Re: Writing Curriculum Map

Posted by right or wrong it helped us on 1/15/07

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We recently started mapping our entire LA curriculum. We started with 2nd and
3rd grades and are working our way up. We figured it's like building the
foundation. It helped us to pic a part the standards to be taught and group them
into what seemed like logical "units". Then we broke the standards down into
what key words or skills would be important to cover with those standards. We
went on to list possible activities that could be used. The categories we have left
blank at this time are: resources needed, assessment (formative and
summative), what to do if they are not successful, what to do if they excel, and a
place to mark which quarter they taught those concepts. We left those blank so
that the teachers could fill them in as they teach and then we could compile
those notes. This project will obviously be on-going.

I would also suggest using your scope and sequence to illustrate how the
foundation is taught in the lower grades and the same content is repeated
throughout the grades so as to develop greater depth. At my previous school I
took this as far as to compare this depth to how it relates to the 6-Trait rubric
(how it would be a goal for 3rd graders to score say... a 3 on ideas and content,
but you would want a 5th grader to score a 5). This helped emphasize that
writing has to be taught across the grades. Our state tests writing in 5th grade,
and if all of the instruction was left until 5th grade it was too late to teach the
deeply enough to score well.

Hope that helps and makes sense.
klg

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Writing Curriculum Map, 12/31/06, by Becca.
• Re: Writing Curriculum Map, 1/03/07, by Elizabeth.
• Re: Writing Curriculum Map, 1/15/07, by right or wrong it helped us.