and Ralph Fletcher
www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idProduct=329
- Writing Workshop: The Essential Guide, Ralph Fletcher and JoAnn Portalupi
http://books.heinemann.com/products/E00362.aspx#description
- Step Up to Writing, Maureen Auman
www.readwriteconnect.com/
- Rebecca Sitton’s Sourcebook for Teaching Spelling and Work Skills
www.sittonspelling.com/
© 2002-2007 Egger Publishing. All Rights Reserved.
- Units of Study for Teaching Writing, Lucy Calkins
www.unitsofstudy.com/
Copyright© 2004 firsthand. All rights reservevd.
- K-10 Grade Level Expectations: Writing GLEs Book
http://www.k12.wa.us/CurriculumInstruct/reading/pubdocs/ReadingEALR-GLE.pdf
- OSPI Released Items with Anchor Papers
www.k12.wa.us/CurriculumInstruct/Writing/default.aspx
- OSPI Writing Modules
www.k12.wa.us/assessment/WASL/writing/writingmodules.aspx
Updated 11/6/07.