11/23/09 - 11/30/09

Week Focus:
Goal: Fluency


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

Gerunds

Infinitives

Prepositional Phrases

Complex Sentences

Transitions

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

Writing Process Evaluation

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Focus:

Sentence Fluency

http://write.nsdeagles.org/lesson-links/sentence-fluency

11/23
Follow lessons at site on Sentence Fluency to learn
Complex Sentences (BWS 444 and 600)

New Journal Notebooks

11/24
Personalize Notebooks
Things I’m Thankful for

11/25 Early Dismissal

11/30
Power Write
Complex Sentences
BWS 444 and 600 Review
Sentence Fluency: Concluding Sentence with transitions

Upcoming Lessons: 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