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