Literacy Grade 1

• Oral language/fluency:  Students will articulate a complete oral sentence with appropriate phrasing, expression, volume, and speed using a targeted tier 2 word from the text.
• Oral language/fluency:  Students will articulate a complete oral sentence with appropriate phrasing, expression, volume, and speed using a targeted tier 2 word from the text.
• Vocabulary:  Students will make accurate use of targeted tier two words. (CMT obj. A-5)
• Forming a general understanding: Predictions:  Students will make a prediction about what might happen next in a story, giving a reason for their predictions. CMT obj. A-4)
• Forming a general understanding:  Story elements; Retelling:  Students will identify the problem and solution in a story. (CMT obj. A-2)
• Forming a general understanding: Main idea/lesson/message:  Students will identify the main idea in a nonfiction text or the lesson or message in a piece of fiction. (CMT obj. A-1)
• Developing an interpretation: Structure of a text: Students will identify how the author structured the text to include main ideas and details. (CMT obj. B-1)
• Making connections: Text to self:  Students will make text-to-self and text connections regarding specific events in a text. (CMT obj. C-1)
• Making connections: Personal response: Students will identify the part of a story they think is most important. (CMT obj. C-2)

Sounds:   Students will identify initial, medial and final consonant sounds in words

Vowels: Students will identify all vowels and their corresponding short vowel sounds.

Letters: Students will recognize, name and use the letters of the alphabet in many contexts.

High Frequency Words: Students will recognize 50 high frequency words quickly and automatically.

Segment/Blend: Students will segment and blend words sound by sound.

Spelling: Students will use knowledge of letters and sounds to write words.

Spelling: Students will fluently write most common high frequency words.

• Oral language/fluency:  Students will read grade-appropriate poems and will repeat them aloud with classmates with appropriate phrasing, expression, volume, and speed.

Planning:

• Students will willingly participate in the writing lesson and articulate ideas for a piece.
• Students will use graphic organizers to plan their ideas (two and three column t-charts)

Drafting

• Students will write one or two sentences.

Revising and Editing

• Students will add a word to their writing.

Sharing:

• Students will willingly share writing with peers.

Reflecting:

• Students will willingly talk about their writing piece during a conference.

Ideas: 

• Students will write to explain about themselves.
• Students will write about special people, food, places, activities and animals they like. 

Organization: 

• Students will use a graphic organizer to list ideas.  (T-charts) 
• Students will write sentences that express a common idea.

Word Choice:

• Students will use action words to give their writing energy.
• Students will use sensory words to give the reader a picture in their mind.

Voice

• Students will use words that sound like the writer.

Fluency

• Students will write one or two sentences that expresses a complete thought.

Conventions

• Students will keep appropriate spacing.
• Students will include a capital letter at the beginning and a period at the end.
• Students will write from left to right with a return sweep.

• Oral language/fluency:  Students will articulate a complete oral sentence with appropriate phrasing, expression, volume, and speed using a targeted tier 2 word from the text.
• Forming a general understanding: Main idea/lesson/message:  Students will identify the main idea in a nonfiction text or the lesson or message in a piece of fiction. (CMT obj. A-1)
• Forming a general understanding:  Story elements; Retelling:  Students will identify the problem and solution in a story. (CMT obj. A-2)
• Forming a general understanding:  Summarizing:  Students will summarize the main events in a text.  (CMT obj. A-3)
• Forming a general understanding: Predictions:  Students will make a prediction about what might happen next in a story, giving a reason for their predictions. CMT obj. A-4)
• Vocabulary:  Students will make accurate use of targeted tier two words. (CMT obj. A-5)
• Developing an interpretation:  Choosing a genre:  Students will identify the basic elements of fiction and nonfiction.  (CMT obj. B-2)
• Developing an interpretation: Finding evidence for a conclusion:  Students will find 2 pieces of evidence to support a conclusion.  (CMT obj. B-3)
• Making connections: Text to self:  Students will make text-to-self and text connections regarding specific events in a text. (CMT obj. C-1)
• Making connections: Personal response: Students will identify the part of a story they think is most important. (CMT obj. C-2)
• Content and structure:  Students will identify questions they would like to ask the author.  (CMT obj. D-2)
• Content and structure:  Students will identify something important to a character.  (CMT obj. D-3)
• Oral language/fluency:  Students will articulate a complete oral sentence with appropriate phrasing, expression, volume, and speed using a targeted tier 2 word from the text.

Sounds:  Students will identify initial, medial and final consonant sounds in words

Vowels:  Students will identify all vowels and their corresponding short vowel sounds.

Letters:  Students will recognize, name and use the letters of the alphabet in many contexts.

High Frequency Words: Students will recognize 50 high frequency words quickly and automatically.

Segment/Blend:  Students will segment and blend words sound by sound.

Spelling:  Students will use knowledge of letters and sounds to write words.

Spelling: Students will fluently write most common high frequency words.

• Oral language/fluency:  Students will read grade-appropriate poems and will repeat them aloud with classmates with appropriate phrasing, expression, volume, and speed.

Planning:

• Students willingly participate in the writing lesson and articulate ideas for a piece.

Drafting

• Students draft a variety of types of letters.

Revising and Editing

• Students revise by adding a word or phrase.
• Students edit by using a simple check list.

Publishing

• Students publish one letter from their folder.

Sharing:

• Students willingly share writing with peers.
• Students willingly give a compliment.

Reflecting:

• Students willingly talk about their writing piece during a conference.
• Students begin to use “author language” when talking about their writing.

Ideas: 

• Students use graphic organizers to plan to whom they will write and what they will write.

Organization: 

• Students will include the date, greeting, body and closing of a friendly letter.

Word Choice:

• Students use words or phrases that show appreciation in the thank you letter.
• Students use words or phrases that are complimentary in a fan letter.

Voice

• Students use an appropriate “voice” in the thank you letter by using words that show appreciation.

Fluency

• Students include an opinion in his letter to an author.
• Students include a question in the letter to an author.

Conventions

• Students use comma appropriately in a letter.
• Students use a capital I when used as a pronoun.
• Students use a question mark.

• Oral language/fluency:  Students will articulate a complete oral sentence with appropriate phrasing, expression, volume, and speed using a targeted tier 2 word from the text.
• Forming a general understanding: Main idea/lesson/message:  Students will identify the main idea in a nonfiction text or the lesson or message in a piece of fiction. (CMT obj. A-1)
• Forming a general understanding:  Story elements; Retelling:  Students will identify the problem and solution in a story and will put events in order. (CMT obj. A-2)
• Forming a general understanding:  Summarizing:  Students will summarize the main events in a text.  (CMT obj. A-3)
• Forming a general understanding: Predictions:  Students will make a prediction about what might happen next in a story, giving a reason for their predictions. CMT obj. A-4)
• Vocabulary:  Students will make accurate use of targeted tier two words. (CMT obj. A-5)
• Developing an interpretation:  Students will examine the structure of a text by identifying the pattern in a story. (CMT obj: B-1)
• Developing an interpretation:  Choosing a genre:  Students will identify the basic elements of fiction and nonfiction.  (CMT obj. B-2)
• Developing an interpretation: Finding evidence for a conclusion:  Students will find 2 pieces of evidence to support a conclusion.  (CMT obj. B-3)
• Making connections: Text to self:  Students will make text-to-self and text connections regarding specific events in a text. (CMT obj. C-1)
• Making connections: Personal response: Students will identify the part of a story they think is most important. (CMT obj. C-2)
• Content and structure: Students will identify author’s craft in a text. (CMT obj. D-1)
• Content and structure:  Students will identify questions they would like to ask the author.  (CMT obj. D-2)
• Content and structure:  Students will identify something important to a character.  (CMT obj. D-3)

• Oral language/fluency:  Students will read grade-appropriate poems and will repeat them aloud with classmates with appropriate phrasing, expression, volume, and speed.

Planning:

• The student will plan by coming up with several small moments to write.

Drafting

• The student will write an entertaining beginning by using either a sound, question or action hook.
• The student will write a mighty middle.
• The student will write a powerful ending by using feelings, wishes or hopes.

Revising and Editing

• The student  will add a caret and adds a word or phrase.
• The student will revise by replacing over used words.
• The student will reflect and chooses one piece to “Fix or Fancy Up” for publication.
• The student will check to make sure high frequency words are spelled correctly.
• The student will check for capital letters and periods.

Publishing

• The student will show pride in the final product.

Sharing:

• Students willingly share writing with peers.
• Students willingly give a compliment.

Reflecting:

• Students willingly talk about their writing piece during a conference.
• Students begin to use “author language” when talking about their writing.

Ideas 

• The student will brainstorm by using a Heart Chart.
• The student will sketch and write a beginning, middle and end.

Organization

• The student will write a small moment across three or more pages.
• The student will write a complete sentence that expresses a thought.
• The student will write a small moment with a beginning, middle and end.
• The student will write a mighty middle that will sequence the events in order.

Word Choice:

• The student will use action words in his/her piece.
• The student will use “sensory” details to create a picture in the reader’s mind.
• The student will include feeling words.
• The student will use sparkle words.

Voice

• The student will show what is special to him or her through the writing.

Fluency

• The student will include a question in his or her piece.
• The student will start sentences with different words.

Conventions

• The student will use a capital letter at the beginning of the sentence.
• The student will uses a period at the end of the sentence.
• The student will use appropriate spacing.
• The student will use a return sweep.

• Oral language/fluency:  Students will articulate a complete oral sentence with appropriate phrasing, expression, volume, and speed using a targeted tier 2 word from the text.
• Strategy use: Determining importance
• Strategy use: Summarizing
• Forming a general understanding:  Story elements; Retelling:  Students will identify the problem and solution in a story and will put events in order. (CMT obj. A-2)
• Forming a general understanding:  Summarizing:  Students will summarize the main events in a text.  (CMT obj. A-3)
• Vocabulary:  Students will make accurate use of targeted tier two words. (CMT obj. A-5)
• Developing an interpretation:  Students will examine the structure of a text by identifying the pattern in a story. (CMT obj: B-1)
• Developing an interpretation:  Choosing a genre:  Students will identify the basic elements of fiction and nonfiction.  (CMT obj. B-2)
• Developing an interpretation: Finding evidence for a conclusion:  Students will find 2 pieces of evidence to support a conclusion.  (CMT obj. B-3)
• Content and structure: Students will identify author’s craft in a text. (CMT obj. D-1)
• Content and structure:  Students will identify questions they would like to ask the author.  (CMT obj. D-2)
• Content and structure:  Students will identify something important to a character.  (CMT obj. D-3)