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

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Tuesday 12/9 Intro Memory Project N7 Heart; I12 Artifacts; L22 nouns and L23 verbs
Prewriting -- lists to organize and select nouns/verbs
Writing Memories
https://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Holiday-Memory
https://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Holiday-Memory-Sample

Wednesday 12/10 Complete prewriting; share; feedback; Draft; 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
Winter Notebook Writing -- details --- share
Revision -- review process and strategies
Teacher conferences; type on computer


Monday 12/15
Notebook Writing -- planning for holidays--details
D18 Lead Question or D20 Open with scene;
Endings: D24 End question; D25 End humor; D23 Ending
Final Draft and Share


Tuesday 12/16
If time, start Santa letters
Santa Letter Prewriting --- same process -- lists to lists to organize and select nouns/verbs; Draft and share; Include persuasive t
Complete final memory drafts, if needed.
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, ....

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EALR 1: The student understands and uses a writing process.

1.1.1 Prewrites to generate ideas and plan writing. W Applies more than one strategy for generating ideas and planning writing.
· Generates ideas prior to organizing them

1.2.1 Analyzes task and composes multiple drafts when appropriate a. Refers to prewriting plan. b. Drafts according to audience, purpose, and time.
d. Assesses draft and/or feedback

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 details for elaboration; second reading — deleting sentences or phrases to achieve paragraph unity; third reading — reorganizing ideas for meaning).

Records feedback using writing group procedure (e.g., partner underlines telling sentences, such as “I had fun,” and writer changes to show detail, “I squealed as the roller coaster sped around a corner.”).
· Makes decisions about writing based on feedback (e.g., revision before final draft).

EALR 3: The student writes clearly and effectively.
3.1.1 Analyzes ideas, selects a narrow topic, and
using specific details and/or examples.

3.1.2 Uses an effective organizational structure.

2.1.1 Applies understanding of multiple and varied audiences to write effectively.

3.2.1 Applies understanding that different audiences and purposes affect writer’s voice.

3.2.2 Uses language appropriate for a specific audience and purpose.
· Uses precise language (e.g., powerful verbs, specific descriptors).

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