Writing Calendar

 

August 2010 - Writing

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23 Explain why school rules are important.  Pre testIntroduce the 4 Types of Sentences

Compare/Contrast Exp. And Narrative

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28 LA.4.3.1.1 –

LA.4.3.1.3

LA.4.3.2.1

LA.4.3.3.3

LA.4.3.4.6

LA.4.4.2.3

 

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30  Hook, Transitions, Simile and Metaphor

 

Explain what you do when there is a fire drill.

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September 2010

Sunday

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Saturday

 

1 Explain what you want to be when you grow up.

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4 LA.4.3.1.1 –

LA.4.3.1.3

LA.4.3.2.1

LA.4.3.3.3

LA.4.3.4.6

LA.4.4.2.3

 

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6  Labor Day Holiday

7 Dialogue, Quotation Marks (Macaroni)

 

Favorite Place Essay

  

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9 Holiday

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11 LA.4.3.1.1 –

LA.4.3.1.3

LA.4.3.2.1

LA.4.3.3.3

LA.4.3.4.6

LA.4.4.2.3

LA.4.3.4.3

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13 Onamatopeia, Specificity, Sensory Words, Thesauri, Strong Verbs

Favorite Animal Essay

  

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17 Early Dismissal

18 LA.4.3.1.1 –

LA.4.3.1.3

LA.4.3.2.1

LA.4.3.3.3

LA.4.3.4.6

LA.4.4.2.3

 

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20 Conventions, Editing, Proofreading

Using a Rubric

 

Favorite Subject Essay

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25 LA.4.3.1.1 –

LA.4.3.1.3

LA.4.3.2.1

LA.4.3.3.3

LA.4.3.4.6

LA.4.4.2.3

 

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27  Analyze Writing Samples

 

Favorite Person Essay

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October 2010

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Saturday

 

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2 LA.4.3.1.1 –

LA.4.3.1.3

LA.4.3.2.1

LA.4.3.3.3

LA.4.3.4.6

LA.4.4.2.3

 

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4 Hyperbole, Juicy Color Words

Explain What You Would Do With $1,000,000

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9 LA.4.3.1.1 –

LA.4.3.1.3

LA.4.3.2.1

LA.4.3.3.3

LA.4.3.4.6

LA.4.4.2.3

 

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11 Strong Verb, Weak Verb, Personification

Favorite Sport/Hobby Essay

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16 LA.4.3.1.1 –

LA.4.3.1.3

LA.4.3.2.1

LA.4.3.3.3

LA.4.3.4.6

LA.4.4.2.3

 

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18 Clever Character Names, Alliteration

 

Favorite Profession

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23 LA.4.3.1.1 –

LA.4.3.1.3

LA.4.3.2.1

LA.4.3.3.3

LA.4.3.4.6

LA.4.4.2.3

 

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Favorite Day of the Week

26 End of 1st Quarter

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28 Early Dismissal

29 ½ Professional Dev.

½ Teacher Work Day

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November 2010

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Prompt:  Your teacher walks in and puts a paper bag on the desk and leaves.  Tell a story about what happens when the paper bag begins to move.

1 Character, Bubble Mapping, Beginning, Middle, End

  

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6 LA.4.4.1.1

LA.4.4.1.2

LA.4.3.1.1

LA.4.3.2.1

LA.4.3.2.2

7 Prompt:  You are walking home from school every day and pass a locked door.  One day the door is unlocked.  Tell a story about a time you walked through the door.

8 Tagged Dialogue, Narrative Grabbers, Setting, Plot, Conclusion

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11 Veteran’s Day

Holiday

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13 LA.4.4.1.1

LA.4.4.1.2

LA.4.3.1.1

LA.4.3.2.1

LA.4.3.2.2

14 Prompt:  Pretend you are sitting down for a Thanksgiving feast and the turkey begins to move.  Tell a story about the day the turkey cam alive.

15 Narrative Transitions

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20 LA.4.4.1.1

LA.4.4.1.2

LA.4.3.1.1

LA.4.3.2.1

LA.4.3.2.2

21 Prompt:  Tell a story about your favorite Thanksgiving.

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23 Early Dismissal

24 Thanksgiving Holiday

25 Thanksgiving Holiday

26 Thanksgiving Holiday

27 LA.4.4.1.1

LA.4.4.1.2

LA.4.3.1.1

LA.4.3.2.1

LA.4.3.2.2

28 Prompt:  You are wandering in the forest with your friends.  You wander off alone.  Tell what happens to you.

29  Deleting off topic info

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December 2010

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4 LA.4.4.1.1

LA.4.4.1.2

LA.4.3.1.1

LA.4.3.2.1

LA.4.3.2.2

5 Prompt:  One morning you wake up mini.  Tell about your say as a mini person.

6 Emotion Words

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11 LA.4.4.1.1

LA.4.4.1.2

LA.4.3.1.1

LA.4.3.2.1

LA.4.3.2.2

12 Prompt:  A gift is dropped off at your door.  Tell a story about the surprise box that was delivered to your door.

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17 Early Dismissal

18 LA.4.4.1.1

LA.4.4.1.2

LA.4.3.1.1

LA.4.3.2.1

LA.4.3.2.2

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20 Winter Break

21 Winter Break

22 Winter Break  

23 Winter Break

24 Winter Break

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27 Winter Break

28 Winter Break

29 Winter Break

30 Winter Break

31 Winter Break

 
   

January 2011

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2 Prompt:  Favorite Day of Winter Break

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8  LA.4.3.1.1 –

LA.4.3.1.3

LA.4.3.2.1

LA.4.3.3.3

LA.4.3.4.6

LA.4.4.2.3

 

9 Prompt:  One day you are at the beach and you are abducted by pirates.  Tell a story about what happened.

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15 LA.4.4.1.1

LA.4.4.1.2

LA.4.3.1.1

LA.4.3.2.1

LA.4.3.2.2

16 Prompt:  Expository based on novel. 

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20 End of 1st Semester

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22 LA.4.3.1.1 –

LA.4.3.1.3

LA.4.3.2.1

LA.4.3.3.3

LA.4.3.4.6

LA.4.4.2.3

 

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