Resources
Review figurative language
https://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Figurative-Language
Third Quarter Requirements
http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Writing-Requirements
http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Genre-Expectations
http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Revision-Tips-2
http://eagleviews.pbwiki.com/The-News-Project
http://eagleviews.pbwiki.com/Story-Log
http://eagleviews.pbwiki.com/Grade-6-Writers
Possible stories
Mentor Intro and questions
Mentor Blog
Mentor Questions
Presentation
Eagle Views News Blog
http://nespelem.org/whatelse/
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Monday 3/23
Prep for conferences
Look through your writing folder and wiki --
Find:
Ideas -- prewriting
Ideas -- draft
Organization --paragraphs, beginnings, endings - find in your paper
Organization and Word Choice --Names/Verbs/Emotion -- see revision tips
Sentence Fluency -- Length/Structure
Voice -- attitude appropriate for audience and purpose
Edit -- punctuation/spelling/ grammar, etc.
Show and Explain:
Wiki Work and explain how you do it.
Reporter interviews and stories
Questions
Eagle Reporter Passes
http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/W6-Student-Work-Links
http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Ideas-Intro
http://eagleviews.pbwiki.com
Tuesday 3/24 Wednesday 3/25 Friday 3/27 Monday 4/6
Sign up for stories. Write/Type Questions (neat); Start appointments
Wiki work on drafts: interviews, EAGLE traits, PDS, Fairy Tale
Share and comment --- feedback teacher and peers on stories
Teams for proofreading/revising formed.
Confer with teacher for individual lessons on: leads, headlines, pyramid, 5ws, questioning, interview review, passes, strong verbs --- document on CSI sheet
Thursday 3/26 Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences
Friday 3/27
Write:
What is your story?
Who will you interview?
What are your questions?
Write how you will ask them to be interviewed.
Type for mentor.
Starts here.
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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Elaborate! Elaborate!
Dance to the music!
Tuesday 9/23
Entry:
1) Choose your five (5) spelling words for this week from your Personal Spelling List in your Spelling Folder. Write them in the first column on your "Weekly Word Study Sheet." Keep it out for me to check while you complete the next activity.
2) Write about one of the "Xs" in your "Writing Treasure Map" Be Specfic -- Elaborate detail to detail and another detail. Keep focused on that one X -- nothing else. Just keep adding elaboration, examples, explanations, evidence, experiences (5Es) and who, what, when, where, why, how (5W +H).
Tuesday 9/23
Entry:
1) Choose your five (5) spelling words for this week from your Personal Spelling List in your Spelling Folder. Write them in the first column on your "Weekly Word Study Sheet." Keep it out for me to check while you complete the next activity.
2) Write about one of the "Xs" in your "Writing Treasure Map" Be Specfic -- Elaborate detail to detail and another detail. Keep focused on that one X -- nothing else. Just keep adding elaboration, examples, explanations, evidence, experiences (5Es) and who, what, when, where, why, how (5W +H).
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Spelling homework due tomorrow (no school Thursday or Friday).
Model: Asking questions of draft (draft on board). Discuss how helped to add detail/elaboration.
Apply:
Read your story to a neighbor. Neighbor follows along.
After the first reading, slowly read it again and your neighbor will ask you questions.
Write the questions in the margins if they help you to add details to your story.
5Es
elaboration: What else? What's another idea?
example: What is an example?
explanation: Could you explain what this is? what happened?
evidence: Where's the proof?
experience: Can you add a story or experience?
5W +H
who, what, when, where, why, how
Who will share and allow us to practice using the "Question Asking Strategy?"
Finish. Share tomorrow.
Spelling homework due tomorrow (no school Thursday or Friday).
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Model: Asking questions of draft (draft on board). Discuss how helped to add detail/elaboration.
Apply:
Read your story to a neighbor. Neighbor follows along.
After the first reading, slowly read it again and your neighbor will ask you questions.
Write the questions in the margins if they help you to add details to your story.
5Es
elaboration: What else? What's another idea?
example: What is an example?
explanation: Could you explain what this is? what happened?
evidence: Where's the proof?
experience: Can you add a story or experience?
5W +H
who, what, when, where, why, how
Who will share and allow us to practice using the "Question Asking Strategy?"
Finish. Share tomorrow.
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