Focus:
Week Focus:
Why am I here? (contract); procedures;
Prewriting Ideas -- gathering, writing, organizing, revising for draft
Cat and Fish by J. Grant
Links:
Welcome Back
Start Page: Ms. Edwards
Assignments and Links
http://whatelse.pbworks.com/Team-Roles-Intro
Why are we here Google Doc
Math Data Survey
Bar-b-cue 8/31
Meet the families--Introduce the year
Focus--Who am I--Who are you
What should I know about your student?
Writing Class Technology
Reading Strategies, homework supplies; Writing Components (Traits and Process), strategies, supplies
Tues 9/1
Paper: 5 things I like to do
It’s Utter Panda-monium Around Here! How do we prevent pandemonium?
Welcome Prezi and Glogster info.
(T-Chart) Procedures -Enter room--Supplies--Help
Cat and Fish
Prompt:
How can we meet in the middle of our worlds?
http://whatelse.pbworks.com/Team-Roles-Intro
Edit: Captials, Punctuation, Spelling
WED 9/2
CSI: Capture, Strengthen Interact
C: Paper: 5 things I don't like to do; meet in the middle (yesterday)
S: How do you write to a topic? How did you get your ideas? How did you write them down?
I: Poster “I hear yes’s better than no’s.”
Lead to review of procedures (lesson time, work time)
Prompt:
Why am I here? Independent, partner, group, class
Partner, Group at Google Docs: http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AQsuI822sR10ZGZqYmJuc2JfMTA0ZDRubjd6Z3E&hl=en
Check:
Ideas? Strategy? Organized? Proofread?
Survey: http://whatelse.pbworks.com/Survey-AS
Thurs 9/3
Library: Book Fair
C: Meet in the middle, Yes's, Why here?*
Survey-AS ---http://whatelse.pbworks.com/Survey-AS
Finish Test
Poster: Cat in a fishbowl; fish outside looking in
Fri 9/4
C: Paper: What facts do you know from our survey? How do you know?
Poster: “Some days it doesn’t pay to get out of bed.”
Discuss how to share feelings; how to put problems aside and focus at school.
Preparation for President Obama’s speech and Constitution reading/writing
Monday Labor Day
Tuesday 9/8
Complete Constitution/Obama discussion
http://nespelemeagles.pbworks.com/President-Speaks-to-Kids President Obama
C: Paper: What facts do you know from our survey? How do you know?
Add to blog--- http://writemath4u.blogspot.com/
http://writemath4u.blogspot.com/2009/09/find-facts-b.html
Goal: Prewrite in web, list, or free-write, then re-read and number to organize your ideas before drafting.
S: Review Why am I Here? Doc
Write to a topic-- did you --
Prewrite 1: List, web, freewrite, number?
Prewrite 2: Add details, names (nouns/adjectives), active verbs; number to organize
Ideas? Strategies? Organized? Revise? Strategies? Proofread?
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
Assessment
9/8 Goal: Can you write to a topic with clear and organized ideas? What strategies do you use? Where's your evidence of your strategies (process) and your writing (product)?
Products
Have you written:
5 things I like to do
5 things I don't like to do
1 Favorite sport or hobby; 1 Thing good at in that sport or hobby; 1 thing to get better at in that sport or hobby
How can we meet in the middle of our worlds?
Why am I here?
What do I (we) need to do to make it happen in a way that is positive, safe, and fun?
Process
Prewrite 1: List, web, freewrite, -- number ideas in order-- all on topic
Prewrite 2-- revise ideas: Add details, names (nouns/adjectives), active verbs; number to organize -- all on topic
I: Did you follow “write to a topic” procedure?
Ideas? Strategies? Organized? Strategies? Revise? Strategies? Proofread?
What did you learn?
What do you need to learn (goal)
What steps do you need to take to learn this? (plan)
