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Writing Workshop <table style="background-image: url(http://www.teacherweb.com/sc/bells/madden/writing_bg1.gif); border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: dashed; border-right-style: dashed; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-left-style: dashed; border-top-color: #7f7c75; border-right-color: #7f7c75; border-bottom-color: #7f7c75; border-left-color: #7f7c75; " width="975" align="center" background="http://www.teacherweb.com/sc/bells/madden/writing_bg1.gif" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="center" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: dashed; border-right-style: dashed; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-left-style: dashed; border-top-color: #7f7c75; border-right-color: #7f7c75; border-bottom-color: #7f7c75; border-left-color: #7f7c75; "> <p> </p> <div><img src="http://teacherweb.com/SC/bells/madden/aug08_pencil2.gif" border="0" alt="" /> </div> <div><img src="http://teacherweb.com/SC/bells/madden/writing_banner1.GIF" border="0" alt="" /></div> <div><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #0000ff; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic"><a href="http://www.teacherweb.com/sc/bells/madden"></a></span> <div> </div> </div> <table style="background-image: url(http://www.teacherweb.com/sc/bells/madden/writing_bg2.gif); border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: dashed; border-right-style: dashed; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-left-style: dashed; border-top-color: #7f7c75; border-right-color: #7f7c75; border-bottom-color: #7f7c75; border-left-color: #7f7c75; " width="900" align="center" background="http://www.teacherweb.com/sc/bells/madden/writing_bg2.gif" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 893px; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: dashed; border-right-style: dashed; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-left-style: dashed; border-top-color: #7f7c75; border-right-color: #7f7c75; border-bottom-color: #7f7c75; border-left-color: #7f7c75; "> <p> </p> <table style="background-image: url(http://www.teacherweb.com/sc/bells/madden/hw8_bkgnd3.gif); width: 850px; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: dashed; border-right-style: dashed; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-left-style: dashed; border-top-color: #7f7c75; border-right-color: #7f7c75; border-bottom-color: #7f7c75; border-left-color: #7f7c75; " width="850" align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 844px; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: dashed; border-right-style: dashed; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-left-style: dashed; border-top-color: #7f7c75; border-right-color: #7f7c75; border-bottom-color: #7f7c75; border-left-color: #7f7c75; " align="center"> <div> <br /> <strong><font size="4"><strong><span style="COLOR: #3366ff"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: #ff0000; FONT-FAMILY: Comic Sans MS"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><span style="COLOR: #3366ff"><span style="COLOR: #ff0000; FONT-FAMILY: Comic Sans MS">Writer's Workshop consists of a mini-lesson, student writing time, and author's chair share each day in our classroom. Read more about our Writer's Workshop below!</span> <div> <img src="http://teacherweb.com/SC/bells/madden/rk8_divider3.gif" border="0" alt="" /></div> </span></span></span></span></strong></font><strong></strong></strong></div> <center> <table class="" width="100%" align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" border="1" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: dashed; border-right-style: dashed; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-left-style: dashed; border-top-color: #7f7c75; border-right-color: #7f7c75; border-bottom-color: #7f7c75; border-left-color: #7f7c75; "> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" align="center" td="" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: dashed; border-right-style: dashed; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-left-style: dashed; border-top-color: #7f7c75; border-right-color: #7f7c75; border-bottom-color: #7f7c75; border-left-color: #7f7c75; "> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic"> <span style="COLOR: #0000ff"><strong style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt">Mini-Lessons</strong></span> </div> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic"> <img src="http://teacherweb.com/SC/bells/madden/aug08_clipboard2.gif" border="0" alt="" /></div> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic">Writer's workshop begins with a mini-lesson. Mini-lessons are short 5-15 minute lessons in which the teacher addresses writers' needs. Often these mini-lessons are developed because of specific things the teacher has noticed in students' writing. Mini-lessons are conducted as a whole group.</div> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><strong><br /> The mini-lesson links below will take you away from our website.</strong></span></div> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #008000; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><a href="http://www.readinglady.com/mosaic/tools/writingmini-lessonoutlinebyKelley.pdf"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #008000; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic" face="Times New Roman" size="3">Sample Mini-Lessons</font></a></font> <div><a style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt" href="http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/writers/writer-2.html">Writer's Workshop in 2nd Grade</a></div> </span></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="center" td="" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: dashed; border-right-style: dashed; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-left-style: dashed; border-top-color: #7f7c75; border-right-color: #7f7c75; border-bottom-color: #7f7c75; border-left-color: #7f7c75; "> <div><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" color="#0000ff" size="6"><br /> Writing Genre Units</font></div> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">In our classroom, writing is taught through genres. This helps students understand the different types of writing and helps expose students to a variety of purposes for writing so that each child can find his/her own special niche. Our writing genre units will include the following:</div> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> </div> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"></div> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> <table style="width: 786px; height: 448px; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: dashed; border-right-style: dashed; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-left-style: dashed; border-top-color: #7f7c75; border-right-color: #7f7c75; border-bottom-color: #7f7c75; border-left-color: #7f7c75; " cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" width="786" align="center" border="2"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: dashed; border-right-style: dashed; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-left-style: dashed; border-top-color: #7f7c75; border-right-color: #7f7c75; border-bottom-color: #7f7c75; border-left-color: #7f7c75; "> <div align="center"><strong><u>Sentences & Paragraph Unit</u></strong></div> <strong> <div align="center"> </div> </strong> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" align="center"><strong><span style="COLOR: #0000ff"><span style="COLOR: #0000ff">Publication: <span style="COLOR: #ff0000">Paragraph</span></span></span></strong></div> <strong> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" align="center"><span style="COLOR: #008080"><span style="COLOR: #008080">Celebration: <span style="COLOR: #993366"><span style="COLOR: #993366">Introduction to Types of Publishing</span> <div> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div> </div> </span></span></span></div> </strong></td> <td style="border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: dashed; border-right-style: dashed; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-left-style: dashed; border-top-color: #7f7c75; border-right-color: #7f7c75; border-bottom-color: #7f7c75; border-left-color: #7f7c75; "><strong> <div align="center"><strong><u><br /> Writing a Story Unit</u></strong></div> <strong> <div align="center"> </div> </strong> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" align="center"><strong><span style="COLOR: #0000ff"><span style="COLOR: #0000ff">Publication: <span style="COLOR: #ff0000">Silly </span><span style="COLOR: #ff0000"><span style="COLOR: #ff0000">Story</span></span></span></span></strong></div> <strong> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" align="center"><span style="COLOR: #008080"><span style="COLOR: #008080">Celebration: <span style="COLOR: #993366"><span style="COLOR: #993366">Author's T-Shirt</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" align="center"><span style="COLOR: #008080"><span style="COLOR: #008080"><span style="COLOR: #993366"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img src="http://teacherweb.com/SC/bells/madden/AuthorTs.jpg" alt="AuthorTs.jpg" border="0" /> </div> </span></span></span><img src="http://teacherweb.com/SC/bells/madden/AuthorTs2.jpg" alt="AuthorTs2.jpg" border="0" /></div> </strong></strong></td> <td style="border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: dashed; border-right-style: dashed; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-left-style: dashed; border-top-color: #7f7c75; border-right-color: #7f7c75; border-bottom-color: #7f7c75; border-left-color: #7f7c75; "> <div align="center"><strong><u>Friendly Letter Unit</u></strong></div> <strong> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" align="center"><strong><span style="COLOR: #0000ff"><span style="COLOR: #0000ff"><br /> Publication: <span style="COLOR: #ff0000"><span style="COLOR: #ff0000">Letter</span></span></span></span></strong></div> <strong> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" align="center"><span style="COLOR: #008080"><span style="COLOR: #008080">Celebration: <span style="COLOR: #993366"><span style="COLOR: #993366">Celebrity Letters</span> <div> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div> </div> </span></span></span></div> </strong></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: dashed; border-right-style: dashed; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-left-style: dashed; border-top-color: #7f7c75; border-right-color: #7f7c75; border-bottom-color: #7f7c75; border-left-color: #7f7c75; "> <div align="center"><strong><u>Descriptive Unit</u> <div> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" align="center"><strong><span style="COLOR: #0000ff"><span style="COLOR: #0000ff">Publication: <span style="COLOR: #ff0000">Descriptive </span><span style="COLOR: #ff0000"><span style="COLOR: #ff0000">Paragraph</span></span></span></span></strong></div> <strong> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" align="center"><span style="COLOR: #008080"><span style="COLOR: #008080">Celebration: <span style="COLOR: #993366"><span style="COLOR: #993366">Monster Exchange</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" align="center"><font color="#993366"><br /> </font></div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div> </div> </strong></div> </strong></div> </td> <td style="border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: dashed; border-right-style: dashed; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-left-style: dashed; border-top-color: #7f7c75; border-right-color: #7f7c75; border-bottom-color: #7f7c75; border-left-color: #7f7c75; "> <div align="center"><strong><u>Poetry Unit</u> <div> </div> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" align="center"><strong><span style="COLOR: #0000ff"><span style="COLOR: #0000ff">Publication: <span style="COLOR: #ff0000"><span style="COLOR: #ff0000">Poetry Books</span></span></span></span></strong></div> <strong> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" align="center"><span style="COLOR: #008080"><span style="COLOR: #008080">Celebration: <span style="COLOR: #993366"><span style="COLOR: #993366">Poetry Readings</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" align="center"><font color="#993366"><br /> </font></div> <div><img src="http://teacherweb.com/SC/bells/madden/Poetry_Book.jpg" alt="Poetry_Book.jpg" border="0" /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div> </div> </strong></strong></div> </td> <td style="border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: dashed; border-right-style: dashed; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-left-style: dashed; border-top-color: #7f7c75; border-right-color: #7f7c75; border-bottom-color: #7f7c75; border-left-color: #7f7c75; "> <div align="center"><strong><u><br /> How-To Writing Unit</u> </strong></div> <strong> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" align="center"><strong><span style="COLOR: #0000ff"><span style="COLOR: #0000ff"><br /> Publication: <span style="COLOR: #ff0000"><span style="COLOR: #ff0000">Directions</span></span></span></span></strong></div> <strong> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" align="center"><span style="COLOR: #008080"><span style="COLOR: #008080">Celebration: <span style="COLOR: #993366"><span style="COLOR: #993366">Teach It Day</span> <div> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div> </div> </span></span></span></div> </strong></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: dashed; border-right-style: dashed; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-left-style: dashed; border-top-color: #7f7c75; border-right-color: #7f7c75; border-bottom-color: #7f7c75; border-left-color: #7f7c75; "> <div align="center"><strong><u><br /> Persuasive Writing Unit</u> </strong></div> <strong> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" align="center"><strong><span style="COLOR: #0000ff"><span style="COLOR: #0000ff">Publication: <span style="COLOR: #ff0000"><span style="COLOR: #ff0000">Persuasive Piece</span> <div><span style="COLOR: #008080"><span style="COLOR: #008080">Celebration: <span style="COLOR: #993366"><span style="COLOR: #993366">Commercial Presentations</span></span></span></span></div> </span></span></span></strong></div> <strong> </strong></strong></td> <td style="border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: dashed; border-right-style: dashed; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-left-style: dashed; border-top-color: #7f7c75; border-right-color: #7f7c75; border-bottom-color: #7f7c75; border-left-color: #7f7c75; "> <div align="center"><strong><u>Tall Tale Writing Unit</u> </strong> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" align="center"><strong><span style="COLOR: #0000ff"><span style="COLOR: #0000ff">Publication: <span style="COLOR: #ff0000"><span style="COLOR: #ff0000">Original Tall Tale</span> <div><span style="COLOR: #008080"><span style="COLOR: #008080">Celebration: <span style="COLOR: #993366"><span style="COLOR: #993366">Tall Tale Tea</span></span></span></span></div> <div><font color="#993366"><br /> </font></div> <div></div> </span></span></span></strong></div> <strong> </strong></div> </td> <td style="border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: dashed; border-right-style: dashed; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-left-style: dashed; border-top-color: #7f7c75; border-right-color: #7f7c75; border-bottom-color: #7f7c75; border-left-color: #7f7c75; "> <div align="center"><strong><u>Writing with Dialogue Unit</u></strong> </div> <div> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" align="center"><strong><span style="COLOR: #0000ff"><span style="COLOR: #0000ff">Publication: <span style="COLOR: #ff0000"><span style="COLOR: #ff0000">Script</span></span></span></span></strong></div> <strong> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" align="center"><span style="COLOR: #008080"><span style="COLOR: #008080">Celebration: <span style="COLOR: #993366"><span style="COLOR: #993366">Skits</span></span></span></span></div> </strong></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: dashed; border-right-style: dashed; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-left-style: dashed; border-top-color: #7f7c75; border-right-color: #7f7c75; border-bottom-color: #7f7c75; border-left-color: #7f7c75; "> <div align="center"><strong><u>Writing Magazine Articles</u></strong> <div> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" align="center"><strong><span style="COLOR: #0000ff"><span style="COLOR: #0000ff">Publication: <span style="COLOR: #ff0000"><span style="COLOR: #ff0000">Articles</span></span></span></span></strong></div> <strong> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" align="center"><span style="COLOR: #008080"><span style="COLOR: #008080">Celebration: <span style="COLOR: #993366"><span style="COLOR: #993366">Special Magazine</span></span></span></span></div> </strong></div> </div> </td> <td style="border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: dashed; border-right-style: dashed; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-left-style: dashed; border-top-color: #7f7c75; border-right-color: #7f7c75; border-bottom-color: #7f7c75; border-left-color: #7f7c75; "> <div align="center"><strong> <br /> <u>Memoir Unit</u></strong></div> <strong> <div align="center"> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" align="center"><strong><span style="COLOR: #0000ff"><span style="COLOR: #0000ff">Publication: <span style="COLOR: #ff0000"><span style="COLOR: #ff0000">Life-Sized Memory Portraits</span></span></span></span></strong></div> <strong> </strong> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" align="center"><strong><span style="COLOR: #008080"><span style="COLOR: #008080">Celebration: <font color="#993366">Memory Walk back through Time</font></span></span></strong></div> </div> </strong> <div align="center"> </div> </td> <td style="width: 188px; height: 99px; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: dashed; border-right-style: dashed; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-left-style: dashed; border-top-color: #7f7c75; border-right-color: #7f7c75; border-bottom-color: #7f7c75; border-left-color: #7f7c75; "> <div align="center"><strong><u>Newspaper Articles</u> </strong></div> <strong> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" align="center"><strong><span style="COLOR: #0000ff"><span style="COLOR: #0000ff">Publication: <span style="COLOR: #ff0000"><span style="COLOR: #ff0000">Year-End Class Newspaper</span> </span></span></span></strong></div> <strong> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" align="center"><span style="COLOR: #008080"><span style="COLOR: #008080">Celebration: <span style="COLOR: #993366"><span style="COLOR: #993366">Newspaper Deliveries</span></span></span></span></div> </strong></strong></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div><font size="6"><font color="#0000ff"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Comic Sans MS"><font size="6"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" color="#0000ff"><strong><br /> Six +1 Traits </strong></font></font></span></font></font></div> <font size="6"><font color="#0000ff"><font size="6"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" color="#0000ff"> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><span style="COLOR: #000000"><span style="COLOR: #000000">The Six Traits are a major focus in our writing. The traits are integrated seamlessly throughout all of your units so that students are constantly focusing and thinking about these components of their writing. </span></span></div> <ul> <li><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><span style="COLOR: #800080"><span style="COLOR: #800080"> Ideas</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><span style="COLOR: #800080"><span style="COLOR: #800080">Organization</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><span style="COLOR: #800080"><span style="COLOR: #800080">Conventions</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><span style="COLOR: #800080"><span style="COLOR: #800080">Voice</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><span style="COLOR: #800080"><span style="COLOR: #800080">Sentence Fluency</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><span style="COLOR: #800080"><span style="COLOR: #800080">Word Choice</span></span></span> </li> </ul> </font></font></font></font> <div><font size="6"><font color="#0000ff"><font size="6"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" color="#0000ff"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><span style="COLOR: #800080"><span style="COLOR: #800080"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><span style="COLOR: #800080"><span style="COLOR: #800080"><span style="COLOR: #000000"><span style="COLOR: #000000">The 4 Square Writing Method will also be incorporated into all units to help with the prewriting (planning) or ideas and organization.</span> <div> </div> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></font></font></font></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="center" td="" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: dashed; border-right-style: dashed; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-left-style: dashed; border-top-color: #7f7c75; border-right-color: #7f7c75; border-bottom-color: #7f7c75; border-left-color: #7f7c75; "> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic"> <span style="COLOR: #0000ff"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt"><span style="COLOR: #0000ff"><strong>Independent Writing Time</strong> </span></span></span></div> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic"> <img src="http://teacherweb.com/SC/bells/madden/aug08_folder3.gif" border="0" alt="" /></div> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic">After the mini-lesson, students have independent writing time. During this time students are working on their own stories. Students should be applying the skills taught during mini-lessons. The teacher spends this time conferencing with students about their writing on an individual level. Students may work at their seats, or find a cozy place in the classroom to write. Our only rule during this time is that everyone is WRITING!</div> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic"> </div> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic"> </div> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic"> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="center" td="" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: dashed; border-right-style: dashed; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-left-style: dashed; border-top-color: #7f7c75; border-right-color: #7f7c75; border-bottom-color: #7f7c75; border-left-color: #7f7c75; "></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="center" td="" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: dashed; border-right-style: dashed; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-left-style: dashed; border-top-color: #7f7c75; border-right-color: #7f7c75; border-bottom-color: #7f7c75; border-left-color: #7f7c75; "> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt"><strong style="COLOR: #0000ff">Writer's Notebooks</strong></span></div> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><img src="http://teacherweb.com/SC/bells/madden/writing_binder.gif" border="0" alt="" /><br /> In our classroom, students each have a writer's notebook to help them stay organized as they progress through the stages of writing. Our notebooks are color-coded to help students differentiate between each stage of the writing process. </span></div> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic" align="center"><font face="Arial" size="4">We use 1.5 inch white three-ring binders for our Writer's Notebooks. </font></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic" align="center"><font face="Arial" size="4"> <img height="266" alt="" src="http://teacherweb.com/SC/bells/madden/ww_notebook.JPG" width="200" border="0" /> </font></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic" align="center"><font face="Arial" size="4">Inside we have a pencil pouch that holds our writing tools needed for each stage of the writing process: a <font color="#0000ff">blue</font> pen, a <font color="#008040">green</font> pen, and a <font color="#ff0000">red</font> pen.</font></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic" align="center"><img height="225" alt="" src="http://teacherweb.com/SC/bells/madden/ww1.JPG" width="300" border="0" /></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic" align="center"><font face="Arial" size="4"></font></p> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic" align="center"><font face="Arial" size="4">Next, we have a one-subject spiral notebook that holds our "<font color="#0000ff">First Drafts</font>". Using the notebook ensures that our first drafts stay in order so that we can see our writing progress throughout the year. It also keeps them organized and neat. :) Students use their <span style="COLOR: #0000ff">blue pens</span> to write their <span style="COLOR: #0000ff">first drafts</span>, and skip lines so that they will have room to revise and edit if it's a piece they choose to publish later on.<br /> <img height="225" alt="" src="http://teacherweb.com/SC/bells/madden/ww2.JPG" width="300" border="0" /> <br /> Behind the notebook is a list of genre ideas for students to write and also starter prompts for those times when students "don't know what to write" about. </font></div> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic" align="center"><img height="225" alt="" src="http://teacherweb.com/SC/bells/madden/ww4.JPG" width="300" border="0" /></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic" align="center"><font face="Arial" size="4"></font></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic" align="center"><font face="Arial" size="4">Behind the prewriting sheet are sample <font color="#0000ff">graphic organizers</font>. These help students remember the importance of brainstorming and organizing their thoughts before beginning the <font color="#0000ff">first draft</font>. After this <font color="#0000ff">prewriting</font>, students will be ready to begin their <font color="#0000ff">first draft</font>. All <font color="#0000ff">prewriting</font> and <font color="#0000ff">first drafts</font> are written using a <font color="#0000ff">blue pen</font>. If writing workshop ends while students are in <font color="#0000ff">prewriting</font> or <font color="#0000ff">first draft</font> stages their work is left in the <font color="#0000ff">blue first draft notebook</font>.</font></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic" align="center"><img height="225" alt="" src="http://teacherweb.com/SC/bells/madden/ww5.JPG" width="300" border="0" /> <img height="225" alt="" src="http://teacherweb.com/SC/bells/madden/ww3.JPG" width="300" border="0" /></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic" align="center"><font face="Arial" size="4"></font></p> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic" align="center"><font face="Arial" size="4">Once <font color="#0000ff">first drafts</font> are completed, students move on to a new first draft, or if they have five drafts, they may choose to take one of their drafts through the publishing process. Students keep track of the stories they've written on a story record log kept in the back of the notebook. <br /> <img height="225" alt="" src="http://teacherweb.com/SC/bells/madden/ww11.JPG" width="300" border="0" /><br /> <br /> If a student chooses a story to publish, he/she tears the story from the notebook and begins to <font color="#008000">revise</font> their writing. The <font color="#008000">revising checklist</font> is kept in a clear sleeve in the Writer's Notebook. To <font color="#008000">revise</font> their work students use a <font color="#008000">green pen</font>. </font></div> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic" align="center"> <img height="225" alt="" src="http://teacherweb.com/SC/bells/madden/ww6.JPG" width="300" border="0" /></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic" align="center"><font face="Arial" size="4"></font></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic" align="center"><font face="Arial" size="4">After <font color="#008000">revising</font> their work, students' writing should be more interesting. If Writer's Workshop ends while students are in the <font color="#008000">revision stage</font>, their work goes into the <font color="#008000">green revise pocket</font>. </font><font face="Arial" size="4">After <font color="#008000">revising</font> their work, students are ready to <font color="#ff0000">edit</font> the piece for mistakes. An <font color="#ff0000">editor's checklist</font> is copied on cardstock for durability. <span style="COLOR: #ff0000">Editing </span>rules are given to students as they are taught throughout the year. This method also always for differentiation, since I can provide students with rules that I notice they're ready for during conferencing. Once an <span style="COLOR: #ff0000">editing </span>rule is glued onto the checklist, students date and number the rule. From this date on, the student is responsible for making these corrections independently in his/her writing. To <font color="#ff0000">edit</font> their work students use a <font color="#ff0000">red pen</font>.</font></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic" align="center"><img height="225" alt="" src="http://teacherweb.com/SC/bells/madden/ww7.JPG" width="300" border="0" /></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic" align="center"><font face="Arial" size="4"></font></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic" align="center"><font face="Arial" size="4">After <font color="#ff0000">editing</font> their work, students' writing should be written correctly and free of major mistakes. If Writer's Workshop ends while students are in the <font color="#ff0000">editing stage</font>, their work is placed in the <font color="#ff0000">red edit pocket</font>.</font></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic" align="center"><img height="225" alt="" src="http://teacherweb.com/SC/bells/madden/ww8.JPG" width="300" border="0" /></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic" align="center"><font face="Arial" size="4"></font></p> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic" align="center"><font face="Arial" size="4">After students have self <font color="#ff0000">edited</font> their work, they sometimes have it <font color="#ff0000">peer-edited</font> by a classmate. After <font color="#ff0000">self-edit</font> and <font color="#ff0000">peer-edit</font>, students are ready to sign up to <font color="#ff0000">edit</font> their work with the teacher. The teacher uses this time to conference with the student about his/her writing and discuss writing strengths and items to work on in future writings.</font> <div><img height="225" alt="" src="http://teacherweb.com/SC/bells/madden/ww13.JPG" width="300" border="0" /></div> </div> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic" align="center"> </div> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic" align="center"><font face="Arial" size="4">Finally, students are ready to <font color="#800080">publish</font> thier work. Students may choose to <font color="#800080">publish</font> in a variety of ways. All final drafts are written in <u>pencil</u>. This allows students to fix mistakes so that final pieces are error free. The most popular forms of <font color="#800080">publishing</font> are student-made books, on the computer, and reading their work to an audience. If Writer's Workshop ends while students are in the <font color="#800080">publishing</font> stage their work is placed in the <font color="#800080">purple publish pocket</font> of their notebook.</font></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic" align="center"> <img height="225" alt="" src="http://teacherweb.com/SC/bells/madden/ww9.JPG" width="300" border="0" /></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic" align="center"><font face="Arial" size="4"></font></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic" align="center"><font face="Arial" size="4">Students also have an <font color="#ff8000">orange</font> pocket in their notebook. This pocket holds any <font color="#ff8000">references</font> or <font color="#ff8000">resources</font> students may have to use during Writing Workshop time. These may include dictionaries, templates (how to write a friendly letter), special word lists, etc.</font></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic" align="center"> <img height="225" alt="" src="http://teacherweb.com/SC/bells/madden/ww10.JPG" width="300" border="0" /></p> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic" align="center"> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="center" td="" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: dashed; border-right-style: dashed; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-left-style: dashed; border-top-color: #7f7c75; border-right-color: #7f7c75; border-bottom-color: #7f7c75; border-left-color: #7f7c75; "> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic"> <span style="COLOR: #0000ff"><strong style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt">Author's Chair Share</strong> <div> <img style="WIDTH: 101px; HEIGHT: 122px" height="122" src="http://teacherweb.com/SC/bells/madden/chair.gif" width="101" border="0" alt="" /></div> </span></div> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #0000ff; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic"> <span style="COLOR: #000000">After independent </span><span style="COLOR: #000000">writing time each day, we have "author's chair." Each day 4-5 students get to share something that they're working on in writing with the class. Students sit in a special "author's chair" and use a microphone so that they are the center of attention! After sharing, the student asks for <span style="COLOR: #800080">3P</span>s - a <strong style="COLOR: #800080">PRAISE</strong>, something others thought they did well in their writing, a <strong style="COLOR: #800080">PONDER</strong>, something others wonder about their writing, and a <strong style="COLOR: #800080">POLISH</strong>, something others think they could do to make the writing even better!</span> <div><img height="225" alt="" src="http://teacherweb.com/SC/bells/madden/ww_author.JPG" width="300" border="0" /></div> </div> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #0000ff; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic"> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="center" td="" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: dashed; border-right-style: dashed; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-left-style: dashed; border-top-color: #7f7c75; border-right-color: #7f7c75; border-bottom-color: #7f7c75; border-left-color: #7f7c75; "> <div><span style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: #0000ff; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic"><strong>Publishing</strong></span></div> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #000000"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #000000" color="#0000ff" size="6">After every five pieces of writing that have been completed, students choose one piece of writing to publish. This is the piece of writing that students will take through ALL of the stages of the writing process. Students may choose to publish their writing in a variety of ways, including making books. Published books are sent home in a "Young Author" bag which invites parents to write comments about the book and its author. Books are returned the next day and displayed in the classroom for others to enjoy. </font> <div> <p align="center"><img src="http://www.teacherweb.com/SC/bells/madden/cp_student_books.JPG" alt="" /></p> <p align="center"> </p> </div> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 24pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: dashed; border-right-style: dashed; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-left-style: dashed; border-top-color: #7f7c75; border-right-color: #7f7c75; border-bottom-color: #7f7c75; border-left-color: #7f7c75; " valign="top" align="center" td=""> <div><span style="COLOR: #0000ff"><strong>Pizza Box Portfolios</strong> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic">Students keep their best work in a "Pizza Box Portfolio." Frodos Pizza donates pizza boxes for us to use in creating the portfolios. We fold the boxes inside out so students have a blank box to design. Portfolios are kept in the classroom until the end of the year, and then sent home so families can see the growth of their young writers!</div> </span></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 24pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: dashed; border-right-style: dashed; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-left-style: dashed; border-top-color: #7f7c75; border-right-color: #7f7c75; border-bottom-color: #7f7c75; border-left-color: #7f7c75; " valign="top" align="center" td=""> <div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic"><strong style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: #0000ff">Handwriting</strong></span></div> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><img src="http://teacherweb.com/SC/bells/madden/aug08_pencil1.gif" border="0" alt="" /></div> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">Our district requires us to give handwriting scores (M=Mastery, P=Progressing) each quarter. We do not have handwriting books or follow a specific program. Students' handwriting is assessed through daily work and assignments. Students will begin working to learn cursive handwriting early in the year. Students who master all cursive letters (lower case and upper case) will earn a "cursive license." Once a student has a cursive license, he/she can complete any assignments in cursive! </div> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><img height="225" alt="" src="http://teacherweb.com/SC/bells/madden/Cursive_License.jpg" width="300" border="0" /></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 24pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: dashed; border-right-style: dashed; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-left-style: dashed; border-top-color: #7f7c75; border-right-color: #7f7c75; border-bottom-color: #7f7c75; border-left-color: #7f7c75; " valign="top" align="center" td=""> <div><strong style="COLOR: #0000ff"><a href="http://teacherweb.com/SC/bells/madden/ap5.stm"><strong style="COLOR: #0000ff">Snazzy Snacks</strong></a></strong> <div><a href="http://teacherweb.com/SC/bells/madden/ap5.stm"><img src="http://teacherweb.com/SC/bells/madden/tg_snazzy_snack.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> </div> <div><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">Click on the image above to learn more about how we use snazzy snacks in our handwriting program.</span></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </center> <center></center> <center> <br /> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><span style="COLOR: #0000ff"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><u>Student Work Samples </u></span></span></span></center> <center> </center> <center><span style="COLOR: #000000"><span style="COLOR: #000000"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; FONT-FAMILY: Comic Sans MS">Ranger Rick</span> <div>an Original Tall Tale </div> <div>Written by Elijah</div> <div> </div> <div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Comic Sans MS">Ranger Rick was the toughest, fastest, and kindest park ranger in the West. Everyone from Alaska to Hawaii knew of Rick. They often told tales of his amazing feats. Like the one about the time when he jumped out of an airplane without a parachute and landed on his feet! One day Ranger Rick went to Oregon where he met Farmer Fred. Fred was having problems with bison, alligator, and lions. He couldn't get out of his house because they kept getting out of the forest and coming to his farm! His walls were barely on because the bison kept running into them. His downstairs windows were shattered because the lions kept clawing them. The alligators destroyed so many trees, they made a fire in the field of his farm. The only time he could ever relax was when all the animals were asleep. When Ranger Rick heard about his problem, he decided to take matters into his own hands. Right away, he used his Bald Eagle speed and ran in circles so fast it made a tornado as big as the Washington Memorial! It blew the fires away with the alligators in 'em! Next, he used his gorilla strength and his tough body to wrestle those bison! They hit him with their horns and Rick dodged them, then kicked them so far they landed in Maine! The lions weren't easy, but he hit 'em hard enough to knock 'em all unconscious. Then Rick pushed 'em down a hill and they landed in the Pacific Ocean! From that day on, even the farmer's cows were scared to go into the field. Farmer Fred's problem was solved, and the folks in the west now have a new story to tell about Ranger Rick!</span></div> </span></span></span></center> <center><br /> </center></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 844px; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: dashed; border-right-style: dashed; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-left-style: dashed; border-top-color: #7f7c75; border-right-color: #7f7c75; border-bottom-color: #7f7c75; border-left-color: #7f7c75; " align="center"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <script language=JavaScript> <!-- //Disable right click script III- By Renigade (renigade@mediaone.net) //For full source code, visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com var message=""; /////////////////////////////////// function clickIE() {if (document.all) {(message);return false;}} function clickNS(e) {if (document.layers\|\|(document.getElementById&&!document.all)) { if (e.which==2\|\|e.which==3) {(message);return false;}}} if (document.layers) {document.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEDOWN);document.onmousedown=clickNS;} else{document.onmouseup=clickNS;document.oncontextmenu=clickIE;} document.oncontextmenu=new Function("return false") // --> </script> Or, would you like to view and optionally restore one of these previous versions? 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