10/20/09 - 10/26/09

Week Focus:

Prewriting Ideas -- gathering, writing, organizing, revising for draft
Drafting and Revising-- ARMS: Add, Remove, Move, Substitute
Goal: Prewrite in web, list, or free-write, then re-read and number to organize your ideas before drafting; timeline; graphic organizer;
Goal: Fluency
Goal: poetry: Where I’m From
Figurative Language -- revision strategies (ARMS)

http://whatelse.pbworks.com/Where-Im-From
http://whatelse.pbworks.com/Revision

Writing Process Evaluation


Tues 10/20
ARMS Review
Where I’m From revision and final draft

Wed 10/21
Power Writing

1.Re-read and choose a power writing you have already completed.
2. Prewrite more ideas on that topic.
3. Decide if it will be paragraphs (fact or nonfiction) or poetry.
4. Decide who would like to read it later.
5. Organize. Use highlighters to highlight the best parts of your prewriting. Number them in the order that makes sense for your reader.
6. Draft. (double space; do not write on back)

Workshop: Use your ARMS to revise your draft.
Add, Remove, Move, Substitute


Thurs 10/22
ARMS: Revise your draft. Write your strategy in the margins and underline your revision.
Review requirements and what students have done
Cover letter and example



Fri 10/23
Sub Day


Monday 10/26
Power Write
Write Source
Art for drafts




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

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.

3.2.2 Analyzes and selects language appropriate for specific audiences and purposes.
Component 3.3: Knows and
applies appropriate grade level writing conventions. W

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