Writing and Grammar
This year we will be using the McGraw-Hill Language Arts and Grammar series as well as the Write Steps writing program. Below are the writing prompts and grammar skills we will be focusing on each week. They are directly connected to our weekly class story.
Unit I Theme - Personal Narrative
Week 1 Grammar - Sentences
Week 2 Grammar - Subjects and Predicates
Week 3 Grammar - Sentence Combining
Week 4 Grammar - More Sentence Combining
Week 5 Grammar - Ron-on Sentences
Week 2 Grammar - Subjects and Predicates
Week 3 Grammar - Sentence Combining
Week 4 Grammar - More Sentence Combining
Week 5 Grammar - Ron-on Sentences
Unit 2 Theme - Persuasive Writing
Week 1 Grammar - Common and Proper Nouns
Week 2 Grammar - Singular and Plural Nouns
Week 3 Grammar - More Plural Nouns
Week 4 Grammar - Possessive Nouns
Week 5 Grammar - Plurals and Possessives
Week 2 Grammar - Singular and Plural Nouns
Week 3 Grammar - More Plural Nouns
Week 4 Grammar - Possessive Nouns
Week 5 Grammar - Plurals and Possessives
Unit 3 Theme - Explanatory Writing
Week 1 Grammar - Action Verbs
Week 2 Grammar - Verb Tenses
Week 3 Grammar - Main and Helping Verbs
Week 4 Grammar - Linking Verbs
Week 5 Grammar - Irregular Verbs
Week 2 Grammar - Verb Tenses
Week 3 Grammar - Main and Helping Verbs
Week 4 Grammar - Linking Verbs
Week 5 Grammar - Irregular Verbs
Unit 4 Theme - Expository Writing
Week 1 Grammar - Adjectives
Week 2 Grammar - Articles
Week 3 Grammar - Adjectives that Compare
Week 4 Grammar - Comparing with More and Most
Week 5 Grammar - Comparing with Good and Bad
Week 2 Grammar - Articles
Week 3 Grammar - Adjectives that Compare
Week 4 Grammar - Comparing with More and Most
Week 5 Grammar - Comparing with Good and Bad