Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Alphabetizing With Original Stories

Subject Area

English Language Arts

Grade(s)

K, 1, 2

Overview

These lessons challenge students to write original stories using alphabetical order. For students who are still developing a basic understanding of alphabetization, the entire class can write one story, beginning each page with a new letter. Challenge more advanced students to write their own stories or to compose the words in each sentence in alphabetical order. Students can illustrate their texts in class or at home with their families. Although this lesson was primarily written for a first- or second-grade class, modifications can be made to allow kindergarten students to have success with alphabetizing as well.

    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): KG

    ELA21.K.33

    Express ideas orally and connect these ideas through drawing and emergent writing.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.K.33

    Vocabulary

    • Express
    • Ideas
    • Orally
    • Connect
    • Drawing
    • Emergent writing

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Techniques for using discussion, drawing, and basic writing to express their thoughts.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Express ideas orally.
    • Connect ideas through drawing and emergent writing to express their thoughts.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • They can express ideas through discussion, drawing, and basic writing.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 1

    ELA21.1.12

    Ask and answer questions about unfamiliar words and phrases in discussions and/or text.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.1.12

    Vocabulary

    • Unfamiliar words
    • Unfamiliar phrases
    • Discussions
    • Text

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Strategies for identifying unfamiliar words and phrases in discussions and/or text.
    • Several question stems related to unfamiliar words or phrases in discussions and/or text.
    • Techniques for clarifying unfamiliar words and phrases in discussions and/or text.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Identify unfamiliar words and phrases.
    • Ask questions about unfamiliar words and phrases.
    • Answer questions about unfamiliar words and phrases.
    • Clarify meaning of words and phrases through questions.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • It is important to ask questions about unfamiliar words and phrases to clarify the meaning of new vocabulary words.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 2

    ELA21.2.R5

    Utilize the writing process to plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish writings in various genres.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.2.R5

    Vocabulary

    • Writing process
    • Plan
    • Draft
    • Revise
    • Edit
    • Publish
    • Genres

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • The writing process steps are to plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish.
    • Various genres of writing.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Plan writings in various genres.
    • Draft writings in various genres.
    • Revise writings in various genres.
    • Edit writings in various genres.
    • Publish writings in various genres.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • The writing process is a set of steps that make writing easier.
    • There are different categories, or genres, of writing that can be used for different purposes.
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