10/26/09 - 11/3/09

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

Writing Process Evaluation

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Mon 10/26

Write Source

Own Writing-- finish Where I’m From

Cover letter

Tues 10/27

Write Source

Own Writing-- finish Where I’m From

Cover letter

READ: Apostrophes, page 27

Wed 10/28

READ 20-21 Simile/Metaphor

Thurs 10/29

READ: Narrative Paragraph -- Review ARMS/NN/VV/!/~ etch

Goals: RIT in Language

I used to, but now I

Best work/Need to improve

Fri 10/30

Finish Goals:

READ: Zombie Haiku

Mon 11/2 Teacher Day 11/3

Power Write

Organize and Practice for conferences

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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.