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Review Writing Process by Review Writing Process by peer grading take-home peer grading take-home quiz.quiz.

Briefly review Parts of Briefly review Parts of Speech.Speech.

Have each person take two Have each person take two ¼ sheets and tear them ¼ sheets and tear them each into 4 pieces. Have each into 4 pieces. Have them write a creative and them write a creative and appropriate example of appropriate example of each part of speech (except each part of speech (except article) on the papers, one article) on the papers, one on each torn piece.on each torn piece.

Place each word suggestion Place each word suggestion in its corresponding bag.in its corresponding bag.

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Ask students how many of Ask students how many of them have seen them have seen Whose Whose Line is it Anyway?Line is it Anyway? What What do they have to do on that do they have to do on that show? They have to show? They have to improvise, to think improvise, to think creatively, and to think creatively, and to think quickly, don’t they? Well, quickly, don’t they? Well, we are going to have to we are going to have to think quickly and think quickly and creatively as well.creatively as well.

We are going to to play We are going to to play “Write that Paragraph, “Write that Paragraph, Whose Line is it AnywayWhose Line is it Anyway – – style.style.

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We will randomly select We will randomly select one word from each one word from each envelope and write the envelope and write the words on the board.words on the board.

We will be writing a We will be writing a paragraph story that paragraph story that incorporates all eight incorporates all eight of these words. (The of these words. (The story does not story does not necessarily have to be necessarily have to be finished, just a well-finished, just a well-developed paragraph.)developed paragraph.)

The words selected randomly for The words selected randomly for each part of speech were as each part of speech were as

follows:follows:

44thth prd.: Noun: Mark prd.: Noun: MarkPronoun: IPronoun: I

Adjective: sparklyAdjective: sparklyVerb: smackedVerb: smackedAdverb: wildlyAdverb: wildly

Conjunction.: orConjunction.: orPreposition: againstPreposition: againstInterjection: Wow!Interjection: Wow!

66thth prd.: Noun: notebook prd.: Noun: notebookPronoun: hePronoun: he

Adjective: brightAdjective: brightVerb: jumpedVerb: jumped

Adverb: quicklyAdverb: quicklyConjunction.: butConjunction.: butPreposition: insidePreposition: inside

Interjection: Holy flap-jacking pancakes, Interjection: Holy flap-jacking pancakes, Batman!Batman!!!

77thth: Noun: Marissa: Noun: MarissaPronoun: mePronoun: me

Adjective: dullAdjective: dullVerb: killVerb: kill

Adverb: carefullyAdverb: carefullyConjunction.: andConjunction.: and

Preposition: on top ofPreposition: on top ofInterjection: Sweet!!Interjection: Sweet!!

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Review Review The Writing Process:The Writing Process:  

Pre-Writing (brainstorming ideas)Pre-Writing (brainstorming ideas)

Drafting (putting the ideas/words Drafting (putting the ideas/words into sentences/paragraphs that into sentences/paragraphs that include a topic sentence, include a topic sentence, supporting details, and a supporting details, and a conclusion)conclusion)

Revising (making it better, Revising (making it better, elaborating, making better word elaborating, making better word choices [called diction])choices [called diction])

Peer Review (other people Peer Review (other people revise)revise)

Editing (proof reading for Editing (proof reading for punctuation, spelling, and punctuation, spelling, and grammar errors)grammar errors)

Publishing (writing it nicely or Publishing (writing it nicely or typing it to share it with the typing it to share it with the class or someone else)class or someone else)

Reflecting (What did I learn?)Reflecting (What did I learn?)

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Begin with pre-writing step Begin with pre-writing step by opening Inspiration by opening Inspiration (projected overhead on (projected overhead on computer) and computer) and incorporating class ideas incorporating class ideas into a bubble web.into a bubble web.

When finished, keep the When finished, keep the bubble web up on the bubble web up on the screen and open “The screen and open “The Writing Process Worksheet” Writing Process Worksheet” in Word.in Word.

Begin completing a rough Begin completing a rough draft with suggestions from draft with suggestions from class (intentionally creating class (intentionally creating typos and misspelled typos and misspelled words).words).

Students began pre-Students began pre-writing with asking the writing with asking the RAFT questions. They RAFT questions. They struggled with thinking struggled with thinking the the Role Role was more of a was more of a character and his action character and his action rather than rather than thethe writer writer

and his purpose.and his purpose.

Instead of Inspiration, we Instead of Inspiration, we simply listed ideas in simply listed ideas in

bullet points.bullet points.

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When rough draft is When rough draft is complete, copy and paste complete, copy and paste the text into the revision the text into the revision portion of the worksheet portion of the worksheet and begin taking and begin taking suggestions for revisions.suggestions for revisions.

When happy with When happy with revisions, comment about revisions, comment about personal “peer review” personal “peer review” stage that we’ll bypass for stage that we’ll bypass for this activity and move to this activity and move to editing portionediting portion

Correct typos, spelling, Correct typos, spelling, grammar, etc.grammar, etc.

We began the rough draft We began the rough draft and then talked about and then talked about

what steps would be next what steps would be next and how the revising and and how the revising and editing would have to be editing would have to be done more than once to done more than once to

ultimately achieve a great ultimately achieve a great paper.paper.

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Publishing/PresentationPublishing/Presentation

Explain that sometimes Explain that sometimes presentation means actual presentation means actual oral presentation.oral presentation.

Request volunteer, if any, Request volunteer, if any, to orally present the story.to orally present the story.

We didn’t have time for We didn’t have time for this.this.

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Review Writing ProcessReview Writing Process

Remind students of the Remind students of the R.A.F.T. assignment that is R.A.F.T. assignment that is due tomorrow with due tomorrow with evidence of the writing evidence of the writing process included.process included.