12/7/09 - 01/04/10

Focus:

Prewriting Ideas -- gathering, writing, organizing, revising for draft

Drafting and Revising-- ARMS: Add, Remove, Move, Substitute

Organize: Narrative

Goal: Story Workshop

Information

http://youthvoices.net/

12/7 eracism final debate

12/8 Reflection on eracism

12/9 Review

Write and share beginnings: What is your lead?

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

12/10 Library --- Endings and Titles

12/11 Partner Work/Share Edit

12/14  12/15 Final edits and revisions;Publish; Create Holiday cards and snowflakes

12/15 

12/17 Dress Rehearsal

12/18 Holiday Party

1/4/09

Review Internet Safety   A Grade 3 List

Finish Stories

1/5/09

Information Reading -- Blogs: TweenTribune and Weekly Reader WORD

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

11/30/09 - 12/7/09

Week Focus:

Goal: Learn Debate: Gather evidence, organize evidence for arguments

Goal: Story elements: plot, dramatic irony, characterization in our own stories

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11/30

Write and share beginnings: What is your lead?

Stars and Wishes sharing

12/1

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

Draft/Partner share

12/2

Plot Structure: Use the plot pyramid to understand your story: What’s missing? needs improvement? What is your message and theme?

Partner Work/Share

Stars and Wishes sharing

12/3

Library

Revision: Figurative Language, Nifty Nouns, Vivid Verbs

12/4 Endings and Titles

Partner Work/Share

Edit

12/7

Edit; Stars and Wishes; Final edits and revisions

Publish

Upcoming Possibilities:

Read blogs and discuss

http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Blog-Reads

http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Blog-Permission

Read requirements and agreements; planning template

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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

3.2.2 Analyzes and selects language appropriate for specific audiences and purposes.

11/23/09 - 11/30/09

Week Focus:

Goal: Learn Debate: Gather evidence, organize evidence for arguments

Goal: Story elements: plot, dramatic irony, characterization in our own stories

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11/23
Story Workshop
Apply Dramatic Irony
Apply characterization
Story maps as prewrite and planning

11/24
Share plan
Share paragraph
Learn beginnings (Question/Action/Dialogue)

11/25
Assembly

11/30
Write and share beginnings

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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

3.2.2 Analyzes and selects language appropriate for specific audiences and purposes.

11/16/09 - 11/23/09

Week Focus:

Goal: Learn Debate: Gather evidence, organize evidence for arguments

Goal: Story elements: plot, dramatic irony, characterization

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See our Eracism Project for Reading and Writing Lessons

Debate: Do differences make us stronger?

Affirmative

Debate: 11/16 and 11/18 11/20

11/16
Prepare and debate position statement

11/17
Prepare and practice argument


11/18
Photo Design and Practice

11/19
Debate forfeited by other team
Library
New Books: Read and Write response

11/20
READ: Dramatic Irony
Story Workshop


11/23
Story Workshop
Apply Dramatic Irony
Apply characterization
Story maps as prewrite and planning

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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

3.2.2 Analyzes and selects language appropriate for specific audiences and purposes.