Writing 10:40 – 11:10

Standard(s): Writing 5

Objectives: Students will be able to use suggestions from teachers and classmates to improve writing. Students will be able to use questions from teachers and classmates about their writing to add (or remove) details as necessary.

Materials:

1. ELMO2. Journey’s Teacher Edition page T233. Projectable 6.14. October Journals5. Writing utensils

Procedure (1 of 1):

1. Display projectable on the ELMO2. Introduce activity by telling students that you will be working on writing

sentences that describe today3. Discuss with students the sentences about a rainy day

a. Highlight adjectives looks, feels, sounds4. Complete the “talk about it” portion as a large group5. Tell students that they are going to write a sentence that describes today in

their October Journals.6. On the board, write: “It is fall. What is the weather like in the Fall? How does

it look, feel, and sound outside?” 7. Reiterate that sentences have a beginning capital letter, end punctuation,

spaces, and are a complete thought.8. In the large group, brainstorm/model how to complete this day’s writing.

Support Write the sentence prompt for students in their journals. Have them add their sentence completion. Write this on their personal white boards. Add lines for each word and a period on students’ journal page.Extension Challenge students to write 2 sentences that describe the same topic. Assessment Teacher observation and the writer’s checklist with adjectives added.