December 9, 2008 to January 5, 2009

Focus: Writing Notebooks --
Holiday Writing -- Memories/Santa Letters -- (with persuasion)

Word Choice Lesson Daily: Eliminate Dead Verbs --http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Dead-Verbs

Writing Letters to Santa -- with persuasion
https://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Santa
http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Persuade

If time:
Lessons: Writing Process
https://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Writing-Process%3A-P-D-R-S

Writing Memories
https://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Holiday-Memory
https://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Holiday-Memory-Sample

Lessons: Table of Contents/ Teacher conferences --Review: N7: Writing from the Heart
As needed:
Intro: N12 Artifacts; N13 Memories; N17 Stretch Writing; N14 Authentic Details; I15 General to Specific Details; I17 Supporting Details; 13 Invent specifics to fill memory gaps; L23 Action Verbs; L22 Nifty Nouns; D3 Organize; D7 2-3-1 Organization; D5 Transitions; Specific Words - L23 Action Verbs; L22 Nifty Nouns; leads/endings

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Tuesday 12/9 Intro Santa Letter Project -- L22 nouns and L23 verbs
Prewriting -- lists to organize and select nouns/verbs; persuasive techniques -- http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Persuade
http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Santa-Persuades


Wednesday 12/10 Complete prewriting; share; feedback; Draft
Review persuasive strategies; N14 L22 nouns and L23 verbs;

Thursday 12/11:
Notebook Writing -- own choice/share

Advanced Prewriting for Santa project
http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Santa-Advanced-Prewriters
Review persuasive strategies;
Remember details --N13 -- invent specifics to fill;
I15 General to Specific Details; D7 organize-- start inviting; end with bang;
D18 Lead Question
Draft

Friday 12/12 Revision -- review process and strategies
Revise Draft and Share
Open: D20 Open with scene; Open with Question

Monday 12/15
Endings: D24 End question; D25 End humor; D23 Ending
Revise.

Tuesday 12/16
Revise draft process with revision -- nouns/verbs/ transitions leads/ends

Wed 12/17
Memory Prewriting --- same process -- lists to lists to organize and select nouns/verbs; Draft and share;

Thursday 12/18
Dress Rehearsal/ Program

Friday 12/19
No Class; Homeroom

Monday 1/05/09
Power Writing
Sentence Fluency N12 Simple to Complex
Cross-writing from story starter:
Trudging through the thick snow to the top of the hill, ....

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EALR 1: The student understands and uses a writing process. 1.1.1 Applies more than one strategy for generating ideas and planning writing. Generates ideas prior to organizing them * Uses a variety of prewriting strategies
1.2.1 Analyzes task and composes multiple drafts when appropriate a. Refers to prewriting plan.Drafts according to audience, purpose, and time.

1.3.1 Revises text, including changing words, sentences, paragraphs, and ideas. Rereads work several times and has a different focus for each reading (e.g., first reading — changing words to improve clarity; second reading —substituting more effective persuasive language; third reading — adding specific examples to support claim). Evaluates feedback and justifies the choice to use feedback (e.g., “I chose to change the word things because my group said it was confusing.”).

3.1.1 Analyzes ideas, selects a manageable topic, and elaborates using specific, relevant details and/or examples.

3.1.2 Analyzes and selects effective organizational structure. (paragraphs, organization, transitions

3.2.1 Applies understanding that different audiences and purposes affect writer’s voice.

3.2.2 Analyzes and selects language appropriate for specific audiences and purposes.

2.1.1 Applies understanding of multiple and varied audiences to write effectively. 2.2.1 Demonstrates understanding of different purposes for writing.

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