04/26/10 - 05/25/10 Weeks 31-34

Week Focus:
Prewriting Ideas -- gathering, writing, organizing, revising for draft
Drafting and Revising-- ARMS: Add, Remove, Move, Substitute
http://whatelse.pbworks.com/Revision   See revision tips 2

connect ideas;
elaborate;
word choice
http://whatelse.pbworks.com/Owhi-Connected-Organization-Example

Follow model essay
How will you follow the model and keep your voice?
Example (log in required )


Formats: Blogs, Zines
Blog Template for drafts

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4/26 Earth day videos and prewrite
4/27 videos and notes for research
4/28 research  -- google earth
4/29 drafts -- google earth
4/30 drafts --- google earth
5/3 2010: NASA facts
5/3 2010: NASA facts
5/4 Blog Draft Page; Write Paragraphs for blogs; name for blog; theme for blog
5/5 Share and edit paragraphs as class; Tween Tribune for ideas on what to blog next
5/6 5/7 5/10
Projects: Blog; Tween Tribune; Zine

5/12 tween tribune reflection. Blog ideas brainstorm.
5/13 grow a blog. Research and write
5/14 sub test
5/17 blog edit. Zines  
5/18 sub zines
5/19 power write, blogs zines
5/20 owhi lake
5/21 thank you zines
5/24 teacher training
5/25 tween tribune, spelling city

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EALRs

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
Component 3.3: Knows and applies appropriate grade level writing conventions. W
2.1.1 Applies understanding of multiple and varied audiences to write effectively.
·       Identifies an intended audience.
·       Identifies and includes information audience needs to know (e.g., defines scientific terms, makes no assumptions about audience’s prior knowledge).
·       Identifies audience’s interest and knowledge of topic to determine emphasis.
·       Anticipates readers’ questions and writes accordingly.
2.2.1 Demonstrates understanding of different purposes for writing.
·       Writes to pursue a personal interest, to explain, or to persuade.
·       Writes to analyze informational and literary texts (e.g., explains the results of a character’s actions; explains the steps in a scientific investigation).
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.
·       Selects and uses precise and specialized language in content writing (math language).

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