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:
Third Quarter Requirements
http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Writing-Requirements
Making changes: resolutions and blogs
http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Making-Changes
GENRE: http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Genre-Expectations
Collaboration: Living History
https://whatelse.pbwiki.com/W5-PDS-NSD-Living-History
Learn Diigo Notes
Read PDS Essays and Mapskip
Places We Will Go in Memphis (webdoc)
Places We Will Go in Memphis (wiki)
Monday 3/9 Tuesday 3/10
Learn Diigo Notes
Read PDS Essays and Mapskip
Wednesday Sub 3/11
Learn Diigo Notes
Read PDS Essays and Mapskip
Thursday 3/12 Friday 3/13 Monday 3/16
Learn Diigo Notes
Read PDS Essays and Mapskip
Tuesday 3/17
Write itinerary with organizer
Wednesday 3/18 Thursday 3/19 Wednesday 3/18 Thursday 3/19 Friday 3/20 Monday 3/23
Writing Places Paragraphs: Glog; Practice and Draft; Revise nouns and verbs; sentence fluency; punctuation and spelling
C = Commonalities-- Which are important to you?
S = Personal Flag --/Living History Project and Places
I = Share and Revise
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).
Showing posts with label transitions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label transitions. Show all posts
November 3-November 12
Focus:
Finalize projects:
https://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Election-Project
comparative essays
path to presidency project
Begin:
Veterans Day invitations and displays at http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Veterans-Day
Monday November 3
Spelling Base words:
veteran, soldier, combat, honor, glory, valor, free
Review essay project with assignment sheet.
Confer with students as needed.
Work on projects: comparative essays, presidential process, Veterans Day (http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Veterans-Day)
Tuesday November 4
Entry: Is there anything in your life worth dying for? Please write 3-5 sentences.
Spelling Words Ready
Work on projects: comparative essays, presidential process, Veterans Day (http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Veterans-Day)
Confer with students as needed.
Wednesday November 5
Work on projects: comparative essays, presidential process, Veterans Day (http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Veterans-Day)
Lesson: Display techniques and presentation for audience
Confer with students as needed.
Thursday November 6
Spelling Tests
Work on projects: comparative essays, presidential process, Veterans Day (http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Veterans-Day)
Confer with students as needed.
Friday November 7
Power Write
Pow Wow
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
Spelling: find you own list of frequently misspelled words. Choose five
Power Write
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EALRs:
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.
Finalize projects:
https://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Election-Project
comparative essays
path to presidency project
Begin:
Veterans Day invitations and displays at http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Veterans-Day
Monday November 3
Spelling Base words:
veteran, soldier, combat, honor, glory, valor, free
Review essay project with assignment sheet.
Confer with students as needed.
Work on projects: comparative essays, presidential process, Veterans Day (http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Veterans-Day)
Tuesday November 4
Entry: Is there anything in your life worth dying for? Please write 3-5 sentences.
Spelling Words Ready
Work on projects: comparative essays, presidential process, Veterans Day (http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Veterans-Day)
Confer with students as needed.
Wednesday November 5
Work on projects: comparative essays, presidential process, Veterans Day (http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Veterans-Day)
Lesson: Display techniques and presentation for audience
Confer with students as needed.
Thursday November 6
Spelling Tests
Work on projects: comparative essays, presidential process, Veterans Day (http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Veterans-Day)
Confer with students as needed.
Friday November 7
Power Write
Pow Wow
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
Spelling: find you own list of frequently misspelled words. Choose five
Power Write
++++++++++++++++++++
EALRs:
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.
October 27-November 3
Focus:Write using research--
Assignment:
Use transitions to write to compare the issues of the two candidates. You may express your opinion and include the comparison of facts to prove your opinion.
Other Assignments: Choices (poster, diagrams, speeches)
What issues are important to you? Which issues are important to you and our country?
The Economy? Energy? The Environment? Health Care? Taxes? Iraq? Afghanistan? Security?
https://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Election-Project
Monday, 10/27
Entry: Base Words --
Entry Spelling Base words:
issue, belief, part, campaign, persuade, citizen
Weekly Reader Issues Handout -- add to Venn Diagram
Assignment:
Use transitions to write to compare the issues of the two candidates. You may express your opinion and include the comparison of facts to prove your opinion.
Prewriting: Venn Diagram
Daily Reflection: What did I do? What are your sources? I learned that... My thoughts on the candidates are...Tuesday 10/28
Entry: Write five spelling words on Weekly Study Sheet
Review: Washington Candidates for Governor and District 5 House of Representatives in preparation for Mock Election Voting
Mark sample ballot.
Review: transitions/Opinions/comparison/Format
Prewriting: Venn Diagram for comparison; organizer to prewrite---Model similarity paragraph; students work with partners to write a paragraph with transitions to compare the presidential candidates similarities.
Wednesday, Oct 29 Entry: Continue similarity paragraphs with partners.
Vote on computer in Mock Election
Show: written model of sample comparisons.
Introduce Imbee; Read and agree: Wiki Etiquette
If time, discuss contrasting paragraph explaining one candidate. Work with partners to include transitions.
Thursday October 30 Spelling Tests
Continue projects and essays ---
Review goal: comparison paragraphs using transitions:1) Introduction Sentence
2) Similar Issues
3) Candidate 1 Differences
4) Your favorite candidate differences
5) Concluding Sentence
Graphic Organizer
Friday October 31
Entry: Draw a bat
Make a pop-up bat card; write a Halloween greeting:
Sample:
Watch for bats
Dodge the rats
Knock on doors
Say “Please” in fours
For treats galore
Monday November 3
Entry Spelling Base words:
veteran, soldier, combat, honor, glory, valor, free
Work on projects.
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Essential Academic Learning Requirements
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.
Essential Academic Learning Requirements
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.
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