December 9, 2008 to January 5, 2009

Focus: Writing Notebooks --
Holiday Writing -- Memories/Santa Letters
Lessons: Table of Contents/ Teacher conferences --Review: N7: Writing from the Heart
As needed:
Intro: N12 Artifacts; N13 Memories; N17 Stretch Writing; N14 Authentic Details; I15 General to Specific Details; I17 Supporting Details; 13 Invent specifics to fill memory gaps; L23 Action Verbs; L22 Nifty Nouns; D3 Organize; D7 2-3-1 Organization; D5 Transitions; Specific Words - L23 Action Verbs; L22 Nifty Nouns; leads/endings


Word Choice Lesson Daily: Eliminate Dead Verbs --http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Dead-Verbs

Lessons: Writing Process
https://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Writing-Process%3A-P-D-R-S

Writing Memories
https://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Holiday-Memory
https://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Holiday-Memory-Sample

Writing Letters to Santa
https://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Santa

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Tuesday 12/9 Intro Memory Project -- L22 nouns and L23 verbs
Prewriting -- lists to organize and select nouns/verbs; topic sentence and message

Wednesday 12/10 Complete prewriting;
lists to organize and select nouns/verbs; topic sentence and message
Review: N14 L22 nouns and L23 verbs;

Thursday 12/11:
Notebook Writing -- choice and share;
I15 General to Specific Details; N13 -- invent specifics to fill for nouns and details, including senses; Memory Project -- Review and draft for Message with topic sentence (who what when where)


Friday 12/12
Notebook Writing -- choice and share; -- details
Revision -- review process and strategies
Teacher conference; edit; type on computer

Monday 12/15
D7 organize;
D18 Lead Question or D20 Open with scene;
Endings: D24 End question; D25 End humor; D23 Ending
Final Draft and Share

Tuesday 12/16
Complete final memory drafts, if needed.
Santa Letter Prewriting --- same process -- lists to lists to organize and select nouns/verbs; Draft and share;
Draft process with revision -- nouns/verbs/ transitions leads/ends

Wed 12/17
Final Drafts and sharing

Thursday 12/18
Dress Rehearsal/ Program No Class

Friday 12/19
Early Dismissal; no class

Monday 1/05/09
Power Writing: winter fun; winter blues; holiday fun; holiday blues; red,white,blue Obama on Jan 2oth
Sentence Fluency N12 Simple to Complex
Cross-writing from story starter:
Trudging through the thick snow to the top of the hill, ....

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EALR 1: The student understands and uses a writing process. 1.1.1 Applies more than one strategy for generating ideas and planning writing.
· Generates ideas prior to organizing them * Uses a variety of prewriting strategies
1.2.1 Analyzes task and composes multiple drafts when appropriate a. Refers to prewriting plan.
1.4.1 Edits for conventions (see 3.3).
1.3.1 Revises text, including changing words, sentences, paragraphs, and ideas.Rereads work several times and has a different focus for each reading (e.g., first reading — adding transitions; second reading — deleting unnecessary details; third reading — identifying areas where evidence is lacking and adding relevant information). Evaluates and uses feedback (e.g., “I’ll use the word transformation to improve my word choice.”).

3.1.1 Analyzes ideas, selects a manageable topic, and elaborates using specific, relevant details and/or examples.

3.1.2 Analyzes and selects effective organizational structure. -- organize, lead, end, transitions

3.2.1 Applies understanding that different audiences and purposes affect writer’s voice.

2.1.1 Applies understanding of multiple and varied audiences to write effectively.
2.2.1 Demonstrates understanding of different purposes for writing.

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