First+Grade

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SMART Goal: Each PLC team was asked to devise a SMART goal to guide them in their work.

S: Specific + Strategic M: Measurable A: Attainable R: Results-oriented T: Time-bound

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​85% of first graders will be proficient or advanced on DRA2 by Spring 2010.

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 * Story Grammar Marker

The Story Grammar Marker® is a hands-on manipulative tool that teachers and parents can use to model the discourse skills required for students to think, learn and communicate verbally and in writing. Comprised of a series of icons that represent the essential components of a story, The Marker prompts students to remember proper story sequencing. These elements are:
 * Character
 * Setting
 * Initiating Event (Kick-Off)
 * Internal Response (emotion of feelings)
 * Plan
 * Attempts
 * Direct Consequence(s)
 * Resolution

From [|http://www.unitsofstudy.com/default.asp]
 * Writing Units of Study Overview:**
 * [|Launching a Writing Workshop] by [|Lucy Calkins] and [|Leah Mermelstein]
 * [|Small Moments: Personal Narrative Writing] by [|Lucy Calkins] and [|Abby Oxenhorn]
 * [|Writing for Readers: Teaching Skills and Strategies] by [|Lucy Calkins] and [|Natalie Louis]
 * [|The Craft of Revision] by [|Lucy Calkins] and [|Pat Bleichman]
 * [|Authors as Mentors] by [|Lucy Calkins] and [|Amanda Hartman]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Nonfiction Writing: Procedures and Reports] by [|Lucy Calkins] and [|Laurie Pessah]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Poetry: Powerful Thoughts in Tiny Packages] by [|Lucy Calkins] and [|Stephanie Parsons]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">As a 1st grade team we really spent sometime “hot listing” our students' writing. This was so helpful to talk about student work and where we believe they are performing based on our standards and rubric. We were also able to start pulling small groups based on a skill (such as ideas/content) and do mini-lessons with them to help build their understanding.
 * Highlights/Insights/Successes From the 2008-2009 School Year:**