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.

11/09/09 - 11/16/09

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

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See our Eracism Project for Reading and Writing Lessons
Debate: Do differences make us stronger?
Debate: 11/3 and 11/5


11/9 Mon

Veterans Day research and writing


11/10
Affirmative research and writing
Veteran’s Day

11/11 Veterans Day

11/12

Library

READ

11/13

RIT goals

11/16

ERACISM Final Debate: PRO statement

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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.

10/26/09 - 11/9/09

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

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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

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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.

10/20/09 - 10/26/09

Week Focus:

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

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

Goal: Prewrite in web, list, or free-write, then re-read and number to organize your ideas before drafting; timeline; graphic organizer;

Goal: Fluency

Goal: poetry: Where I’m From

Figurative Language -- revision strategies (ARMS)

http://whatelse.pbworks.com/Where-Im-From

http://whatelse.pbworks.com/Revision

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Tues Oct 20
What is good writing? Compare models and discuss elements of good writing.
Pre-write review: Where I’m From
Draft (poem, MOTT paper)
ARMS: How to revise

Wed 10/21
Final (poem, MOTT paper)
ARMS: How to Revise

Thurs Oct 22
Library
Project Eracism

Fri 10/23
Sub Day

Mon 10/26
Power Write
Write Source
Eracism research

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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.

10/14/09 - 10/19/09

Week Focus:

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

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

Goal: Prewrite in web, list, or free-write, then re-read and number to organize your ideas before drafting; timeline; graphic organizer;

Goal: Fluency

Goal: poetry: Where I’m From

Figurative Language -- revision strategies (ARMS)

http://whatelse.pbworks.com/Where-Im-From

http://whatelse.pbworks.com/Revision

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Wed Oct 14
NWEA
Draft (poem, MOTT paper)
Discussion: Eracism project and decision


Thurs Oct 15
NWEA
Library
Draft (poem, MOTT paper)
Read

Fri 10/16
Reading Lange: Lange summary:
Oral discussion of:
3 most important events
why important
how connected to whole text (theme/message/lesson)
Write summary

MOTT Reading/Writing Paper due 10/15 (Yes, it is past due)

Mon 10/19

What is good writing? Compare models and discuss elements of good writing.

Pre-write review: Where I’m From

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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.