Week Focus:
Prewriting Ideas -- gathering, writing, organizing, revising for draft
Drafting and Revising-- ARMS: Add, Remove, Move, Substitute
Focus:
Prewriting Ideas -- gathering, writing, organizing, revising for draft
Drafting and Revising-- ARMS: Add, Remove, Move, Substitute
Organize: Ideas/Arguments/Rebuttals
Goal: Learn Debate: Gather evidence, organize evidence for arguments
Mon 10/26
Where I’m From Final draft (ARMS-- Move, Substitute)
Eracism project -- Video examples/podcast example
Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Mon (no school) Tues
10/27, 28, 29, 30; 11/2, 11/3 11/4 11/5
See our Eracism Project for Reading and Writing Lessons
Debate: Do differences make us stronger?
Lessons here. Debate: 11/3 and 11/5
Tues 10/27
Where I’m From Final draft (ARMS-- Move, Substitute)
Eracism project -- format and terms
Wed 10/28
Eracism project -- arguments
Practice
Thursday 10/29
Eracism project -evidence
Friday 10/30 11/3
Fine tune debate; practice in teams
11/3, 4, 5
RIT goals
Organize for conferences: I used to, but now I....
Best work/Need to improve
11/9 Mon
Power Write Test
Photography Essay
Photography Tips
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
