Wednesday, May 13th We will edit and revise my essay about what bugs me.
What you need: |
What you do: |
Google Classroom - What Bugs You - Editi/Revise |
1. Use the editing and revising checklist to review your story. |
Journal |
1. Open your journal to the rough draft of your "What Bugs You?" Essay. 2. Make adjustments to improve your writing using the checklist. 3. Check your writing to make sure you organized it into paragraphs. ***Next week we will be PUBLISHING - YAY!!! |
Monday May 11th. We will will use the writing process to compose a rough draft.
What you need: |
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Google Classroom - Brainpop video - The Writing Process |
1. Watch the writing process video on Brainpop . |
Journal - Brainstorming a list |
1. Use your journal to brainstorm a list of things that bother you. 2. put a star next to the things you have a lot to say about. 3. Choose your topic for writing. |
Google Classroom - Writing Attachment |
1. Use the outline attached in google classroom to compose a rough draft - TURN IN. |
Wednesday, May 6th We will demonstrate and apply spelling knowledge.
What you need: |
What you do: |
Google Classroom - Change the y to i video rap |
1. TSW listen to the youtube song. |
Journal |
1. Choose 5 words to write in a paragraph. |
Monday, May 4th
Today we will be composing a friendly letter to a friend or family member.
Today we will be composing a friendly letter to a friend or family member.
What you need: |
What you do: |
Google Classroom - Friendly Letter Review Video |
1. Watch the directions video and look over the friendly letter anchor chart. |
Journal |
1. Prompt: Think of a friend or family member that you haven't gotten to see in a while. Write a letter that includes a greeting, body and a closing. Ideas for writing: -ask them questions -tell them what you miss about school -tell them what you like about being able to learn at home -tell them something that you have done for fun -tell them what you wish you COULD do that you have not been allowed to do. 2. Take a picture of your letter and attach it - TURN IN |
Monday, April 27th This week we will be publishing our opinion essays.
What you need: |
What you do: |
Google Classroom - Opinion Essay Day 10 Video |
1. Watch the directions video and look over the writing checklist to make sure you are ready to publish. 2. Watch Not So Wimpy Teacher Video on opinion essays: Day 10 |
Journal |
3. Open your journal to find your rough draft opinion essay, revised introduction and conclusion. (you may have written these in different places since you revised them on different days.) 4. Choose to type your essay OR get a clean piece of paper to rewrite your final draft :) 5. Take a picture of your conclusion and attach it - TURN IN. (If you typed it, you can just attach the file :) |
Wednesday, April 29th This week we will recognize and use verb tenses appropriately.
What you need: |
What you do: |
Google Classroom - Opinion Essay Day 8 Video |
1. Watch the Brainpop Jr. video. 2. Stop the video from time to time to journal any notes about verb tenses that you think are important. |
Google Classroom - Verb Tense Fun |
1. Complete the verb tense sort. |
Wednesday, April 22nd This week we will be revising the conclusion of our opinion essay.
What you need: |
What you do: |
Google Classroom - Opinion Essay Day 8 Video |
1. Watch Not So Wimpy Teacher Video on opinion essays. Listen for examples of these 3 things: -What are some good transition words for a conclusion paragraph? -what is a call to action? -how does the author restate their strong opinion? |
Journal |
1. You have already added and revised the introduction and organized your work into paragraphs. 2. Open your journal to your opinion essay and read over it. 3. Look closely at the conclusion of your essay. Did you find one? If not, add one now. If you already have a conclusion, see how you can strengthen it by adding a transition word at the beginning of the paragraph, a call to action or restating your strong opinion. |
Monday, April 20th
This week we will be revising the paragraphs in our rough draft opinion essay.
This week we will be revising the paragraphs in our rough draft opinion essay.
What you need: |
What you do: |
Google Classroom - Opinion Essay Day 6 Video |
1. Watch the video on revising the paragraphs in your rough draft. 2. Take a picture of your writing and Turn In. |
Journal |
1. Open your journal to your rough draft and read over it.
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Wednesday, April 15th
This week we will be revising the introduction of our rough draft opinion essay.
This week we will be revising the introduction of our rough draft opinion essay.
What you need: |
What you do: |
Google Classroom - Opinion Essay Day 8 Video |
1. Think about the opinion you chose to write about. Think about the strong sentences you wrote. 2. Watch the video on revising your rough draft introduction. |
Journal |
1. Open your journal to your rough draft and read over it.
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Monday, April 13th
This week we will be revising the "hook" of our rough draft opinion essay.
This week we will be revising the "hook" of our rough draft opinion essay.
What you need: |
What you do: |
Google Classroom - Opinion Writing Day 5 Video |
1. Think about the opinion you chose to write about. Think about the strong sentences you wrote. 2. Watch the video on revising your rough draft introduction. |
Journal |
3. Open your journal to your rough draft and read over it. 4. Look closely at the introduction of your essay. -Did you include a great lead like a flashback, question, onomatopoeia, fact, or action? If not, add one. (If you already have a hook, see how you can strengthen your essay by going to the next steps.) 5. Can you add a description or a fact? 6. Can you add something else that will make your introduction more interesting? 7. Make sure you have a strong opinion statement. |
Monday, April 6th This week we will be composing a rough draft of our opinion essay.
Monday, April 6th This week we will be composing a rough draft of our opinion essay.
What you need: |
What you do: |
Google Classroom - Opinion Essay Day 4 Video |
1. Think about the opinion you chose to write about. Think about the strong sentences you wrote. 2. Watch the video on writing a rough draft. |
Journal |
1. Look back at your work in Google Classroom and use it to compose a rough draft for you opinion. If you have not already thought of examples to support each of your reasons, add them now. This will help your reader to understand your opinion better. 2. Take a picture of your writing and Turn In. |
Wednesday, April 8th This week we will be composing a rough draft of our opinion essay.
What you need: |
What you do: |
Journal |
1. Read over your essay. Ask yourself: Was there anything that was hard to read because of how I wrote it? Make changes if necessary. 2. Find a family member to read your story. 3. Ask your family member to tell you the three reasons that you have a strong opinion about __________. 4. Ask your family member if they can tell you any examples for one of your reasons. 5. Ask your family member what they think of your handwriting...is there room for improvement? 6. Think about their responses to your questions and how it can help you improve your essay. What is something that you might add or change about your essay next week? |
Wednesday, April 1st This week we will write supporting details for our opinion essay.
What you need: |
What you do: |
Google Classroom - Opinion Essay Day 3 Video |
1. Watch the video on writing supporting reasons for opinion essays. Listen for the what opinion is in the author's essay and how she wrote reasons that support her opinion. 2. Think about the opinion you chose to write about. Think about the strong sentences you wrote. Using the graphic organizer shown in the video, write some reasons that support your opinion and Turn In. |
Monday March 23rd . This week we will begin the first steps of the writing process to write an opinion essay.
What you need: |
What you do: |
Google Classroom - Opinion Essay Day 1 Video |
1. Watch the video on opinion essays. Listen for the strong sentences that were used to tell you how someone felt or what they thought. 2. Brainstorm your own ideas for writing using the graphic organizer shown in the video and Turn In. |
Google Classroom - Opinion Essay Day 2 Video |
1. Choose your essay topic. Listen to the video and note how to write a strong opinion sentences. 2. Practice writing opinion sentences and the making them strong. You do NOT need to turn this in. |