11/09/09 - 11/16/09

Week Focus:
Prewriting Ideas -- gathering, writing, organizing, revising for draft
Drafting and Revising-- ARMS: Add, Remove, Move, Substitute
Goal: Fluency
Figurative Language -- revision strategies (ARMS)

http://whatelse.pbworks.com/Revision
http://write.nsdeagles.org/home/assignments/workshop-expectations/workshop-lessons/sentence-fluency-lessons

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

Writing Process Evaluation

Organize and Practice for conferences
Veterans Day Work: Research, Art, Poetry
Prewrite -- research/draw/notes
Draft -- poem/paragraph
Connect symbol/research --- draft/ARMS revise
http://whatelse.pbworks.com/Armed-Forces

Prewrite Thank you poem
Draft
ARMS Revision
Final

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11/9
Prewrite Thank you poem
Draft
ARMS Revision
Final

11/10
Practice / Share Veterans Writing

11/11 Veterans Day

11/12

Science Vocabulary/WSU scientists

11/13

Science Vocabulary/WSU scientists

11/16

Science Vocabulary/WSU scientists

Sentence Fluency

Strong Verbs -- Eliminate Dead Verbs

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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
1.3.1 Revises text, including changing words, sentences, paragraphs, and ideas.
· Uses effective revision tools or strategies (e.g., reading draft out loud, checking sentence beginnings, expanding sentences, using an electronic or other thesaurus).

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