Monday

Holiday

Tuesday

Students will finish blog updates. We will log onto scrumy.com to start filling out assignment calendars.

Wednesday

I will read the storybook “Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge” Students will make a list of experiences from their life to write about.

Students will learn what a trusim is and why it is used in writing.

In a small group students will play the game Battle of the Writing Process.

Thursday

Students will learn about starred writing, which is writing with depth.

Students will create their own “Starred Wheelies”.

Friday

Students will finish the “Starred Wheelies”. We will discuss what a well elaborated paragraph is all about.

Students will learn about sparkling sentences. Students will receive a handout to be on the lookout for these kinds of sentences in their own writing and in writing of others.

TEKS: 6.1, 6.2, 6.7, 6.8, 6.14, 6.16, 6.19, 6.20, 6.21, 6.26, 6.27, 6.28