Abstract
Statement of Problem
Writing has become more and more important in education. A great emphasis has been placed on creating successful readers, while writing instruction has been hidden in the background. Prior to this academic schoolyear, third grade teachers at Dry Creek Elementary School have been randomly pulling lessons and resources to scrap together some sort of writing curriculum to teach their students. The curriculum seemed as if it was incomplete and ineffective in producing successful writers. As a dedicated teacher, I want to make sure that l am doing all that I can to better prepare my students for the state test and most importantly, make them lifelong writers. The presented project will offer a complete curriculum, which meets state standards as well as the needs of the teachers and students.
Sources of Data
While creating this project I grew more familiar with third grade writing standards. I became comfortable with them while I was looking for supporting resources and tying the standards to specific activities. I was also familiarized with a variety of resources that are available to assist teachers in teaching writing. Completing this project has been extremely beneficial to me in more ways than one. It will make me a better writing teacher and I will also have the opportunity to share my curriculum with my third grade team.
Conclusions Reached
I recommend that this curriculum be presented to my third grade team. As a team, we can go over the curriculum and discuss it can benefit our students. Teachers can use this curriculum as the foundation of their writing program or as a supplement to the program that they already have in the classroom.