Focus:
Prewriting Ideas -- gathering, writing, organizing, revising for draft
Drafting and Revising-- ARMS: Add, Remove, Move, Substitute
Organize: Narrative
Goal: Story Workshop
Information
Characterization:
Description by Narrator, Other characters
Personality by what the character says, thinks, does
Personality by how character interacts with other characters
Personality by what other characters say
Plot Structure: Use the plot pyramid to understand your story: What’s missing? needs improvement? What is your message and theme?
Revision: Figurative Language, Nifty Nouns, Vivid Verbs
Partner Work/Share --Stars and Wishes sharing
Finish Stories
What topics did you find? Find one of interest.
Write a gist statement. Find a quote you like:
Copy quote
Explain why the quote is important to the writer
Explain why you agree or disagree (provide evidence and Be Kind -- talk about the idea)
Thank the writer for his/her ideas
Continue reading for information. Find own topic by reading about current events: Helping Hounds; Hard Work Famous; Arctic Animals; Marsupials; Swamps; Snowflakes; Learn email etiquette
1/4/09 Review Internet Safety A Grade 3 List
Finish Stories
1/5, 6, 7, 8
1- OVLC History Project: interview elders -- preview and intro interview; tips/practice; homework -- interview
2- Stories
1/11 Writing Requirements;
Tween Tribune comment as class; OVLC interview and work time; stories; Martin Luther King, Jr (nonfiction; gists; resolutions)
1/12 - 1/15 Projects: Interview Essays including character sketches; Current News with Tween Tribune
Lessons: Respond to Quote; character sketches; Essay review; story conferences
1/19 Martin Luther King, Jr (nonfiction; gists; resolutions); Essay Drafts
Current Projects:
OVLC History Project (essay and character sketch)
Internet Safety -- a How To for grades 5 6 7
Responds to Quotes (Tween Tribune)
Stories (fiction)
Resolutions/MLK
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