Week Focus:
Prewriting Ideas -- gathering, writing, organizing, revising for draft
Drafting and Revising-- ARMS: Add, Remove, Move, Substitute
Goal: Prewrite in web, list, or free-write, then re-read and number to organize your ideas before drafting; timeline; graphic organizer;
Goal: Fluency
Goal: poetry: Where I’m From
Figurative Language -- revision strategies (ARMS)
http://whatelse.pbworks.com/Where-Im-From
http://whatelse.pbworks.com/Revision
Monday 10/5 10/6 10/7
C: Own goal
S:
Figurative Language Brosters -- Assignment 1
10/8
Library
Figurative Language Brosters -- Assignment 1
Read
10/9
Topic Where I’m From
Prewrite Strategies: Freewrite, web, list, graphic organizer, timeline
Drafting Strategies: Organize notes from prewrite -- number/color/
start in middle
I: Prewrite and Draft
http://whatelse.pbworks.com/Where-Im-From
http://whatelse.pbworks.com/Revision
10/13 No School 10/14
http://whatelse.pbworks.com/Revision
ARMS Revision: Add, Remove, Move, Substitute
Models 1 and 2
Revise own poem
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
EALR 3: The student writes clearly and effectively.
Component 3.1: Develops ideas and organizes writing. W
