10/26/09 - 11/3/09

Week Focus:

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: poetry: Where I’m From
Figurative Language

http://whatelse.pbworks.com/Where-Im-From

http://whatelse.pbworks.com/Revision
Share, Revise poems

Genre Writing Prompts

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Mon 10/26

Where I’m From final on wiki--share

Write Source

Add art for your poem/draft so far

Tues 10/27

Write Source

Own Writing-- finish Where I’m From

READ: Apostrophes, page 27

Wed 10/28

READ 20-21 Simile/Metaphor

Thurs 10/29

READ: Narrative Paragraph -- Review ARMS/NN/VV/!/~ etch

Goals: RIT in Language

I used to, but now I

Best work/Need to improve

Fri 10/30

Finish Goals:

READ: Zombie Haiku

Mon 11/2 Teacher Day 11/3

Power Write

Organize and Practice for conferences

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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

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

10/20/09 - 10/26/09

Week Focus:

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: poetry: Where I’m From
Figurative Language

http://whatelse.pbworks.com/Where-Im-From

http://whatelse.pbworks.com/Revision
Share, Revise poems

Genre Writing Prompts

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Tues 10/20

What is a wiki? How to login, create a page, write drafts
Write poems.

Wed 10/21
Revision techniques: ARMS-4 Move
Try on poem or story; share
Continue wiki work


Thurs 10/22
Circle a paragraph from power writing-
Copy over, skipping lines.
Revision techniques: ARMS-5 Substitute
http://whatelse.pbworks.com/Revision
Revise your power writing Add, Remove, Move,Substitute and Share
Continue wiki work

Fri 10/23
Sub Day

Mon: 10/26
Power Write
Share
Write Source
Add art for your poem/story so far

Optional:
Author’s Share on wiki (Stars and Wishes comment share)

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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

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

10/14/09 - 10/19/09

Week Focus:

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: poetry: Where I’m From
Figurative Language

http://whatelse.pbworks.com/Where-Im-From

http://whatelse.pbworks.com/Revision
Share, Revise poems

Genre Writing Prompts

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Wed 10/14

Poetry Share
Revision techniques: ARMS-2
http://whatelse.pbworks.com/Revision
Revise and Share

Thurs 10/15
Power Write
Share
Organize folders/Table of Contents
ARMS 3
Poetry

Fri 10/16
Writing for authentic purposes:
Cards/Letters for Miss Merrill

Mon 10/19
Power Write
Share
ARMS Move/Remove clutter
Poetry
Try your own and Share

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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

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

Writing Process Evaluation

Back to Writing 5-8

Are you writing each day to complete your requirements?

Name: Date: 5 6 7 8

Topic	Audience
Purpose	Genre

Standard	1 Below Standard	2 Approaches Standard	3 Meets Standard	4 Exceeds Standard
Did you plan your prewriting for your audience and purpose? (1.1.1) (2.1.1) (2.2.1)
Are you planning your ideas by organizing your prewriting ideas (number your list, cluster, web, organizer, free-write) (1.1.1)
Did you draft from more than one source/entry using your organized prewriting for your audience and purpose? (1.2.1)(2.1.1) (2.2.1) (3.2.1)
Did you revises your writing, including changing words, sentences, paragraphs, and ideas with your ARMS revision strategies so your writing is clear, concise, organized? (Add, Remove, Move, Substitute) (1.3.1) (3.1.1) (3.1.2) (3.2.2)
Did you write in paragraphs with topic/support sentences that are different lengths and have different beginnings? (1.3.1) (3.2.3)
In your final draft did you edit for errors? (1.4) (3.3)
Did you publish in a form that meets your audience and purpose, includes images or charts to explain your ideas, and looks professional? (1.5.1)

10/6/09 - 10/13/09

Week Focus:

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: poetry: Where I’m From
Figurative Language

http://whatelse.pbworks.com/Where-Im-From

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Mon 10/5
Draft second two stanzas
Write Source

Tues 10/6
Goals and reflection
Nouns 408 Blue WS
S: Stars and Wishes -- peer sharing
Write Source

10/7
Power Writing


10/8
S:
Nouns, page 409 BWS
Share Power Writing (nouns/possessive nouns, verbs)


10/9
S:
Snakes by student
Revision techniques: ARMS-1
http://whatelse.pbworks.com/Revision
Share, Revise poems

Mon 10/12 No School Tues 10/13

Revise poem; Strategy: ARMS
Revision techniques: ARMS-2

http://whatelse.pbworks.com/Revision
Share, Revise poems

Genre Writing Prompts

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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

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.

Component 3.3: Knows and applies appropriate grade level writing conventions. W