Unit Goals Writing Grade 1

Grade 1 Unit 9

Writing:  Essential Question

How Do Our Lives Help Us Write Realistic Fiction?

Goals

·       We will create realistic characters based on real life.

·       We will imagine realistic problems, settings, and solutions that our characters will encounter.

• We will plan the sequence of events, and add special words that will raise the suspense of the story.
• We will add details, dialogue and “juicy” words.
• We will revise and edit our realistic fiction stories for publication.