Grade 1 ELA Weeks 27–28: Student Practice
Complete work in a notebook or on paper. Do not post personal student work online.
Week 27: Writing: informational paragraph
Day 131: Understand
Read: Return to the Week 27 passage in the student textbook.
Independent response: Answer: What do roots do? Underline the words in the reading that helped you answer.
Writing lines: 1. ______________________________ 2. ______________________________ 3. ______________________________ 4. ______________________________
Day 132: Vocabulary
Read: Return to the Week 27 passage in the student textbook.
Independent response: Choose two interesting words from the passage. Explain each in your own words and use one in a new sentence.
Writing lines: 1. ______________________________ 2. ______________________________ 3. ______________________________ 4. ______________________________
Day 133: Read fluently
Read: Return to the Week 27 passage in the student textbook.
Independent response: Read the passage aloud twice. Mark one place where punctuation tells you to pause. Retell the passage without looking.
Writing lines: 1. ______________________________ 2. ______________________________ 3. ______________________________ 4. ______________________________
Day 134: Write and revise
Read: Return to the Week 27 passage in the student textbook.
Independent response: Write a topic sentence, three facts, and a closing sentence. Reread and improve one word choice.
Writing lines: 1. ______________________________ 2. ______________________________ 3. ______________________________ 4. ______________________________
Day 135: Independent check
Read: Return to the Week 27 passage in the student textbook.
Independent response: Without looking at earlier answers, respond to: What do roots do? Then write three original connected sentences about the topic.
Writing lines: 1. ______________________________ 2. ______________________________ 3. ______________________________ 4. ______________________________
Week 28: Writing: opinion paragraph
Day 136: Understand
Read: Return to the Week 28 passage in the student textbook.
Independent response: Answer: What is the author’s opinion? Underline the words in the reading that helped you answer.
Writing lines: 1. ______________________________ 2. ______________________________ 3. ______________________________ 4. ______________________________
Day 137: Vocabulary
Read: Return to the Week 28 passage in the student textbook.
Independent response: Choose two interesting words from the passage. Explain each in your own words and use one in a new sentence.
Writing lines: 1. ______________________________ 2. ______________________________ 3. ______________________________ 4. ______________________________
Day 138: Read fluently
Read: Return to the Week 28 passage in the student textbook.
Independent response: Read the passage aloud twice. Mark one place where punctuation tells you to pause. Retell the passage without looking.
Writing lines: 1. ______________________________ 2. ______________________________ 3. ______________________________ 4. ______________________________
Day 139: Write and revise
Read: Return to the Week 28 passage in the student textbook.
Independent response: Write a five-sentence opinion with two reasons. Reread and improve one word choice.
Writing lines: 1. ______________________________ 2. ______________________________ 3. ______________________________ 4. ______________________________
Day 140: Independent check
Read: Return to the Week 28 passage in the student textbook.
Independent response: Without looking at earlier answers, respond to: What is the author’s opinion? Then write three original connected sentences about the topic.
Writing lines: 1. ______________________________ 2. ______________________________ 3. ______________________________ 4. ______________________________