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By December, all Grade 2 students will begin every sentence with a capital letter, capitalize names, and use correct end punctuation (full stops, question marks, or exclamation points), as measured by three writing samples collected in November and assessed with the Writer’s Workshop rubric.

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Model Writing Conventions

Explicitly model starting sentences with capitals, capitalizing names, and using end punctuation during daily writing lessons.

Mini-Lessons

Plan targeted mini-lessons on each convention (capital letters at the start, names, end punctuation).

Anchor Charts

Create and display anchor charts showing examples of correct sentence beginnings and punctuation.

Student Practice

Provide daily writing opportunities where students practice the target skills in authentic writing.

Peer and Self-Checking

Teach students to use checklists to review their own and peers’ writing for capitals and punctuation.

Feedback

Give prompt, specific feedback focusing on the target conventions during conferences and written comments.

Collect Evidence

Collect three writing samples in November to monitor and assess progress using the Writer’s Workshop rubric.

Collaborate

Meet weekly to share observations, discuss student work, and adjust instruction as needed.

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Collect three writing samples per student in November.

Using the Writer’s Workshop rubric to check if students:

Begin every sentence with a capital letter

Capitalize names

Use correct end punctuation (full stops, question marks, exclamation points)

Tracking progress with our class checklist or tracking sheet.

Observing increased accuracy in these conventions over time.

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As students continue to develop their narrative and dialogue writing skills, we have identified quotation marks as a key area for growth. Strengthening students’ understanding of how and when to use quotation marks will improve the clarity and structure of their writing. Continued focus on capitalization and punctuation will further support students in applying writing conventions accurately and consistently across genres.

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By the end of May, at least 70% of Grade 2 students will demonstrate an understanding of the purpose of quotation marks and accurately use them in their writing. Progress will be measured through three writing samples collected in March, April, and May. We will also continue to strengthen students’ consistent use of capitalization and punctuation conventions during this time.

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Model & Shared Writing

Demonstrate adding dialogue to a class story.

Revise a paragraph together and “fix” missing quotation marks.

Highlight quotation marks in mentor texts.

Mini-Lessons

What quotation marks mean

When to use them (dialogue only)

Anchor Charts

Create and display anchor charts showing examples of quotation marks

Small Group Instruction

Pull targeted small groups based on writing sample data.

Provide guided practice with sentence strips and dialogue sorting.

Guided Practice

I do → We do → You do model.

Practice rewriting sentences without quotation marks.

Feedback: Ask guiding questions:

“Who is speaking?”

“How does the reader know?”

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Collecting three writing samples per student by the end of May.

Using the Writer’s Workshop rubric to check if students:

Use correct quotation marks

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As students strengthen their understanding of quotation marks, the next step will be deepening their accuracy and independence in applying dialogue conventions. Moving forward, we will focus on supporting students in consistently using quotation marks alongside correct capitalization and punctuation within dialogue.

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This section has all the outcomes of our SMART Goal for December and May. We have achieved beyond our set goals!

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Student Voices regarding our SMART Goals

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Student Voices regarding our SMART Goals

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Videos can be accessed through this LINK.