Write It Beginner 1 AK

Beginner
Unit Components
Step 1 Get Ready Step 6 Ideas

A colorful illustration at the beginning of every Students complete the graphic organizer to
chapter helps students understand the writing develop and organize their own ideas. Additional
topic in a fun, clear way. Students are immediately expressions are provided with images to help
introduced to the type of writing and the writer’s students personalize their writing.
purpose.
Step 7 Draft
Step 2 Vocabulary Students complete their first draft by following a
Students learn key vocabulary words with paragraph guide based on the structure from the
pictures and practice them through various types Ideas page.
of exercises.
Step 3 Model 1
Model Text 1
A model text introduces the writing genre of the
Work ook
b
lesson with examples ranging from short essays
and video scripts to diary entries and blog posts.
Comprehension
Students’ understanding of the model text is
checked through Yes/No questions.
Graphic Organizer Step 8
The graphic organizer helps students arrange and
Peer Check
order the information provided in the model text.
A peer checklist is provided to encourage
Step 4
students to find and correct mistakes in
Model 2
capitalization, punctuation, and spelling in
Graphic Organizer their classmates’ writing.
Students complete the graphic organizer by
Revise & Edit
choosing from different expressions before
Students make changes to improve their
rewriting the model text in the following step.
writing based on the feedback they receive.
Model Text 2
By completing a modified version of the model
text, students are exposed to additional examples
and familiarize themselves with grammar Step 9 Final Draft
naturally. Students neatly write their final drafts and
Step 5 Sentence Practice share them with the class.
Students practice the target sentence structures

that they will use to write about the given topic.
Different activities allow students to practice
using the sentence structures from the model
text on their own.

Contents
1 About Myself 6
5 My Special Pet 38
Task Writing a blog post Task Writing a short essay

Structure •My name is … Structure •This is …
•I am … •can
2 My Friends 14 6 My Dream Farm 46
Task Writing a short essay Task Writing a short essay
Structure •He/She is … Structure •There is …

•like to •There are …
3 Desserts 22 7 In My Backpack 54
Task Writing a video script

Structure •I need …
Structure •It is …
•because
4 My Monster 30
8 Summer Vacation 62
Task Writing a short essay Task Writing a diary entry
Structure •It has … Structure •will
Vocabulary
1 About Myself
Task Writing a blog post
STEP 1 Look and trace.
1 2 3
Get Ready
Look and stick. Then ask and answer.
What do you like to do?
movie book TV show
4 5
stick ♬ ♩♪
stick
♩
game song
STEP 2 Cross out and write.
1 mnovie 2 ♬♪ soung
movie song
Quiz Who is it? Find and circle.
3 gamed 4 boaok
My name is Josh.
My favorite book is Cinderella .
game book
6 Unit 1 About Myself 7

Model 1
STEP 1 Read about Julie. STEP 3 Complete the organizer.
myblog.com
1 My name 2 My age
My name is I am nine
About Myself Julie . years old.
My name is Julie.
I am nine years old.
About
My friends call me Jelly. Myself
I like my nickname.
My favorite movie is Frozen .
3 My nickname 4 My favorite
Please add me to your friend list!
My friends call me My favorite movie
Jelly . is Frozen .
STEP 2 Circle Yes or No .
1 Julie is nine years old. Yes No

Capitalization
2 Julie’s nickname is Jelly. Yes No
My name is Julie.
3 Julie’s favorite TV show is Frozen . Yes No My favorite movie is Frozen .

Model 2 Sentence Practice
STEP 1 Choose one for each question. A Look and write.
1 My name 2 My age My name is Julie. My friends call me Jelly.

Linda William eight nine
1 Amanda / Mandy
About Myself
My name is Amanda. My friends call me Mandy.
2 Eric / Ricky
3 My nickname 4 My favorite My name is Eric. My friends call me Ricky.
Panda Willy movie / The Lion King
3 Terry / Terry Bear
book / The Witches
My name is Terry. My friends call me Terry Bear.
STEP 2 Fill in the blanks.

B Unscramble and write.
My favorite movie is Frozen .

About Myself
1
My name is 1
. favorite is book . My Friends
I am 2
years old. My favorite book is Friends .
My friends call me .
3
2 game My favorite Lost is .
I like my nickname. My favorite game is Lost .
My favorite 4
is 4
. 3 My . favorite is Umbrella song
My favorite song is Umbrella .

Ideas Draft
STEP 1 Complete the organizer for your blog post. STEP 2 Complete your blog post.
1 My name 2 My age
About Myself
drawing
3 My nickname 4 My favorite
My name
name is .
My age
years old.
My nickname
My friends call me .
More + I like my nickname.
Expressions
Favorites
My favorite is
.
sport fruit number color
Check and Revise
Capitalization
musician country singer
Spelling

Vocabulary
2 My Friends
Task Writing a short essay
1 2 3
Get Ready
Who do you want to play with?
brave smart funny
4 5 6
stick
curious quiet kind
stick
STEP 2 Choose and write.
1 kind quiet 2 funny curious
quiet funny
3 brave smart 4 curious kind

She is smart.
She likes to read books.
smart kind
14 Unit 2 My Friends 15
Model 1
STEP 1 Read about Lucy’s friends. STEP 3 Complete the organizer.
My Two Best Friends

My Two Best Friends
Mia is my best friend. Friend 1
Mia
Friend 2
Leo
She is smart.
She likes to read books. 1 What is she like? 3 What is he like?
Leo is my best friend too. She is smart . He is brave .
He is brave.
He likes to play soccer.
I like my two best friends!
2 What does she like to 4 What does he like to
do? do?
She likes to read books. He likes to play soccer .
1 Lucy has three best friends. Yes No
Period
2 Mia is smart. Yes No
Mia is my best friend.
3 Leo likes to play soccer. Yes No She likes to read books.
STEP 1 Choose one for each question. A Match and write.
My Two Best Friends

She is smart.
1
1 What is she like? 3 What is he like? kind He is kind.
kind curious funny quiet
2
funny He is funny.
2 What does she like to do? 4 What does he like to do?
play soccer watch TV read books ride his bike 3
quiet She is quiet.
My Two Best Friends She likes to read books.

is my best friend. 1 likes play soccer to He .
She is 1
.
She likes to 2
. He likes to play soccer.
2
is my best friend too. She to . ride her bike likes
He is 3
. She likes to ride her bike.
He likes to 4
. 3
watch TV likes He . to
I like my two best friends! He likes to watch TV.
Ideas Draft
STEP 1 Complete the organizer for your essay. STEP 2 Complete your essay.
My Two Best Friends
1 What is she like? 3 What is he like?
drawing drawing
2 What does she like to do? 4 What does he like to do?
is my best friend.
What is she
like? She is
What does
she like to do? She likes to
More +
Expressions
Personality
is my best friend too.
What is he like? He is
What does he
like to do? He likes to
lazy talkative shy athletic friendly
Activities I like my two best friends!
Check and Revise
Periods
draw pictures listen to music play cards take selfies
Spelling
Vocabulary
3 Desserts
1 2 3
Get Ready
Look at the picture. Then ask and answer.
What is your favorite dessert?
candy brownie pudding
4 5 6
cake macaron cookie
STEP 2 Unscramble and write.
1 cikoeo 2 kace
cookie cake
Quiz What is it? Find and circle.
3 amrocan 4 dcyna
It is green.
It is soft and chewy.
macaron candy
22 Unit 3 Desserts 23
Model 1
STEP 1 Read Tommy’s dessert review. STEP 3 Complete the organizer.
Dessert Review
Dessert Review 2 What color is it?
It is green .
Hello, everyone!
Today’s dessert is a macaron.
It is green. 1 What is today’s dessert?
3 How do you eat it?
You eat it with your hands. Today’s dessert is
with your hands
a macaron
Let’s try it! .
Mmm... It is soft and chewy.

I want some more! 4 What is the texture like?
It is soft and
chewy .
1 The macaron is pink. Yes No

Apostrophe
2 Tommy eats the macaron with his hands. Yes No
Today’s dessert is a macaron.
3 The macaron is soft and chewy. Yes No Let’s try it!
Dessert Review 2 What color is it? Today’s dessert is a macaron. It is green.

yellow brown
1
Today’s dessert is cake.
cake / pink
3 How do you eat it? It is pink.
1 What is today’s dessert?
with your hands 2
a cookie pudding a brownie Today’s dessert is
with a spoon
/ brown a brownie. It is brown.
4 What is the texture like? 3 Today’s dessert is candy.
crispy and crunchy candy / blue
It is blue.
soft and creamy
STEP 2 Fill in the blanks. B Unscramble and write.
It is soft and chewy.

Dessert Review
1
Hello, everyone! crunchy is . It crispy and
Today’s dessert is 1
. It is crispy and crunchy.
It is 2
. 2 creamy and It soft . is
You eat it 3
. Let’s try it! It is creamy and soft.
Mmm... It is 4
. 3 It dry is chewy and .
I want some more!
It is chewy and dry.
Ideas Draft
STEP 1 Complete the organizer for your video script. STEP 2 Complete your video script.
Dessert Review 2 What color is it?
3 How do you eat it?

1 What is today’s dessert?
drawing
4 What is the texture like? Hello, everyone!

What is today’s
dessert? dessert is .
What color is it? It is .
More +
How do you
Expressions eat it? You eat it .
Desserts
try it!
What is the
texture like? Mmm... It is and .
(an) apple pie (a) cupcake (an) egg tart (a) waffle chocolate fudge
Textures I want some more!
Check and Revise
Apostrophes
buttery juicy smooth sticky hard
Spelling
Vocabulary
4 My Monster
Get Ready
Look and stick. Then ask and answer. 1 3 5
Which monster is your favorite?
stick
tall chubby cute
2 4 6
short thin ugly
stick
STEP 2 Complete and write.
1 tall 2 c h ub b y
tall chubby
3 t hi n 4 u gl y
It has one eye, one nose, and two mouths.
It has short arms and long legs.
thin ugly
30 Unit 4 My Monster 31
Model 1
STEP 1 Read about Emily’s imaginary monster. STEP 3 Complete the organizer.
My Monster 1 Looks 2 Face
It is tall It has one eye,

Let me tell you about my monster. thin one
and . nose, and
It is tall and thin. two mouths.
It has short arms and long legs. My Monster
My monster is happy! 3 Body parts 4 Feeling
It has short arms My monster is

and long legs . happy !
1 Emily’s monster is thin. Yes No
Comma
2 Emily’s monster has two eyes. Yes No

3 Emily’s monster is angry. Yes No
1 Looks 2 Face It has one eye, one nose, and two mouths.
chubby and cute t hree eyes, no nose,
and one mouth 1 two eyes / one nose / four mouths
short and ugly
t wo eyes, two It has two eyes, one nose, and four mouths.
noses, and no mouth
My Monster 2 three eyes / no nose / one mouth
3 Body parts 4 Feeling It has three eyes, no nose, and one mouth.
big hands and small feet angry
3 one eye / no nose / three mouths
long arms and sad
short legs It has one eye, no nose, and three mouths.

It has short arms and long legs.
My Monster 1 and big feet has It . skinny arms
Let me tell you about my monster. It has skinny arms and big feet.
It is 1
. 2 . long arms and It short legs has
It has 2
.
It has long arms and short legs.
It has 3
. 3
My monster is 4
! has . big hands It and small feet
It has big hands and small feet.
Ideas Draft
1 Looks 2 Face
My Monster
3 Body parts 4 Feeling
drawing
Let me tell you about my monster.

More + It is .
Looks
Expressions
Face and Body Parts
Face It has
ear(s)
.
tooth (teeth)
neck Body parts
It has .
chest stomach
finger(s)
Feeling My monster is !
knee(s) Check and Revise
Commas
toe(s)
Spelling
Vocabulary
5 My Special Pet
1 2 3
Get Ready
Which one is your favorite animal?
stick
monkey rabbit iguana
4 5 6
parrot turtle hedgehog
stick
STEP 2 Cross out and write.
1 parrout 2 eiguana
parrot iguana
Quiz Where is it? Find and circle.
3 raebbit 4 turitle
This is my iguana.
It can climb trees.
rabbit turtle
38 Unit 5 My Special Pet 39

Model 1
STEP 1 Read about Emma’s pet. STEP 3 Complete the organizer.
1 What is it? 2 What does it look like?
My Special Pet This is my iguana . It is green and has

orange eyes .
This is my iguana.
It is my special pet.
It is green and has orange eyes. My
Special Pet
It can climb trees.
It is very cute.
3 What can it do? 4 What is it like?
I love my pet!
It can climb trees . It is very cute .
1 Emma has an iguana. Yes No

Period
2 Emma’s pet is orange. Yes No
3 Emma’s pet can climb trees. Yes No It can climb trees.

1 What is it? 2 What does it look like? This is my iguana.

monkey brown / orange eyes
1
hedgehog gray / black eyes
rabbit This is my rabbit.
My Special Pet
2
parrot This is my parrot.
3 What can it do? 4 What is it like?
jump smart
3
run lazy
turtle This is my turtle.

B Look and write.
It can climb trees.

My Special Pet
1
This is my 1
. swim
It is my special pet. It can swim.

It is 2
and has 2
. 2 jump
It can 3
. It can jump.
It is very 4
. 3 fly
I love my pet!
It can fly.

Ideas Draft
1 What is it? 2 What does it look like?
My
Special Pet
drawing
3 What can it do? 4 What is it like? What is it? This is my

What does it
look like? It is and has
More +
Expressions
Pet Animals
What can it do? It can
squirrel hamster spider goldfish

What is it like? It is very
Actions
I love my pet!
Check and Revise
Periods
hop crawl make webs lay eggs
Spelling

Vocabulary
6 My Dream Farm
1 2 3
Get Ready
How many carrots are there?
apple orange peach
4 5 6
stick
onion carrot potato
stick
STEP 2 Choose and write.
1 apple orange 2 peach potato
orange peach
3 carrot onion 4 orange carrot

There is an apple in my basket.
onion carrot
46 Unit 6 My Dream Farm 47

Model 1
STEP 1 Read about Kyle’s dream farm. STEP 3 Complete the organizer.
My Dream Farm
My Dream Farm
1 What fruit is there? 2 How many are on the
Welcome to my dream farm! There is an apple tree?
There is an apple in my basket. in my basket. There are ten apples
There are ten apples on the tree. on the tree.
There is a potato in my basket.

What vegetable is there? How many are in the
There are eight potatoes in the garden. 3 4
There is a potato garden?

Oh, look! There is a monkey too!
in my basket. There are eight potatoes
in the garden.
5 What animal is there? There is a monkey too!
1 There are two apples in the basket. Yes No

Exclamation Mark
2 There are ten potatoes in the garden. Yes No
Welcome to my dream farm!
3 There is a monkey on Kyle’s farm. Yes No Oh, look! There is a monkey too!

My Dream Farm
There is an apple in my basket.
1 What fruit is there? 2 How many are on the tree?
an orange five oranges 1 There is a pumpkin
a peach six peaches a pumpkin
in my basket.
3 What vegetable is there? 4 How many are in the garden? 2 There is a banana
a carrot seven carrots a banana
in my basket.
an onion nine onions
3 There is a lemon
5 What animal is there? a bear a donkey a lemon
in my basket.

B Look and write.
There are eight potatoes in the garden.

My Dream Farm
1
Welcome to my dream farm! four cucumbers
There is 1
in my basket. There are four cucumbers in the garden.
There are 2
on the tree. 2 five tomatoes
There is 3
in my basket. There are five tomatoes in the garden.
There are 4
in the garden. 3 three watermelons
Oh, look! There is 5
too!
There are three watermelons in the garden.

Ideas Draft
My Dream Farm
1 What fruit is there? 2 How many are on the tree?
Welcome to
What fruit is
there? There in my basket.
3 What vegetable is there? 4 How many are in the garden?
How many are
on the tree? There
on the tree.
5 What animal is there?
What vegetable
is there? There in my basket.
How many are
in the garden? There
More +
Expressions
Fruit
in the garden.
What animal is
there? Oh, look! There
mango(es) lemon(s) grapefruit(s) coconut(s)
Vegetables
Check and Revise

Exclamation Marks
cabbage(s) zucchini(s) eggplant(s) chili pepper(s)
Spelling

Vocabulary
7 In My Backpack
1 2 3
Get Ready
What items are there in Tara’s backpack?
pencil glue stick crayon
4 5 6
eraser scissors notebook
stick
stick
1 c r ayo n 2 n ote b ook
crayon notebook
3 e r a s er 4 p enc i l
My favorite item is my notebook.
I like it because it is colorful.
eraser pencil
54 Unit 7 In My Backpack 55
Model 1
STEP 1 Read about the items in Tara’s backpack. STEP 3 Complete the organizer.
What Is in My Backpack?
In My Backpack
Hey, guys! Watch me pack my backpack.
I need a pencil, a notebook, and some crayons. 1 What do you need?
My favorite item is my notebook. I need a pencil , a notebook , and
I like it because it is colorful. some crayons .
My backpack is full now.

I am ready for school! 2 What is your favorite 3 Why do you like it?
item? I like it because it is
My favorite item is my colorful .
notebook .
1 Tara needs some crayons. Yes No

Comma
2 Tara’s favorite item is her pencil. Yes No
I need a pencil, a notebook, and some crayons.
3 Tara’s notebook is colorful. Yes No
I need a pencil, a notebook, and some crayons.

In My Backpack
1 What do you need? 1 an eraser / a pencil case / a pencil

a glue stick, an eraser, and scissors I need an eraser, a pencil case, and a pencil.
a ruler, a pencil case, and some books
2 scissors / a glue stick / some books
2 hat is your favorite
W 3 Why do you like it? I need scissors, a glue stick, and some books.
item? new 3 a ruler / a crayon / some notebooks
my glue stick long
my ruler I need a ruler, a crayon, and some notebooks.

I like it/them because it is/they are colorful.
What Is in My Backpack?
1 because like long it is it
like it because it is long
I .
I need 1
.
2 them they are new like because
My favorite item is 2
.
I like it because it is .
3 like them because they are new
I .
My backpack is full now. 3 it because like it is big

I am ready for school! like it because it is big
I .
Ideas Draft
STEP 1 Complete the organizer for your video script. STEP 2 Complete your video script.
In My Backpack
1 What do you need?

What do you
need? I need
hat is/are your
W hy do you like
W
2
favorite item(s)?
3
it/them?
.
What is/are
your favorite
item(s)?
My favorite .
Why do you
like it/them? I like because
.
More +
Expressions
School Items
My backpack is full now.
I am ready for school!
tape paintbrush compass stapler
Check and Revise

Commas
clip binder colored pencil pencil sharpener
Spelling
Vocabulary
8 Summer Vacation
Task Writing a diary entry
1 2 3
Get Ready
Look at the picture. Then ask and answer.
Where do you want to go on summer vacation?
beach lake mountain
4 5 6
amusement baseball swimming

park stadium pool
1 m o un t ain 2 bea ch
mountain beach
Quiz Which picture is it? Find and circle.

3 ba s ebal l 4 s w i m ming
I will go to the swimming pool with my family.
We will go there by car. baseball swimming
stadium pool
62 Unit 8 Summer Vacation 63

Model 1
STEP 1 Read about Kevin’s vacation plans. STEP 3 Complete the organizer.
Summer Vacation
Plans
Summer Vacation Plans
It is summer vacation! 1 Where will you go? 2 With whom?
Here are my plans for this summer. I will go to the beach . with my family
I will go to the beach with my family.
We will go there by car.
3 How will you go there?
We will eat some ice cream there. We will go there by car .
I can’t wait!
4 What will you eat there?

We will eat some ice cream there.
1 Kevin has plans for this winter. Yes No

Exclamation Mark
2 Kevin will go to the beach this summer. Yes No
It is summer vacation!
3 Kevin will eat some ice cream there. Yes No I can’t wait!


I will go to the beach with my family.
1 Where will you go? 2 With whom? 1 amusement park / brother
to the mountains my cousins
to the lake my friends I will go to the amusement park with my brother.
2 swimming pool / cousins
3 How will you go there? on foot by bus
I will go to the swimming pool with my cousins.
3 baseball stadium / mom
4 What will you eat there? some cookies some pizza
I will go to the baseball stadium with my mom.
Summer Vacation Plans We will go there by car.
It is summer vacation! 1 will We go by train . there

Here are my plans for this summer. We will go there by train.
I will go 1
with 2
. 2 by bus We go . there will
We will go there 3
.
We will go there by bus.
We will eat 4
there. 3 go will . on foot there We
I can’t wait!
We will go there on foot.

Ideas Draft
STEP 1 Complete the organizer for your diary entry. STEP 2 Complete your diary entry.
1 Where will you go? 2 With whom?

It is summer
Here are my plans for this summer.
3 How will you go there?
Where will you
go? I will
4 What will you eat there?

With whom? with .
How will you
go there? We will .
What will you
eat there? We will eat there.
More +
Expressions
Transportation
I can’t
boat bike taxi airplane

Food
Check and Revise

Exclamation Marks
hot dog taco burger sandwich
Spelling

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Step 1 Get Ready Step 6 Ideas

Students practice the target sentence structures

Task Writing a blog post Task Writing a short essay

2 My Friends 14 6 My Dream Farm 46

Task Writing a short essay Task Writing a short essay

Structure •He/She is … Structure •There is …

Task Writing a video script

movie book TV show

STEP 2 Cross out and write.

Quiz Who is it? Find and circle.

6 Unit 1 About Myself 7

STEP 1 Read about Julie. STEP 3 Complete the organizer.

STEP 2 Circle Yes or No .

1 Julie is nine years old. Yes No

3 Julie’s favorite TV show is Frozen . Yes No My favorite movie is Frozen .

8 Unit 1 About Myself 9

STEP 1 Choose one for each question. A Look and write.

1 My name 2 My age My name is Julie. My friends call me Jelly.

STEP 2 Fill in the blanks.

My favorite movie is Frozen .

10 Unit 1 About Myself 11

12 Unit 1 About Myself 13

brave smart funny

STEP 2 Choose and write.

1 kind quiet 2 funny curious

Quiz Who is it? Find and circle.

3 brave smart 4 curious kind

STEP 1 Read about Lucy’s friends. STEP 3 Complete the organizer.

My Two Best Friends

STEP 2 Circle Yes or No .

1 Lucy has three best friends. Yes No

STEP 1 Choose one for each question. A Match and write.

My Two Best Friends

My Two Best Friends She likes to read books.

My Two Best Friends

1 What is she like? 3 What is he like?

candy brownie pudding

cake macaron cookie

STEP 2 Unscramble and write.

Quiz What is it? Find and circle.

STEP 1 Read Tommy’s dessert review. STEP 3 Complete the organizer.

Mmm... It is soft and chewy.

STEP 2 Circle Yes or No .

1 The macaron is pink. Yes No

3 The macaron is soft and chewy. Yes No Let’s try it!

STEP 1 Choose one for each question. A Match and write.

Dessert Review 2 What color is it? Today’s dessert is a macaron. It is green.

STEP 2 Fill in the blanks. B Unscramble and write.

It is soft and chewy.

Dessert Review 2 What color is it?

3 How do you eat it?

4 What is the texture like? Hello, everyone!

short thin ugly

STEP 2 Complete and write.

Quiz Who is it? Find and circle.

My Monster 1 Looks 2 Face

It is tall It has one eye,

3 How do you eat it?

4 What will you eat there?