Revision Week of Our Writing - 9/30

This week, we are focusing our efforts on our personal narrative writing projects.  Last week, students had a period to write to a prompt.  This week, we are going to take part in a variety of mini-lessons that show us how to become better, stronger, more detailed writers.  Each day, we will add one strategy to our lesson and students will need to revise a part of their essay to reflect what they've learned.  As a parent, you can ask to see what your child has been working on.  We will edit and publish our final drafts late next week.

• Monday:  We will discuss the POWER of an effective lead - we will review the ones we already wrote, share with others, and practice using correct punctuation in dialogue.  
• Tuesday - Thursday - We will focus on word choice activities.  These include SHOWING THE READER rather than TELLING, and using VIVID VERB CHOICES.  Students will be expected to have rewritten their drafts by Friday using these strategies.  Some class time will be given, but they should have some homework in Writing.