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
Tues 9/29
Notebook, Folder, CSI checklists -- goals
Table of Contents
Strengthen:
Where I’m From
Prewrite Strategies review: Freewrite, web, list, graphic organizer,
Introduce: timeline
Wed 9/30
S: Poetic Form: phrases -- short lines
Drafting Strategies: Organize notes from prewrite -- number/color/start in middle
Thursday 10/1
S: Stars and Wishes -- peer sharing
Fri 10/2
memorial
Mon 10/5
S: Revision techniques: ARMS 1,2,3 Add
http://whatelse.pbworks.com/Revision
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.
