Practice Procedures
Review prewriting
Drafting Strategies
Revision Strategies and Review
Edit/Publish
Daily: Review and Practice Expectations
8/31 BBQ
9/1 Notecard Welcome activity; Groups; Venn Diagram
9/2 What I expect of them/ What they expect of me; Venn Diagram debrief; Posters
(theme, title, design, symbols, intro BioPoem
9/3 Write Biopoem; present posters (all talk)
9/7 Reading pretest continued
9/8 Bio Poem; Notebooks
9/9 Pretest
9/10 Notebook
9/13 Prewrite BioPoem for ideas; draft
9/14 Revision Lesson: Model/Example/Identify-- Good Writing has: Details, Description, Examples, Action (Strong Verbs); Finish BioPoem: Gallery Walk and comment; Circle area of poem and write description of the experience
9/15 Models: Identify-- Good Writing has: Details, Description, Examples, Action (Strong Verbs)
9/16 Write experience paragraph; highlight examples of good writing and label: Details, Description, Examples, Action (Strong Verbs)
9/17 Elder Invitation
9/20 Review: Details, Description, Examples, Action (Strong Verbs); Share paragraph with neighbor-- ask questions (5Ws) and decide where to add details, etc. Revise paragraph.
9/21 Update notebook -- identify Details, Description, Examples, Action (Strong Verbs) and transform on page 16. Revise biopoem; neat sheet.
9/21
Territories
Revision -- baseball story; emotions/thoughts
Revise paragraphs
Guest speaker: Dawn Ensminger
9/22 Speaker Ernie Williams
Reading Class: Revise paragraphs for thoughts/ emotions; organize folders for 9/23 mentor visit; reflection info
9/23 prep for mentors
9/28 Reflection; update notebook for thoughts/ emotions / dialogue
3.1.1 Analyzes ideas, selects a manageable topic, and elaborates using specific, relevant details and/or examples. · Presents a central idea, theme, and manageable thesis while maintaining a consistent focus (e.g., “Commercials influence the spending habits of teenagers.”). · Selects specific details relevant to the topic to extend ideas or develop elaboration (e.g., quotations, data, reasons, multiple examples that build on each other). · Uses personal experiences, observations,
1.1 Prewrites
1.2 Drafts
1.3 Revises (3.1.1)
