Celebrate Our Writing Work
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What you will learn
- 1Reflect on growth as a writer this year
- 2Share a favorite piece
- 3Name two writing skills from the year to be proud of — be specific
- 4Set one writing goal for next year that is specific and achievable
Mini Lesson
You have completed 40 writing lessons this year! You are a real writer now. You have learned to build sentences, tell stories, write poems, send notes, write recipes, edit your work, and so much more. Today we celebrate every word you have written!
All the Skills You Have Mastered This Year
- Unit A — Sentences and Paragraphs: capitals, punctuation, conjunctions, paragraphs, spelling, picture stories, creative titles, revising aloud.
- Unit B — Writing About Experiences: weekend activities, family trips, hobbies, pets, memories, helping others, vacations, proud moments.
- Unit C — Creative Writing: story structure, adventure stories, magical places, dialogue, rhyming poems, seasons, silly stories, surprise endings.
- Unit D — Functional Writing: friendly notes, emails, invitations, lists, directions, recipes, thank-you cards, daily journals.
- Unit E — Writing Projects: editing kindly, family newspaper, planet writing, community helpers, illustrated stories, inventions, storybook, celebration.
How to Celebrate Your Writing
- Choose your favorite piece from the year and read it aloud to someone you love.
- Name two writing skills you are most proud of learning — be specific!
- Set one writing goal for next year: a type of writing you want to get even better at.
- Remember: every great author was once a beginner. Keep writing!
Words to know
Reflection
Looking back on your work to think about how far you have come and what you learned
e.g. "My favorite piece was the adventure story from Lesson 18 because I loved the surprise ending."
Favorite piece
The one piece of writing from the year you are most proud of — the one you most enjoyed creating
e.g. A rhyming poem about the four seasons.
Writing skill
A specific technique you have learned to use in your writing — like dialogue or strong action verbs
e.g. Writing clear dialogue with correct quotation marks.
Writing goal
A specific target you set for your future writing — something you want to get better at
e.g. Write longer stories with more vivid description next year.
Author
Someone who writes — after 40 lessons, you are an author too!
e.g. Every great author started exactly where you started.
Ask yourself: "Which piece am I most proud of? What two skills did I improve most this year? What do I want to achieve as a writer next year?"
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