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April 21 - April 27

Daily Process
Capture: Set daily goals and reflect
Strength: Practice daily lesson skill
Interact: with words/peers/teacher
http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/CSI-Schedule

Resources:
Fourth Quarter Requirements
http://homepage.mac.com/sherirae/grammar/index.html
https://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Figurative-Language

Collaboration:
http://eagleswrite.pbwiki.com/


Focus:
Commonalities-- Which are important to you?
Places- to go and to share
Discuss places;
Personal Flag --/Living History Project and Places;
Write itinerary with organizer --
A Trip to Memphis
Share and Revise

Writing Places Paragraphs and Essays: Glog; Practice and Draft; Revise nouns and verbs; sentence fluency; punctuation and spelling



Six Traits:
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.

http://pdsenglish5.pbwiki.com/

C = Commonalities-- Which are important to you? Places- to go and to share
S = Personal Flag --/Living History Project and Places
I = Share and Revise

4/21 4/22 4/23 WASL or Homeroom

Project Progression as needed with personalized instruction for:
4/20, 4/24


Commonalities-- Finish and edit: Which are important to you? our ideas
What is similar to our PDS friends’ important ideas?
What will you explain to your family?


4/24 4/27

Our Area --- Writing paragraphs and essays
Writing Places Paragraphs: Glog; Place Prezi; Practice and Draft; Revise nouns and verbs; sentence fluency; punctuation and spelling


Research
Summary, Adapt to fiction, Adapt to poetry
http://eagleswrite.pbwiki.com/Genre-Audience-and-Purpose



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).

January 20 - January 26

Capture: Set daily goals and reflect
Strength: Practice daily lesson skill
Interact: with words/peers/teacher
http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/CSI-Schedule

Making changes: resolutions and blogs
http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Making-Changes
GENRE: http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Genre-Expectations

http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Ideas-Intro


Figurative language
https://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Figurative-Language


Inauguration
http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/For-The-People




Monday 1/19 MLK Day
Tuesday 1/20 Inauguration Day


Inauguration Activities


Wednesday 1/21
Resolution Report and Follow up
Inauguration Reading, Responding, Vocabulary, Writing

Thursday
WASL Practice: Expository Prompt Review and feedback

Circle best part so far. Revise for strategies learned: Names, Verbs, Action, Details, Clutter, Figurative Language
Turn in

Friday
VoiceThread to President Obama: We can...

Inauguration Reading, Responding, Vocabulary, Writing


Monday 1/26
Six Trait Activity: Gist Statements --Eagle contest
Ideas: Trees --- Eagle contest

Genre Work, if time.
Genre Practice and share

Tuesday 1/27
Six Trait Activity: Gist Statements --Eagle contest
Genre Practice and share




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).


January 13th - January 20th, 2009


Focus

Word Choice Lesson: Eliminate Dead Verbs --http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Dead-Verbs
Focus: Writing Notebooks -Lessons: Table of Contents/
L12 Simple to Complex

Capture: Set daily goals and reflect
Strength: Practice daily lesson skill
Interact: with words/peers/teacher
http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/CSI-Schedule

Making changes: resolutions and blogs
http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Making-Changes

GENRE: http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Genre-Expectations

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=phjMpIkPupK9cF5d46dF3Fw

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=phjMpIkPupK8JBcco0TlrRg


Tuesday 1/13
Resolution : Changes We Make: 1 Day
Genre work

Wednesday 1/14
Resolution: MLK Day
WASL Practice: Expository Prompt

Thursday 1/15
Resolution: MLK Day
WASL finish, if needed;
Genre work


Friday 1/16
Assembly at 1:30
Genre work

Monday 1/19 MLK Day
Tuesday 1/20 Inauguration Day
Resolution Report and Follow up
Inauguration Activities
Genre Work, if time




EALR

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).

January 5th - January 12th

Focus

Word Choice
Lesson Daily: Eliminate Dead Verbs --http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Dead-Verbs

Writing Notebooks -- Lessons: Table of Contents/
L 12 Simple to Complex

CSI:
Capture: Set daily goals and reflect
Strength: Practice daily lesson skill
Interact: with words/peers/teacher
http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/CSI-Schedule


Making changes
: resolutions and blogs
http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Making-Changes

GENRE: http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Genre-Expectations






Monday 1/05/09
Power Writing
Sentence Fluency L12 Simple to Complex
Cross-writing from story starter:
Trudging through the thick snow to the top of the hill, ....

Tuesday 1/6/09

Power Writing:
What have you written in class? out of class?
What do you want to write?
What do you think you still need to learn?

Lessons: CSI
Genre Choices and discussion

Genre/Write

Wednesday 1/7/09
Capture
Strengthen: Genre/Resolutions -- Change Quotes
Interact -- confer
Reflect

Thursday 1/8

Genre Discussion; Resolution: Change Video
Group Discuss with plan to turn in

Friday 1/9

Genre Discussion; Resolution: Changers We Know


Monday 1/12


Complex Sentences- Review and Write Source Computers
Genre Discussion and Work



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).

November 12 - November 17

Focus:
Power Writing
Writing Notebooks
Blogs
Genre


Monday, November 10: Inservice -- no school
Tuesday, November 11: Veteran’s Day

Wednesday, November 12
Entry: Authority List for Writing -- make a list of writing topics of interest to you
Spelling: find you own list of frequently misspelled words (See Write Source text)
Choose ten for your personal spelling list.

Power Write
N1- Intro Writing Notebooks

Past Due: comparative essay/ self-evaluation


Thursday, November 13
N3- Notebooks -- a memory
Power Write
Blog Intro: What are they --- read blogs, discuss what they are and how they apply.
http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Blog-Permission

Friday, November 14
Power Write
N4 Notebook Launch

Blog Intro by students from yesterday: What are they --- read blogs, discuss what they are and how they apply.
http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Blog-Permission
Read blogs and discuss

Monday, November 17
Power Write
Read blogs and discuss
Read requirements and agreements; planning template






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

Component 1.2: Produces draft(s). 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

3.1.1 Analyzes ideas, selects a narrow topic, and elaborates using specific details and/or examples.
· Narrows topic with controlling idea (e.g., from general topic, such as baseball, to specific topic, such as “The Mariners are my favorite baseball team.”).
· Selects details relevant to the topic to extend ideas and develop elaboration (e.g., specific words and phrases, reasons, anecdotes, facts, descriptions, examples).

3.2.2 Analyzes and selects language appropriate for specific audiences and purposes.

2.2.1 Demonstrates understanding of different purposes for writing.
· Writes to analyze informational text or data (e.g., explains the steps of a scientific investigation).
· Writes to learn (e.g., math learning logs, reflections, double-entry logs, steps/strategies used to solve math problems), to tell a story, to explain, and to persuade.