7 Write Lessons
Third Quarter
First Quarter Lessons
Second Quarter
March
3/04-3/11
Projects:
Expository and Persuasive Writing
Revision Practice
Circle of Empowerment: Education, Language, Culture, Tradition. and the importance of pursuing an education for American Indian and Alaska Native students
Expository Essay Practice: Analyze response, pre-write, and revise:
Imagine you are going to put one or two special possessions in a storage box for your future grandchildren to show them what you are like and/or what you enjoy doing. Write a multiple-paragraph essay for your teacher explaining what you would choose to put in the box and why.
Persuasive Prompt:
Some seventh graders attend schools where their teachers do not accept late homework. Your principal is thinking of making this a rule at your school. Take a position on this rule. Write a multiple-paragraph letter to your principal to persuade him or her to support your position.
3/04 WASL: Compare essay to WASL models; revise own
3/05 WASL: Compare essay to WASL models; revise own
3/06 WASL: Compare essay to WASL models; revise own
Essay: What would it be like to live in a drug-free community?
Review elaboration
3/07 WASL: Compare essay to WASL models; revise own
What would it be like to live in a drug-free community?
3/10 LID Day: No school
3/11 WASL: Compare essay to WASL models; revise own
February
2/12 - 2/21
Expository Essay Practice: Analyze response and prewrite
(Imagine you are going to put one or two special possessions in a storage box for your future grandchildren to show them what you are like and/or what you enjoy doing. Write a multiple-paragraph essay for your teacher explaining what you would choose to put in the box and why.)
2/11 Project Work with lessons; Entry (valentine similes); Add simile to paragraph from Friday; write 2nd paragraph -- elaborate with names, experience, example, explanation, elaboration, evidence (5Es); and on topic of prompt
2/12 Project Work with lessons; Entry (lost valentines) -- paragraphs with elaboration; write 3rd paragraph -- elaborate with names, experience, example, explanation, elaboration, evidence
2/13 Project Work with lessons; Entry -- names--elaborate reasons; Revision Tips and revise drafts (tips -- 1,2,3)
2/14 Project Work with lessons; Letter writing to family Tips 4,5,6
2/15 Project Work with lessons; How to -- Introductions; add introduction to essay
2/20 Project Work with lessons; Entry (John Glenn -- elaborate again) Conclusions; Add conclusion to essay
2/21 Project Work with lessons; Conclusions - continued
2/4 - 2/11
Projects:
Historical Food Interview Essay
Write up friend’s interview
Write up friend/relative interview
Interview project reflection
Eagle Poems
2/4 2/5 2/6
Poetry prewrite, revise, peer conferences, revise, publish
2/4 Eagle Six-Pack Poetic Strategy
ordinary to Poetic language; review dead verb elimination
2/4 and 2/5 revise/peer and teacher conferences with peer reflection sheet
2/6 Teacher conferences and Final drafts and sharing
2/7 Expository Essay Practice: Analyze response and prewrite
(Imagine you are going to put one or two special possessions in a storage box for your future grandchildren to show them what you are like and/or what you enjoy doing. Write a multiple-paragraph essay for your teacher explaining what you would choose to put in the box and why.)
2/8 Expository Essay Practice: Draft from prewrite 1st paragraph
3.
Ideas and Voice
Lesson I-1 Authority List
Lesson I-4 Dig up buried stories
Projects:
Historical Food Interview Essay
Write up friend’s interview
Write up friend/relative interview
Interview project reflection
Eagle Poems
Expository Essay Practice: Analyze response and prewrite
(Imagine you are going to put one or two special possessions in a storage box for your future grandchildren to show them what you are like and/or what you enjoy doing. Write a multiple-paragraph essay for your teacher explaining what you would choose to put in the box and why.)
2/11 Project Work with lessons; Entry (valentine similes); Add simile to paragraph from Friday; write 2nd paragraph -- elaborate with names, experience, example, explanation, elaboration, evidence (5Es); and on topic of prompt
2/12 Project Work with lessons; Entry (lost valentines) -- paragraphs with elaboration; write 3rd paragraph -- elaborate with names, experience, example, explanation, elaboration, evidence
2/13 Project Work with lessons; Entry -- names--elaborate reasons; Revision Tips and revise drafts (tips -- 1,2,3)
2/14 Project Work with lessons; Letter writing to family Tips 4,5,6
2/15 Project Work with lessons; How to -- Introductions; add introduction to essay
2/20 Project Work with lessons; Entry (John Glenn -- elaborate again) Conclusions; Add conclusion to essay
Projects:
Expository and Persuasive Writing
Revision Practice
Expository Essay Practice: Analyze response, pre-write, and revise:
Imagine you are going to put one or two special possessions in a storage box for your future grandchildren to show them what you are like and/or what you enjoy doing. Write a multiple-paragraph essay for your teacher explaining what you would choose to put in the box and why.
2/20 Project Work with lessons; Entry (John Glenn -- elaborate again)
Lesson I-17 Anchoring the General with Support -- asking questions
2/21 Project Work with lessons;
Lesson D-15 Voice: Finding a Theme --check in Introduction - continued
2/22 Entry: George Washington
Project work/ Review Pet revision and discuss
Intro and Conclusions
2/25 Entry -- Power Writing
Intro and Conclusions
2/26 Entry -- Quiet Day Writing
Intro and Conclusions; individual conferences
2/27 Humble Writing; Writing essays; review elaboration; conferences
2/28 Compare essay to WASL models;
2/29 Essay writing; conferences; reward; writing contest information
3/03 Spelling: Affixes
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