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Monday
8/26
Before: PowerPoint “The Writing Process” (located on my teacher website under “Useful Links”)
During: Students will record notes about the steps in the writing process in the handout (also on teacher website) from “The Writing Process” PowerPoint, with a focus on the introduction step.
Students will then practice writing “A Proper Introduction” using a group prompt created by the class.
After:
Name 3 steps in the writing process.
List 2 processes during the pre-write.
List 1 thing you learned.
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Tuesday
8/27
Before: Oral review on the steps to The Writing Process, focusing on “A Proper Introduction”.
During: Students will examine the introductions of 3 library books, and then record their findings on their “Hook Your Reader” handout.
Once completed, students will then practice writing an introduction about the topic “Is a Tiny House for You?”
After:
Sum it Up for $2.00. (Words are 10 cents apiece)
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Wed.
8/28
Before: Table Talk (Each student has two minutes to read the topic, “What NOT to do in an introduction”, reflect, and write a response)
During: Students will practice writing 4 various introductions selected from “What’s in a good Hook?”
After: Students will complete 3 “Something I…” .
Something I understand
Something I have questions about.
Something I noticed about my writing process.
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Thursday
8/29
Before: Vocabulary Knowledge Chart “Never Heard This Word, Heard Of It, But Don’t Know It, I Know This Word Well
During: Students will create a Personal Vocabulary Journal using the words from Chapter 1 of “The Boy Who Saved Baseball”
After: Students will visit the words in context and determine meaning.
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Friday 8/30
Before: Vocabulary Knowledge Chart “Never Heard This Word, Heard Of It, But Don’t Know It, I Know This Word Well
During: Students will add the words from Ch 2 of “The Boy Who Saved Baseball” in their Personal Vocabulary Journal.
After: Students will visit the words in *9----- context and determine meaning.
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