November 12 - November 17

Focus:
Power Writing
Writing Notebooks
Blogs

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Monday, November 10: Inservice -- no school
Tuesday, November 11: Veteran’s Day

Wednesday, November 12
Entry: Authority List for Writing -- make a list of writing topics
Spelling: find you own list of frequently misspelled words. Choose five
Power Write
N1- Intro Writing Notebooks



Thursday, November 13
N3- Notebooks

Work period

Friday, November 14
Power Write
Blog Intro: What are they --- read blogs, discuss what they are and how they apply.
http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Blog-Permission

N4 Notebook Launch

Work period

Monday, November 17
Power Write
Read blogs and discuss

N5 Pictures and Sensory images


Work period

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EALR 1: The student understands and uses a writing process.

Component 1.2: Produces draft(s). W
Component 1.3: Revises to improve text. W

Component 1.4: Edits text. W
Component 3.3: Knows and applies appropriate grade level writing conventions. W

EALR 3: The student writes clearly and effectively.
Component 3.1: Develops ideas and organizes writing. W
3.1.1 Analyzes ideas, selects a narrow topic, and elaborates using specific details and/or examples.
· Narrows topic with controlling idea (e.g., from general topic, such as baseball, to specific topic, such as “The Mariners are my favorite baseball team.”).
· Selects details relevant to the topic to extend ideas and develop elaboration (e.g., specific words and phrases, reasons, anecdotes, facts, descriptions, examples).

3.2.2 Analyzes and selects language appropriate for specific audiences and purposes.

2.2.1 Demonstrates understanding of different purposes for writing.
· Writes to pursue a personal interest, to explain, or to persuade.
· Writes to analyze informational and literary texts.
· Writes to learn (e.g., science notebooks, math logs, reading response journal, reflection and self-assessment).