9/29 Ideas, Ideas, Ideas

9/29 Monday

9/29 Entry: Spelling: It's Addition!

Divide your spelling paper into parts as we have practiced. In each section write one of these base words:

tan, confer, learn, confuse, understand

With a partner, use the base words and your affix list to create as many words as you can from the base words.

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Model and discuss: Student questions in margins.

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Conference Prep


Find two writing activities to share with your family for conference time.


Conference checklist:

Student-Parent-Teacher Conference

Procedures
__ Did I share procedures for entering the room?
__ Did I share my notebook, spelling folder, and writing?
__ Did I share how I put my work away?


Spelling
__ Did I share my spelling procedures for Monday?
__ Did I share my spelling procedures for Tuesday?
__ Did I share my spelling procedures for homework?
__ Did I share my spelling procedures for the Thursday test?

Writing
__ Did I share my Writing Treasure Map?
__ Did I share my writing treasure stories?
__ Did I share how we get ideas for writing?

__ Did I share my reflections?

Compliment from guardian to child:

Goal for child from guardian:

Question for teacher from guardian:

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9/24 Conference Reflection and Tap your Map

Wed 9/24

Entry Reflection: Answer these two questions in your notebook for our parent conferences next week:

What do you like about writing class?
What do you wish would be different about writing class?

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Write about an X on your Writing Treasure Map. Write about only one X with lots of detail.

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How we work: Write, Share, Suggest, Write, Share, Suggest, Write, Edit, Publish

Model: Share my story. Show student questions in margins.

Model: Student story. Write student questions in margins.

Apply: Students ask questions of each other’s work.

Share and discuss.

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Treasure Maps for Writing

Tuesday 9/23
Entry:
1) Choose your five (5) spelling words for this week from your Personal Spelling List in your Spelling Folder. Write them in the first column on your "Weekly Word Study Sheet." Keep it out for me to check while you complete the next activity.

2) Add details to your map. More information. What else could you draw to add details of what your places looked like? Were there items you could add (windows, fishing poles, tools, handlebars???)?

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Spelling homework due tomorrow (no school Thursday or Friday).

Share maps.

Model: Begin writing one story -- with specific details by asking questions. First brainstorm: What happened? Who was there? Why? How did they act? What did they do? What did they look like? What else? What else? Use this to write your first draft.

If time, write about one of your Xs. Be detailed, as modeled. Use questions from the 5Ws to brainstorm, then draft your ideas.

(This may need to be accomplished tomorrow).