Prewriting Ideas -- gathering, writing, organizing, revising for draft
Drafting and Revising-- ARMS: Add, Remove, Move, Substitute
Organize: Narrative
Goal: Story Workshop
Tween Tribune
Essay Variety: Expository, Compare/contrast, Persuasive
1/26 Tween Tribune (comment rules)
1/27 Tween Tribune Assignment; Interview Essay; Awards Research
What do you know? (docs)
1/28 Library; Diigo video
1/29 Continue projects-- confer with teacher each day; document your work -- Diigo research lesson
2/1 Sub Plans
2/2 Sub Plans
2/3 Power Write: Job Shadow Guest Speaker -- Miranda on High School Life Success
2/4 Sub Plans
2/5 Interview Essay Due; How to Diigo review
2/8 Focused Research for Awards project; first essay due 2/11
Current Projects:
Interview Project (essay and character sketch)
Awards Project: comparative and persuasive essays
http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tU-_d4TheEs8N5k8fMB1OKQ&output=html
Responds to Quotes (Tween Tribune)
TweenTribune News and Blog
Awards Project
Directions
Essay Outline:
1 and 2 Expository Essay Outline:
Compare/Contrast Essay
Award Nomination Essay
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
Component 3.3: Knows and applies appropriate grade level writing conventions. W
3.2.2 Analyzes and selects language appropriate for specific audiences and purposes.
EALR 3: The student writes clearly and effectively.
Component 3.1: Develops ideas and organizes writing. W
3.2.1 Applies understanding that different audiences and purposes affect writer’s voice. Writes from more than one point of view or perspective (third person for mathematical communication)
3.2.2 Analyzes and selects language appropriate for specific audiences and purposes. Selects and uses specialized vocabulary relevant to a specific content area (e.g., meteorologist, climatology).
