01/19/10 - 01/26/10

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

Review Paragraph Structure
http://whatelse.pbworks.com/Thankful

Writing Process Evaluation

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Focus: Sentence Fluency and Strong Verbs

Sentence Fluency

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

http://write.nsdeagles.org/home/assignments/workshop-expectations/workshop-lessons/sentence-fluency-lessons

Gerunds

Infinitives

Prepositional Phrases

Complex Sentences

Transitions

Eliminate Dead Verbs

1/19 Power Write

Eliminate Dead Verbs

http://docs.google.com/View?id=dg9d35kb_255crvw7dcm

Choose two paragraphs to revise for strong verbs

Revise paragraphs for strong verbs

Revise with ARMS

Work period/conferences with teacher

1/20  and 1/21 Power Write -- Dead Verbs review; revise verbs/ARMS

Work period/conferences with teacher

1/22 Power Write--

Dead Verbs review; revise verbs/ARMS

Stars and Wishes

1/26 Power Write-- History or Science Book -- find two interesting people -- notes/paragraph -- share

1/27

Awards Project: comparative and persuasive essays

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tU-_d4TheEs8N5k8fMB1OKQ&output=html

Project Assignments: Fluency paragraph and edit; fluency lesson for grade 7; Thankful paragraph and edit; changes project

Awards Project: comparative and persuasive essays

OPTIONS: Internet Safety rules for grades 4 5 6; Life of MLK;

Internet Safety Videos from netsmarz.org

Bus Safety

Walking Safety

Internet Safety-Be Safe

Know Rules

Password

Virus

Instant Message

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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