Prewriting Ideas -- gathering, writing, organizing, revising for draft
Drafting and Revising-- ARMS: Add, Remove, Move, Substitute
Organize: Biography; Compare/Contrast
Goal: Biographical Memorial Person Award
Tween Tribune
Essay Variety: Expository, Compare/contrast, Persuasive
2/8 - 2/12
2/8 2/9 Focused Research for Awards project; first essay due 3/2 Continue projects-- confer with teacher each day; document your work -- Diigo research lesson
Lessons:
Research Topic Focus -- Diigo research notes for those only -- one person first; How to research; how to gather notes; how to synthesize and summarize
Create checklist of research goals together (docs)
Review Essay Requirements (See Awards project directions)
Document daily: CSI
https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0ApCrzGH9Dh-odGhmMEZLLXVqOWRFY3BwSzM4SnU3M2c&hl=en
Document Weekly: Writing Log on Writing Process and Traits
https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0ApCrzGH9Dh-odERvcnFJaWpCM2VONTkxUVNudGJuTVE&hl=en
Each Essay: Self Evaluate (See also Awards information)
https://docs.google.com/a/my.nsdeagles.org/Doc?docid=0AcLKgmt-9pX_ZGR6d2tiNV8yMGd4cTR3NWdm&hl=en
2/9 Essay Review
2/10 Validity of Websites
2/11 Research w/Diigo
2/12 Research and move to reflection
2/17 Validity -- author, audience, scholarship
2/18 Bald Eagle Festival
2/17 Final Draft and evaluation
2/18 Second Essay Project/Person -- apply lessons Due 2/27
2/19 Writing Reflection
2/22 Balde Eagle Festival review and reflection; research
2/23 2/24 Olympic Writing: strong verbs/metaphor/consonance
2/25 Research, Reflect and Draft
2/26 Substitute
3/1 Research, Reflect and Draft
Lesson: compare/contrast
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).
