UNIT X UNIT 8 | 321 Plan • Analyze the Student Model Discuss the annotated graphic organizer then create a blank one on the board. Analyze the Student Model and ask volunteers to identify what information to write in each section of the organizer. • Brainstorm topics and use a graphic organizer Give students time to brainstorm topic ideas. Then direct students to copy the organizer. Assist them as they plan their writing. Create your own organizer for the Draft exercise. Draft • Express ideas in writing On the board, model using your organizer to draft a journal entry. Say: I wrote spilled my coffee for event 1. My feeling about event 1 was unhappy. Emphasize that students should use the phrases on page 309 to signal chronological order. Have students work on their drafts independently. • Write a conclusion Revisit the conclusion in the Student Model. Discuss how it relates to the opinion statement. Then model writing a conclusion that summarizes your opinion statement. Direct students to write their own conclusions. Revise A Use the revision checklist Read aloud the revision checklist and apply it to the Student Model together. Then have students use the checklist with their own drafts. B Peer assess Provide language to express constructive feedback. Say: First, say something the writer did well. Then ask questions or give suggestions. C Revise the draft Have students use their own checklists and feedback from peers to revise their writing. Emphasize focusing on expressing ideas fully and clearly. Edit Use the editing checklist Read the editing checklist together and discuss unfamiliar terms. Apply the checklist to the Student Model. Then assist students as they apply it to their own writing. PRACTICE DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold Assist students with drafting their journal entries. Provide language frames for each element of the piece: chronological order, collective nouns, prepositional phrases. Model how to use the frames to draft a paragraph. First, I _____. When I ____, I saw a bunch of____. Then, I went to gym with ____. Amplify Direct students to add relevant details to their journal entries. They may wish to include short conversations that occurred during their day. Model for students how to attribute quotes to the people who said them. Plan • Use the graphic organizer to plan your entry. Write notes about events that happened yesterday or that already happened today. Draft • Use the ideas from your organizer to write a draft. Make sure your draft includes: the date events in chronological order how you feel about the events capital letters for names, initials, titles, and places Revise A Use the revision checklist to review your draft. B Exchange drafts with a classmate. Give each other suggestions for making your drafts better. C Revise your draft. Edit Use the editing checklist to edit your draft. date: event 1: feeling: time: event 2: feeling: time: event 3: feeling: time: Editing Checklist I use collective nouns correctly. I use prepositional phrases to modify verbs. I use capital letters correctly. Revision Checklist I include the date. I put events in chronological order. I give information about events. I include names and places I include how I feel about the events. UNIT 8 321 UNIT 8 / CONNECT TO WRITING
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