McGraw-Hill Reading Start Smart 2014-2015 Grade 5 Launching the Writer’s Workshop & Introduction to Analytical Writing Start Smart Analytical Writing Lessons • Days 1-5 – Launching Writer’s Workshop • Days 6 & 7 – Introduction to Analytical Writing – Literary Analytical Writing (1 source) • Days 8 -14 – Informational Analytical Writing (Multiple Sources) - Using a Video from Discovery Education as Part of Informational - Researach using a third source to write an Informational Article Launching Writer’s Workshop Writer’s Notebook Grade: 5 Writing: Setting Up the Writer’s Notebook • Personal Writing • Descriptive Writing • Strong Verbs Days 1-5 Setting Up the Writer’s Notebook: • Dedication page • Table of Contents (about 5 pages) • Number the remaining pages through the end of the notebook on the front and back sides of the pages • Page 1 – Rules • Always write the date on each entry • Right side of pages: draft, revise, edit • Left side of pages: minilessons, notes, planning, additional revisions, TAG… • Never tear out a page • Consider saving the back pages of the book to collect words, use as a reference section, or store possible writing topics, transitional phrases, ideas other words for, Idioms • Decorate the cover to personalize it • Remember to include your name on the cover!!! Let’s Get Ready to Write! • Now that you have set up your Writer’s Notebook, you can turn to the back pages and make lists of topics to write about: • Authority/ Expert List, • Funny Things That Have Happened to Me, • Things I’m Serious About, • Things That Bug Me! • My Prized Possessions Make a list of your prized possessions in the back of your Writer’s Notebook Prized Possessions • • • • • What items would be IPad on your list? Try to list MVP Trophy at least 5 prized possessions. Golden Retriever – Charlie Lucky Baseball Bat from 3rd grade My Mother’s Sapphire Earrings Listen As I read “Earrings” by Judith Viorst • Listen for the author’s message in the story. • Listen a second time to take notes on -Why does the young girl wants the earrings so badly? ♥ Glorious, Beautiful ♥ Feel Good, Look good- Fit in with others ♥ I feel mature ♥ Proud-good posture Go back to your list of prized possessions and choose one! Remember my list? Prized Possessions • • • • • Turn and talk to you neighbor/Partner about prized possession and explain your decision. IPad Could you use any of the MVP Trophy details and support from Golden Retriever – Charlie Earrings? Lucky Baseball Bat from 3rd grade My Mother’s Sapphire Earrings Go to your Table of Contents. . . • Pg.6 Prized Possession • On page 6 write about your prized possession. Make sure your reader knows your purpose and the reasons for your choice. Home-Learning: • Personalize your Writer’s Notebook • Make it your own • Start with the cover (pictures, words, title, what ever represents you) • “Museum Walk” tomorrow morning to look at how you personalized it Museum Walk What did you notice? How did people use different mediums to create a visual representation of themselves? How could you use this technique in your class? 11 6 + 1 Traits of Writing Take notes in lane #1… • • • • • • • Ideas Organization Word Choice Voice Sentence Fluency Conventions PLUS 1 MORE… Presentation Genres of Writing Take notes in lane #2… • Opinion • Informational/Explanatory • Narrative Writing Process • Planning • Drafting • Revising • Editing • Publishing Rubric for Analytical OPINION Writing Purpose, Focus, Organization Evidence and Elaboration Capitalization, Punctuation, Grammar Purpose, Focus, Organization Evidence and Elaboration Capitalization, Punctuation, Grammar Rubric for Analytical INFORMATIONAL Writing Purpose, Focus, Organization Evidence and Elaboration Capitalization, Punctuation, Grammar Purpose, Focus, Organization Evidence and Elaboration Capitalization, Punctuation, Grammar Handwriting Writing Traits Lesson: IDEAS Focusing on DETAILS Writing Traits Lesson: IDEAS Focusing on DETAILS Mom’s Sapphire Earrings Insert your descriptive words in each of the selected categories so you will be ready to write your “Showing Paragraph” Draft Writing Traits Lesson: IDEAS Focusing on DETAILS Mom’s Sapphire Earrings Underline the five descriptive attributes used. Revise PEER Conferencing I like the way you… What did you mean when you said…? Maybe you can use a another word for… Give a suggestion based on previous lessons taught. Analytic Writing … starts with analytic reading. Grade: 5 Writing: What is analytic writing? Days 6 & 7 • • • • • • • Ideas: the main message including supporting details Organization: the structure with an introduction, body, and conclusion with transitional words & phrases Word Choice: precise language Voice: the words a speaker uses letting us know the writer cares, has wit, feels a certain way Sentence Fluency: long and short sentences, sentences that start & end different ways Conventions: spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar, & usage Presentation: visual & textual elements to present the message • Opinion: states a point of view with proof • Informational/ Explanatory: Examines a topic with facts, definitions, details, examples • Narrative: uses elements of story structure to tell a real or imagined experience or event Steps for Thinking… Through Analytical Writing Step 1 – Analytic writing starts by READING & examining the text’s topic and/or message. Step 2 – Think about and note the facts & evidence that is stated clearly to support the topic or message. Step 3 – Continues with RESPONDING IN WRITING to an analytical prompt that will measure your understanding of the text. Step 1 Analytic Writing started by READING & examining a text’s topic and/or message. What did you read last week during Reading class? Step 2 - Think about and note the facts & evidence that is stated clearly to support the topic or message. Did we…MAKE NOTATIONS, TAKE NOTES OR COMPLETE A GRAPHIC ORGANIZER TO CAPTURE OUR THINKING? Step 3 - Continues with responding in WRITING to an analytical task that will measure your understanding of the text. Reading Response Notebook FROM READING Let’s Try It! Reading the Response Item TO WRITING Read the TASK, carefully examining each word in the question to determine the audience, purpose, and voice/tone (language… formal? Informal?) In what way How does the author convey the theme or lesson learned in “Half Chicken”? Cite evidence from the source. send, express Lesson learned about life or human nature proof from details, actions, setting suggestions, inferences, quotes Half Chicken ANALYZE THE WRITING QUESTION: What exactly is the PROMPT asking you to write about? Source: Half Chicken Break the question apart into pieces you need to address in your writing… TOPIC: Theme of Half Chicken Audience: Read by other readers, students and my teacher Purpose: Explain how the author arrive at the theme Voice/Tone: Formal • How does the author lead the reader to recognize the lesson to be learned • In depth proof from text: Do you have something you have done previously to help with this part of the question? • Do you need to write any additional notes? FROM READING Let’s Try It! Gathering Evidence TO WRITING Gather important information (notes), graphic organizer and go back to the text to make sure you have not missed any important evidence. Reading Response Notebook FROM READING Let’s Decide! What is my purpose? TO WRITING What is the GENRE that would be best to write an answer this prompt? FROM READING Let’s Examine! Expectations for Informational/Explanatory Writing TO WRITING Rubric for Analytical INFORMATIONAL Writing Purpose, Focus, Organization Evidence and Elaboration Capitalization, Punctuation, Grammar Purpose, Focus, Organization Evidence and Elaboration Capitalization, Punctuation, Grammar FROM READING Let’s Get Organized! TO WRITING ORGANIZE relevant evidence, & cite the text source. Source: Half Chicken Break the question apart into pieces you need to address in your writing… TOPIC: Theme of Half Chicken Audience: Read by other readers, students and my teacher Purpose: Explain how the author arrive at the theme Voice/Tone: Formal Introduction How does the author lead the reader to recognize the lesson to be learned Body • Conclusion Do you have something you have done previously to help with this part of the question? • Do you need to write any additional notes? How will you write the INTRODUCTION for an Expalanatory Essay? From The Common Core Writing Book: Lessons for a Range of Tasks, Purposes, and Audiences K-5 by Gretchen Owocki FROM READING Let’s Try It! Writing an Introduction TO WRITING What will you write in the BODY? Source: Half Chicken Break the question apart into pieces you need to address in your writing… TOPIC: Theme of Half Chicken Audience: Read by other readers, students and my teacher Purpose: Explain how the author arrive at the theme Voice/Tone: Formal Introduction • Do you have something you have done previously to help with this part of the question? • Do you need to write any additional notes? How does the author lead the reader to recognize the lesson to be learned Conclusion Where thethe related ideasideas to group together in the middle? Whereareare related to group together in the middle? How many paragraphs will you need? How many paragraphs will you need? FROM READING Let’s Try It! Writing the Body TO WRITING Remember to use transitional words and phrases while you write… FROM READING Let’s Try It! Revising for Transitions TO WRITING How will you write the CONCLUSION? From The Common Core Writing Book: Lessons for a Range of Tasks, Purposes, and Audiences K-5 by Gretchen Owocki FROM READING Let’s Try It! Writing the Conclusion TO WRITING Proof read for: • Capital letters – Beginning of every sentence – Proper nouns (names of people, places, things) • End punctuation . ! ? • Grammar - Comparisons: - er, - est, OR more/ most (old, older, oldest) OR (special, more special, most special) FROM READING Let’s Try It! Editing Writing TO WRITING Rubric for Analytical INFORMATIONAL Writing Purpose, Focus, Organization Evidence and Elaboration Capitalization, Punctuation, Grammar The written response must be direct and to the point. NO FLUFF! Purpose, Focus, Organization Evidence and Elaboration Capitalization, Punctuation, Grammar FROM READING Let’s Compare! The Written Response to the Rubric TO WRITING Analytical Writing … starts with analytic reading. Grade: 5 Informational Text Writing 2 or More Sources Days 8-14 Steps for Thinking… Through Analytical Writing Step 1 – Analytic writing starts by READING & examining the text’s topic and/or message. Step 2 – Think about and note the facts & evidence that is stated clearly to support the topic or message. Step 3 – Continues with RESPONDING IN WRITING to an analytical prompt that will measure your understanding of the text. Step 1 Start by READING & examining a text’s topic and/or message. Step 2 Think about and note the facts & evidence that is stated clearly to support the topic or message. MAKE NOTATIONS, TAKE NOTES OR COMPLETE A GRAPHIC ORGANIZER TO CAPTURE YOUR THINKING! Step 3 Continues with responding in WRITING to an analytical task that will measure your understanding of the text. Reading Response Notebook Read the TASK, carefully examining each word in the question to determine the audience, purpose, and voice/tone (language… formal? Informal?) Your class is studying water pollution. Your teacher has asked you to write a multi-paragraph article explaining the issues contributing to ocean pollution, the challenges facing the effected countries, and how that has helped you to understand the possible solutions that you and your class could be a part of. Your article will be read by the students in your class and your teacher. In your article, clearly state the main idea and support your main idea with details using information from what you have read. Read the TASK, carefully examining each word in the question to determine the audience, purpose, and voice/tone (language… formal? Informal?) learning Contamination/waste many Your class is studying water pollution. Your teacher has asked you to write a Adding multi-paragraph article using details challenges to explaining the issues contributing to ocean Contamination/waste up against pollution, the Inchallenges facing the effected what way countries, and how that has helped you to understand the possible solutions that you and your class could be a part of. Your article will be read by the students in your class and your teacher. say mostly about In your article, clearly state the main idea and back it up support your main idea with details using information from what you have read. facts, examples & inference ANALYZE THE WRITING QUESTION: What exactly is the TASK asking you to write about? Source: Trouble in the Oceans Break the question apart into pieces you need to address in your writing… TOPIC: Pollution in the Earth’s ocean Audience: Read by students and your teacher Purpose: An article explaining how the class could help Voice/Tone: Formal & concerned • Author’s point of view • Challenges faced • Results of the Do you have something you have done previously to help with this part of the question? • Do you need to write any additional notes? Gather important information (notes), graphic organizer and go back to the text to make sure you have not missed any important evidence. Reading Response Notebook FROM READING Let’s Decide! What is my purpose? TO WRITING What is the GENRE that would be best to write an answer this task? Rubric for INFORMATIONAL Writing Purpose, Focus, Organization Evidence and Elaboration Capitalization, Punctuation, Grammar What are the expectations? Look at the rubric closely… Purpose, Focus, Organization Evidence and Elaboration Capitalization, Punctuation, Grammar FROM READING Let’s Get Organized! TO WRITING Organize relevant evidence, & cite the text source. Source: Trouble in the Oceans Break the question apart into pieces you need to address in your writing… TOPIC: Pollution in the Earth’s ocean Audience: Read by students and your teacher Purpose: An article explaining how the class could help Voice/Tone:Introduction Formal & concerned • Author’s point of view • Challenges faced • Results of the Conclusion Do you have something you have done previously to help with this part of the question? • Do you need to write any additional notes? • http://app.discoveryeducation.com/search?Nt t=water+pollution Organize relevant evidence, & cite the text source. Source 2: Discovery Ed. Video – Water Pollution Break the question apart into pieces you need to address in your writing… TOPIC: Pollution in the Earth’s ocean and watr supply in our rivers and lakes Audience: Read by students and your teacher Purpose: A Video explaining Voice/Tone: Formal & concerned Introduction • Author’s point of view • Challenges faced • Results of the Conclusion Do you have any more information to add to information from the article? Does the video give more support for whaat the article reveal about the problem you have done previously to help with this part of the question? • Do you need to write any additional notes? Think about those parts (evidence) and how they fit into the whole picture (issue, problem, point???). AND/OR Think about the whole (issue, problem, point???) and how those parts (evidence) fit. Video : Water Pollution Do you need to add any information here? What information is found in both sources? Draw a conclusion… How can your class help?. This is such an important topic, let’s do some research! • Work with a partner to find a third CREDIBLE source on any aspect of water pollution. You may use an article, a video, a news report or a web Which source •Which idea from the third source is page. provides evidence Takes notes on your resource. the weakest claim about water/ocean pollution? Explain your choice with evidence. •Which source best promotes solving the problem of water pollution? Support your answer with at least two examples from the source. •What point of view is expressed in each source? Provide one example from each source in your answer. Be sure to name each source. that best describes the effects of water/ocean pollution? Discuss these questions before you write your article! Write a response that contains an introduction, middle with supporting details & evidence cited from the source, and conclusion… Write for the appropriate genre… Will in be in an INFORMATIONAL or OPINION format? How will you write the introduction? How might you interest your reader in your topic. ? ? What will you write in the middle? Where are the related ideas to group together in the middle? How many paragraphs will you need? How will your Ideas be joined together? How will you write the conclusion? The written response must be direct and to the point. NO FLUFF! Consult the INFORMATIONAL RUBRIC!!! Revise & edit while you reread.
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