Week Focus:
Why am I here? (contract); procedures;
Prewriting Ideas -- gathering, writing, organizing, revising for draft
Goal: Prewrite in web, list, or free-write, then re-read and number to organize your ideas before drafting.
Goal: Fluency
Goal: paragraph structure
skin i’m in text by bell hooks
Links:
Wiki Etiquette
Start Page: Ms. Edwards
Assignments and Links
http://whatelse.pbworks.com/Team-Roles-Intro
Why are we here Google Doc
http://nespelemeagles.pbworks.com/President-Speaks-to-Kids
Wed 9/9
Writing pretest
Thurs 9/10
C: Write goal and do entry: In five years, I want to be...
S: 5Bs of Internet -- signature required
I: Power Write
Friday 9/11
Entry: 1 Favorite sport or hobby; 1 Thing good at in that sport or hobby; 1 thing to get better at in that sport or hobby
C: Can you find a topic to write about? Where? How do you start writing?
S: Review Goal: Prewrite in web, list, or free-write, then re-read and number to organize your ideas before drafting.
Draw to write: Your favorite place; X five places and label; prewrite, reread, number.
I: Draft
Sub Mon 9/14 Tues 9/15 Wed 9/16
Thurs 9/17 Constitution Day
Why important? What is it? How did we get it?
Fri 9/18
C: Write goal and entry: Alphabet list of things you know about.
S and I:
Reflection:
Review all procedures and last week's CSI √ Completed C's and Mastered S's
Can you write to a topic-- where's your evidence?
Prewrite 1: List, web, freewrite, number?
Prewrite 2: Add details, names (nouns/adjectives), active verbs; number to organize
I: Did you follow “write to a topic” procedure?
Ideas? Strategies? Organized? Strategies? Revise? Strategies? Proofread?
What did you learn?
What do you still need to learn (your goal)?
How do you plan to meet your goal? (your steps)
I: Prewrite/Draft on one of your ABCs
Mon 9/21
C: Prewrite/Draft on one of your ABCs or 50/51
S: Power Write -- what and why;
I: Circle best power write; re-read, number; rewrite with more details
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
Component 1.4: Edits text. W
Component 3.3: Knows and applies appropriate grade level writing conventions. W
EALR 3: The student writes clearly and effectively.
Component 3.1: Develops ideas and organizes writing. W
3.2.2 Analyzes and selects language appropriate for specific audiences and purposes.
Assessment
9/8 Goal: Can you write to a topic with clear and organized ideas? What strategies do you use? Where's your evidence of your strategies (process) and your writing (product)?
Products
Have you written:
5 things I like to do
5 things I don't like to do
1 Favorite sport or hobby; 1 Thing good at in that sport or hobby; 1 thing to get better at in that sport or hobby
How can we meet in the middle of our worlds?
Why am I here?
What do I (we) need to do to make it happen in a way that is positive, safe, and fun?
Process
Prewrite 1: List, web, freewrite, -- number ideas in order-- all on topic
Prewrite 2-- revise ideas: Add details, names (nouns/adjectives), active verbs; number to organize -- all on topic
I: Did you follow “write to a topic” procedure?
Ideas? Strategies? Organized? Strategies? Revise? Strategies? Proofread?
What did you learn?
What do you need to learn (goal)
What steps do you need to take to learn this? (plan)
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February 2 to February 9
Focus
Eagle Festival Essay/Poetry
https://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Eagle-Contest
Figurative language
https://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Figurative-Language
Genre Project Main Page
Third Quarter Requirements
http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Writing-Requirements
Lesson Focus
The student will be able to follow the writing process using the six traits of powerful writing and peer conferences to prewrite, draft, and compose an essay and a poem on a topic related to the Balde Eagle Festival.
Our Lesson Progress is listed at:
https://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Eagle-Contest
Each activity follows an EALR expectation (below).
Each day I will record the step completed as lesson and any other lessons/activities completed as the need arises. Students still want to work on their choice genre writing, blogs,and voicethreads.
Monday 2/2
Practice with same Idea tree pictures:
Teams: 1a, 2a: What would you write if you were a reporter?
Teams 1b, 2b: What would you write if you were a story-teller?
What will be your message? and purpose (reporter - inform; story - entertain)
Did you:
Reporter--
Zoom out for big picture?
Zoom in for details? (snapshot?)
Include 5Ws?
Main idea first?
Supporting details?
Did you:
Story teller:
Set up story -- describe setting?
Describe characters?
Show, not tell action (action verbs)?
Beginning, Middle, Ending?
End with message for reader?
Prewriting for Contest (have already power written)
Drafting review:
http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/W5678-Shee-Camping-Trip What details and action are in YOUR draft?
1. Zoom in/out; details
2. List as many 5Ws as you can: who, what, when, where, why
3. Write a twenty-word gist statement -- what is the main idea/message?
4. Describe what the creature in your story looks and sounds like; acts like
Keep in mind your message and purpose.
Tuesday 2/3
Third Quarter Requirements
http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Writing-Requirements
Review strategies: zoom, snapshot, 5Ws, gists, looks/sounds/acts
Organization Strategy in prewriting: number, symbols, color to order your ideas
Share
Draft
Wednesday 2/4
Draft, Share, Draft on wiki
Review figurative language
https://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Figurative-Language
Thursday 2/5 Friday 2/6
Poetry for contest: Found/Pattern
http://room30space.blogspot.com/2008/10/poetry-corner.html
https://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Eagle-Contest#ProcessFoundPoem
Discuss poem possibilities
Draft, Share, Draft on wiki
Monday 2/9
Finalize story/essay/poems and print
Review figurative language possibilities
Revise, share, finalize, print.
EALR
1: The student understands and uses a writing process.
1.1.1 Applies more than one strategy for generating ideas and planning writing.
· Generates ideas prior to organizing them * Uses a variety of prewriting strategies
1.2.1 Analyzes task and composes multiple drafts when appropriate a. Refers to prewriting plan.
1.4.1 Edits for conventions (see 3.3).
1.3.1 Revises text, including changing words, sentences, paragraphs, and ideas.Rereads work several times and has a different focus for each reading (e.g., first reading — adding transitions; second reading — deleting unnecessary details; third reading — identifying areas where evidence is lacking and adding relevant information). Evaluates and uses feedback (e.g., “I’ll use the word transformation to improve my word choice.”).
3.1.1 Analyzes ideas, selects a manageable topic, and elaborates using specific, relevant details and/or examples.
3.1.2 Analyzes and selects effective organizational structure. -- organize, lead, end, transitions
3.2.1 Applies understanding that different audiences and purposes affect writer’s voice.
2.1.1 Applies understanding of multiple and varied audiences to write effectively.
2.2.1 Demonstrates understanding of different purposes for writing.
Eagle Festival Essay/Poetry
https://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Eagle-Contest
Figurative language
https://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Figurative-Language
Genre Project Main Page
Third Quarter Requirements
http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Writing-Requirements
Lesson Focus
The student will be able to follow the writing process using the six traits of powerful writing and peer conferences to prewrite, draft, and compose an essay and a poem on a topic related to the Balde Eagle Festival.
Our Lesson Progress is listed at:
https://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Eagle-Contest
Each activity follows an EALR expectation (below).
Each day I will record the step completed as lesson and any other lessons/activities completed as the need arises. Students still want to work on their choice genre writing, blogs,and voicethreads.
Monday 2/2
Practice with same Idea tree pictures:
Teams: 1a, 2a: What would you write if you were a reporter?
Teams 1b, 2b: What would you write if you were a story-teller?
What will be your message? and purpose (reporter - inform; story - entertain)
Did you:
Reporter--
Zoom out for big picture?
Zoom in for details? (snapshot?)
Include 5Ws?
Main idea first?
Supporting details?
Did you:
Story teller:
Set up story -- describe setting?
Describe characters?
Show, not tell action (action verbs)?
Beginning, Middle, Ending?
End with message for reader?
Prewriting for Contest (have already power written)
Drafting review:
http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/W5678-Shee-Camping-Trip What details and action are in YOUR draft?
1. Zoom in/out; details
2. List as many 5Ws as you can: who, what, when, where, why
3. Write a twenty-word gist statement -- what is the main idea/message?
4. Describe what the creature in your story looks and sounds like; acts like
Keep in mind your message and purpose.
Tuesday 2/3
Third Quarter Requirements
http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Writing-Requirements
Review strategies: zoom, snapshot, 5Ws, gists, looks/sounds/acts
Organization Strategy in prewriting: number, symbols, color to order your ideas
Share
Draft
Wednesday 2/4
Draft, Share, Draft on wiki
Review figurative language
https://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Figurative-Language
Thursday 2/5 Friday 2/6
Poetry for contest: Found/Pattern
http://room30space.blogspot.com/2008/10/poetry-corner.html
https://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Eagle-Contest#ProcessFoundPoem
Discuss poem possibilities
Draft, Share, Draft on wiki
Monday 2/9
Finalize story/essay/poems and print
Review figurative language possibilities
Revise, share, finalize, print.
EALR
1: The student understands and uses a writing process.
1.1.1 Applies more than one strategy for generating ideas and planning writing.
· Generates ideas prior to organizing them * Uses a variety of prewriting strategies
1.2.1 Analyzes task and composes multiple drafts when appropriate a. Refers to prewriting plan.
1.4.1 Edits for conventions (see 3.3).
1.3.1 Revises text, including changing words, sentences, paragraphs, and ideas.Rereads work several times and has a different focus for each reading (e.g., first reading — adding transitions; second reading — deleting unnecessary details; third reading — identifying areas where evidence is lacking and adding relevant information). Evaluates and uses feedback (e.g., “I’ll use the word transformation to improve my word choice.”).
3.1.1 Analyzes ideas, selects a manageable topic, and elaborates using specific, relevant details and/or examples.
3.1.2 Analyzes and selects effective organizational structure. -- organize, lead, end, transitions
3.2.1 Applies understanding that different audiences and purposes affect writer’s voice.
2.1.1 Applies understanding of multiple and varied audiences to write effectively.
2.2.1 Demonstrates understanding of different purposes for writing.
December 9, 2008 to January 5, 2009
Focus: Writing Notebooks --
Holiday Writing -- Memories/Santa Letters
Lessons: Table of Contents/ Teacher conferences --Review: N7: Writing from the Heart
As needed:
Intro: N12 Artifacts; N13 Memories; N17 Stretch Writing; N14 Authentic Details; I15 General to Specific Details; I17 Supporting Details; 13 Invent specifics to fill memory gaps; L23 Action Verbs; L22 Nifty Nouns; D3 Organize; D7 2-3-1 Organization; D5 Transitions; Specific Words - L23 Action Verbs; L22 Nifty Nouns; leads/endings
Word Choice Lesson Daily: Eliminate Dead Verbs --http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Dead-Verbs
Lessons: Writing Process
https://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Writing-Process%3A-P-D-R-S
Writing Memories
https://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Holiday-Memory
https://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Holiday-Memory-Sample
Writing Letters to Santa
https://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Santa
Tuesday 12/9 Intro Memory Project -- L22 nouns and L23 verbs
Prewriting -- lists to organize and select nouns/verbs; topic sentence and message
Wednesday 12/10 Complete prewriting;
lists to organize and select nouns/verbs; topic sentence and message
Review: N14 L22 nouns and L23 verbs;
Thursday 12/11:
Notebook Writing -- choice and share;
I15 General to Specific Details; N13 -- invent specifics to fill for nouns and details, including senses; Memory Project -- Review and draft for Message with topic sentence (who what when where)
Friday 12/12
Notebook Writing -- choice and share; -- details
Revision -- review process and strategies
Teacher conference; edit; type on computer
Monday 12/15
D7 organize;
D18 Lead Question or D20 Open with scene;
Endings: D24 End question; D25 End humor; D23 Ending
Final Draft and Share
Tuesday 12/16
Complete final memory drafts, if needed.
Santa Letter Prewriting --- same process -- lists to lists to organize and select nouns/verbs; Draft and share;
Draft process with revision -- nouns/verbs/ transitions leads/ends
Wed 12/17
Final Drafts and sharing
Thursday 12/18
Dress Rehearsal/ Program No Class
Friday 12/19
Early Dismissal; no class
Monday 1/05/09
Power Writing: winter fun; winter blues; holiday fun; holiday blues; red,white,blue Obama on Jan 2oth
Sentence Fluency N12 Simple to Complex
Cross-writing from story starter:
Trudging through the thick snow to the top of the hill, ....
EALR 1: The student understands and uses a writing process. 1.1.1 Applies more than one strategy for generating ideas and planning writing.
· Generates ideas prior to organizing them * Uses a variety of prewriting strategies
1.2.1 Analyzes task and composes multiple drafts when appropriate a. Refers to prewriting plan.
1.4.1 Edits for conventions (see 3.3).
1.3.1 Revises text, including changing words, sentences, paragraphs, and ideas.Rereads work several times and has a different focus for each reading (e.g., first reading — adding transitions; second reading — deleting unnecessary details; third reading — identifying areas where evidence is lacking and adding relevant information). Evaluates and uses feedback (e.g., “I’ll use the word transformation to improve my word choice.”).
3.1.1 Analyzes ideas, selects a manageable topic, and elaborates using specific, relevant details and/or examples.
3.1.2 Analyzes and selects effective organizational structure. -- organize, lead, end, transitions
3.2.1 Applies understanding that different audiences and purposes affect writer’s voice.
2.1.1 Applies understanding of multiple and varied audiences to write effectively.
2.2.1 Demonstrates understanding of different purposes for writing.
Holiday Writing -- Memories/Santa Letters
Lessons: Table of Contents/ Teacher conferences --Review: N7: Writing from the Heart
As needed:
Intro: N12 Artifacts; N13 Memories; N17 Stretch Writing; N14 Authentic Details; I15 General to Specific Details; I17 Supporting Details; 13 Invent specifics to fill memory gaps; L23 Action Verbs; L22 Nifty Nouns; D3 Organize; D7 2-3-1 Organization; D5 Transitions; Specific Words - L23 Action Verbs; L22 Nifty Nouns; leads/endings
Word Choice Lesson Daily: Eliminate Dead Verbs --http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Dead-Verbs
Lessons: Writing Process
https://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Writing-Process%3A-P-D-R-S
Writing Memories
https://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Holiday-Memory
https://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Holiday-Memory-Sample
Writing Letters to Santa
https://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Santa
Tuesday 12/9 Intro Memory Project -- L22 nouns and L23 verbs
Prewriting -- lists to organize and select nouns/verbs; topic sentence and message
Wednesday 12/10 Complete prewriting;
lists to organize and select nouns/verbs; topic sentence and message
Review: N14 L22 nouns and L23 verbs;
Thursday 12/11:
Notebook Writing -- choice and share;
I15 General to Specific Details; N13 -- invent specifics to fill for nouns and details, including senses; Memory Project -- Review and draft for Message with topic sentence (who what when where)
Friday 12/12
Notebook Writing -- choice and share; -- details
Revision -- review process and strategies
Teacher conference; edit; type on computer
Monday 12/15
D7 organize;
D18 Lead Question or D20 Open with scene;
Endings: D24 End question; D25 End humor; D23 Ending
Final Draft and Share
Tuesday 12/16
Complete final memory drafts, if needed.
Santa Letter Prewriting --- same process -- lists to lists to organize and select nouns/verbs; Draft and share;
Draft process with revision -- nouns/verbs/ transitions leads/ends
Wed 12/17
Final Drafts and sharing
Thursday 12/18
Dress Rehearsal/ Program No Class
Friday 12/19
Early Dismissal; no class
Monday 1/05/09
Power Writing: winter fun; winter blues; holiday fun; holiday blues; red,white,blue Obama on Jan 2oth
Sentence Fluency N12 Simple to Complex
Cross-writing from story starter:
Trudging through the thick snow to the top of the hill, ....
EALR 1: The student understands and uses a writing process. 1.1.1 Applies more than one strategy for generating ideas and planning writing.
· Generates ideas prior to organizing them * Uses a variety of prewriting strategies
1.2.1 Analyzes task and composes multiple drafts when appropriate a. Refers to prewriting plan.
1.4.1 Edits for conventions (see 3.3).
1.3.1 Revises text, including changing words, sentences, paragraphs, and ideas.Rereads work several times and has a different focus for each reading (e.g., first reading — adding transitions; second reading — deleting unnecessary details; third reading — identifying areas where evidence is lacking and adding relevant information). Evaluates and uses feedback (e.g., “I’ll use the word transformation to improve my word choice.”).
3.1.1 Analyzes ideas, selects a manageable topic, and elaborates using specific, relevant details and/or examples.
3.1.2 Analyzes and selects effective organizational structure. -- organize, lead, end, transitions
3.2.1 Applies understanding that different audiences and purposes affect writer’s voice.
2.1.1 Applies understanding of multiple and varied audiences to write effectively.
2.2.1 Demonstrates understanding of different purposes for writing.
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