Writing Lessons:
Each morning students will write to a journal entry that is posted on the board. Each entry will be at least 4 sentences long about the topic preselected. These entries will tell me about the writing style of the student and allow me to learn more about each students' beliefs and thoughts.
Lessons this week:
Students will maintain punctuation, capitalization, usage, and writing skills while developing and practicing proofreading skills.
We will study prefixes, suffixes, and root words. Our lesson will involve how these parts will change the meaning of words. Also students will learn about irregular plurals. The last part of the week, students will be writing a cinquain about the winter season.
This week we will finish working on our expository writing piece. The prompt was to write about a special time with a friend.
Expository writing, by its very nature, requires careful organization. In order to deliver information in a way in which the reader can easily grasp, information must be arranged and presented in a logical, sequential manner, with like details grouped together. Often times, students, when writing about a topic, simply list details in random order, as they come to mind. This abstract random collection of facts does not lend itself to solid elaboration on the part of the author, or clear comprehension on the part of the reader.
For extra practice:
http://empoweringwriters.com/content/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Comprehensive_Narrative_Guide_Preview3_0.pdf
http://empoweringwriters.com/content/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/web.Parents_Corner_Expository.pdf
http://www.rhlschool.com/eng3n21.htm
http://www.slideshare.net/schmeggo/four-types-of-sentences
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hby4NBOwf7E
We will study prefixes, suffixes, and root words. Our lesson will involve how these parts will change the meaning of words. Also students will learn about irregular plurals. The last part of the week, students will be writing a cinquain about the winter season.
This week we will finish working on our expository writing piece. The prompt was to write about a special time with a friend.
Expository writing, by its very nature, requires careful organization. In order to deliver information in a way in which the reader can easily grasp, information must be arranged and presented in a logical, sequential manner, with like details grouped together. Often times, students, when writing about a topic, simply list details in random order, as they come to mind. This abstract random collection of facts does not lend itself to solid elaboration on the part of the author, or clear comprehension on the part of the reader.
For extra practice:
http://empoweringwriters.com/content/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Comprehensive_Narrative_Guide_Preview3_0.pdf
http://empoweringwriters.com/content/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/web.Parents_Corner_Expository.pdf
http://www.rhlschool.com/eng3n21.htm
http://www.slideshare.net/schmeggo/four-types-of-sentences
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hby4NBOwf7E