10/6/09 - 10/13/09

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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Mon 10/5
S: Revision techniques: ARMS 1,2,3 Add

http://whatelse.pbworks.com/Revision

Tues 10/6
Revise poem; Strategy: ARMS
ARMS: A: ADD to your writing:
Add for C:
2 strong verbs *
2 precise nouns !
2 instances of alliteration or consonance ~
Grammar Packet 1I

Wed 10/7
Power Write
Nouns page 408
Review: prepositional phrases --look for in poem
Own writing

Thurs 10/8
Revise poem; Strategy: ARMS
http://whatelse.pbworks.com/Revision
ARMS: R: Remove
Add, Remove in your own poem.
Genre Writing Prompts

Friday 10/9
Goal and Reflections -- cover letter
ARMS: M: Move -- Move in your poem
Vocabulary
Prewrite
Draft
Revision
Prepositional phrase


Mon 10/12 No School Tues 10/13
Power Writing
NWEA Testing

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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.