12/7/09 - 01/04/10

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






Focus:



Sentence Fluency




Focus: Sentence Fluency and Strong Verbs
Sentence Fluency
http://write.nsdeagles.org/home/assignments/workshop-expectations/workshop-lessons/sentence-fluency-lessons
Gerunds
Infinitives
Prepositional Phrases
Complex Sentences
Transitions

12/7
Review paragraph structure and sentence fluency; type both paragraphs

12/8
Share paragraphs/Revise --- Use Rubric
Final revision and Publish

12/9 12/10
Music Practice    Net Grammar

12/11
Spelling     Music Practice

12/14
Spelling    Music Practice

12/15
Music Practice  Spelling

12/16
Gift of Magi Play

12/17  and 18 Early Dismissal

1/04
Power Write

1/5
Review Sentence Fluency
Create a lesson for Grade 7 students to use sentence
fluency.  How would you help them learn?

Future:
Eliminate Dead Verbs
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dg9d35kb_255crvw7dcm

Paragraph Assignments







Eliminate Dead Verbs


Upcoming Lessons: Eliminate Dead Verbs











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

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