November 3-November 12

Finalize projects:
https://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Election-Project

comparative essays
path to presidency project

Begin:
Veterans Day invitations and displays at http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Veterans-Day


Monday November 3
Spelling Base words:
veteran, soldier, combat, honor, glory, valor, free

Spelling Practice -- all words; spellingcity.com Fantastic Club

Tuesday November 4
Entry: Is there anything in your life worth dying for? Please write 3-5 sentences.

Work on projects: comparative essays, presidential process, Veterans Day (http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Veterans-Day)

Confer with students as needed.

Wednesday November 5
Work on projects; Review essay project with assignment sheet: comparative essays, presidential process, Veterans Day (http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Veterans-Day)

Lesson: Display techniques and presentation for audience

Confer with students as needed.

Thursday November 6
Spelling Tests

Work on projects: comparative essays, presidential process, Veterans Day (http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Veterans-Day)

Confer with students as needed.

Friday November 7

Pow Wow


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

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EALRs

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 (e.g., explains the results of a character’s actions; explains the steps in a scientific investigation).
· Writes to learn (e.g., science notebooks, math logs, reading response journal, reflection and self-assessment).