Writing Section of your Notebooks

Writing Section of your NotebooksTopic Descriptive WritingLesson 2a: PrewriteEssential Question:How can I improve my Prewrite?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:Students willPreview My Summer Vacationunderstand the difference between a watermelon and a seed.

SUCCESS CRITERIA:I can improve my Pre-write for what I did on my summer vacation.2PreviewCreate a mind map about what you did on your summer vacationYou should have already done this, so this should be easyJust the titles!!!!Summer VacationVocabWatermelonSeed

SUCCESS CRITERIA:I can improve my Pre-write for what I did on my summer vacation.2. WHAT YOU WILL NOT MISS: 3 Watermelon vs. Seed

Watermelon vs. Seed

Ok, we need some practice on focus in our writing. We can do this by using the Watermelon vs. Seed idea of writing.UmmWHAT??52. WHAT YOU WILL NOT MISS: 3 Seed vs. Watermelon

Seed vs. Watermelon

2. WHAT YOU WILL NOT MISS: 3 Seed vs. Watermelon Practice

Lets Practice Seed or Watermelon?Going to Disney World

Catching my first fish

Building a sand castle

All about my dog

8th grade

The pic I sent my friend on Whats App

Using what we learned todayAre your prewriting topics watermelon or seed topics?Unsure? Get your partner to help you outChange your watermelon topics to seed topicsSummer VacationSUCCESS CRITERIA:I can improve my Pre-write for what I did on my summer vacation.

Lesson 2B: PrewriteEssential Question:How can I improve my Prewrite?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:Students willPreview Add info to your sectionUse the 5Ws

SUCCESS CRITERIA:I can improve the details in my prewrite9PreviewAdd details to your seed ideasSummer VacationVocab5WsSUCCESS CRITERIA:I can improve the details in my prewriteSummer Vacation5WsWhen doing your mind map, make sure you get the best detailsWho people? Animals? Etc..What what happenedUsually a bit moreWhere park? Hospital?When time of day? Month?Why why did this happen? Why was it the best/worst part?Summer VacationWhoWhatWhereWhenWhy5WsWhen doing your mind map, make sure you get the best detailsSummer VacationWhoWhatWhereWhenWhyWho people? Animals? Etc..What what happenedUsually a bit moreWhere park? Hospital?When time of day? Month?Why why did this happen? Why was it the best/worst part?2. WHAT you did on your summer Vacation: 3 Pre-writing: Mind MapI WILL NOT MISS Incident #2Incident #1Create a mind map like before ...WhoWhatWhereWhenWhyWhoWhatWhereWhenWhy

but focus on seed ideas!

2. WHAT you did on Summer Vacation: 3 Pre-writing: DiscussTask: Discuss your mind map with your partner.Things to think about while listening:Does it have the 5 Ws?Is it a Watermelon or Seed?Is it missing any important details?Step 1: Bigger hand thinks of questions to ask.Why did What happened After Step 2: Smaller hand speaks and boy thinks of questions to ask.Why did What happened After

SUCCESS CRITERIA:I can improve the details in my prewrite

Lesson 2c: PrewriteEssential Question:How can I improve my Prewrite?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:Students willPreview Add info to your sectionUse the 5Ws

SUCCESS CRITERIA:I can improve the details in my prewrite162. WHAT you did on your summer Vacation: 3 Pre-writing: Mind MapI WILL NOT MISS Incident #2Incident #1Create a mind map like before ...WhoWhatWhereWhenWhyWhoWhatWhereWhenWhy

but focus on seed ideas!

Describing your place

SchoolWatermelon or seed?ISG Rm 318Check your example story for the 5 sensesChildren cheerfully screamingAngry teachers yellingSmelly children????Lesson 2c: PrewriteEssential Question:How can I improve my Prewrite?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:Students willPreview Add info to your sectionUse the 5Ws

SUCCESS CRITERIA:I can improve the details in my prewrite19ReviewWhat is the goal of descriptive writing?

How could we use spatial organization in our descriptive writing?

Show and explain the chart you worked on last time with your partner

Classroom (Left to Right)Next to the door we have noisy students that never want to sit downMoving right is where Mr. McCarey stands, always giving me a headache because he smells like a footWhich descriptive writing tips am I using?Which descriptive writing tips am I using?