TASK Using the writing process,

write a story about what you did this summer

Must Haves 1 event only 5~9 sentences (NO MORE) Follow the writing process 30~40 minutes

Why? This is to show Mr. McCarey

where you are in your writing Review of grade 7 Welcome back…Time to work

Early Finishers If you did it correctly, you

shouldn’t have a lot of time Read your own book or

Tuesdays with Morrie

USING THE WRITING PROCESS You will write a short story about your summer

vacation Minimum 1 paragraph (paragraph = 5~7 sentences)

How – Follow the writing process Prewrite – Already discussed with your partner now you

just have write this information down in your notebooks Goal – get an idea with some details

Draft – write your story Don’t worry about grammar, fancy words, etc… JUST WRITE!! Goal – Write Something!

Revise – does it make sense? Did you use the best vocab? Goal – Make your words/ideas better

Edit – grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, etc.. Goal – Fix your grammar

Publish – Your ready to hand it in Goal – Create the best piece of writing you can

I will not mark this!!!!

This is to see what areas

of writing you work well

with and which areas

could we improve

Ex. Grammar?

Organization? Word

Choice?

LESSON 3A: THE DRAFT

Essential Question:

How can I improve my Draft?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Students will–• Review – Watermelon vs. Seed• learn how to write a section of a transactional writing

piece.

SUCCESS CRITERIA:

I can create a paragraph where my main idea is clear

DRAFTCREATING YOUR PARAGRAPH

Practice: With a partner, find the main idea of the following 2 paragraphs:I did some gardening with my grandma. It was fun. We planted about five bulbs. She showed me how to plant bulbs so a deer can't dig them up.

It was a hot day, almost too hot to plant bulbs. I knelt down under the tree with my grandma. "Is this a good spot for one of the flower bulbs?" I asked.

Planting Bulbs with Grandma

Gardening with Grandma

Planting Bulbs with GrandmaSo, which is the seed?

5WS From the draft, can you re-create the prewrite? If yes, you have a strong draft If no, you have a weak draft

Planting bulbs with

Grandma

Who

What

Where

When

Why

It was a hot day, almost too hot to plant bulbs. I knelt down under the tree with my grandma. "Is this a good spot for one of the flower bulbs?" I asked.

A hot day

Grandma and I

Under a tree

Decided where to plant the bulbs

Because of the heat, we weren’t able to plant bulbs

Task: Create your paragraph: 10~12 sentences Must Haves• Must be hand written• Must include a Topic and Concluding

Sentence• Must use our tips of Descriptive

Writing• Figurative Language• 5 senses• Spatial Organization

• Note: Your final draft will be 5~9 sentences only, so some sentences will be cut

LESSON 3B: THE DRAFT

Essential Question:

How can I improve my Draft?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Students will–• Learn how to re-create a mind map

SUCCESS CRITERIA:

I can create a similar mind map by reading another students draft

Let’s read this draft With your

partner, try to create the Pre-write (mind map)

Planting bulbs with

Grandma

Who

What

Where

When

Why

Kids visitMrs.

Garcia

Apartment 4D

Cooks food and shares with kids

Because she is happy when she has visitors and loves people

Task: Create your paragraph: 10~12 sentences

Must Haves• Must be hand written• Must include a Topic and Concluding

Sentence• Must use our tips of Descriptive

Writing• Note: Your final draft will be 5~9

sentences only, so some sentences will be cut

Trade your book with your desk partner

Task: Recreate a similar mind map by reading your partners draft If it is similar, the

prewrite and draft are perfectly organized

If it is very different, the prewrite and draft are NOT perfectly organized

Seed Idea

Who

What

Where

When

Why