1. Week 4: 9/3-9/6 Documents: Spelling list
7 Habits of Highly Effective Writers
Vocabulary Vignettes
Vocabulary Vignettes Rubric
Narrative Assignment Sheet
Construction paper folders for the writing process?
(Spelling/Vocabulary Test on Separate Piece of Paper)
Instagram Assignment

2. Tuesday: 9-3
Please complete your agenda and read silently your independent reading book.
Turn in your library book signature form.
Have your Rikki-Tikki-Tavi movie assignment out, ready to complete.
Be sure your I.N. is out
If you didn’t take the test on Friday, go to the pod with a pencil.
Mrs. Schneider... BOOK TALKS!

3. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi Movie Ticket
Character Differences (5 examples)
Setting/Story Differences (5 examples)
Questions created from your Thinking Stems (3 questions)
When you finish, turn it into THEHUB and read silently.

4. I.N.: LAST PAGE (You don’t need to add this to the Table of Contents.)
On the last page of your I.N. (using COLOR) list the stages of the Writing Process and describe what you know about each one.
Prewriting
Drafting
Revising
Editing
Publishing

5. I.N. 14: Narrative Notes (top of I.N. page 14)
What should every good story have?
- Write at least 3 sentences

6. Narrative Text
What’s Your Story?
Copying permitted

7. Story = Narrative
Copying permitted

8. Narratives
Fiction
Nonfiction
Copying permitted

9. Every narrative has… Sequence - order Characters - people
Conflict - problem
Resolution - solution
Copying permitted

10. Sequence or Order
Narratives tend to follow a chronological pattern—from beginning to end.
Narratives, however, do not tell everything.
Copying permitted

11. Be Selective Don’t tell everything.
Don’t tell about your whole life with your aunt.
Tell about the time she took you to shop for a new pair of shoes for your first day of school.
Copying permitted

12. What Does the Writer Focus on?
“I never thought I was a good runner, until the day in gym class when I won the mile race. The course was marked with colorful flags, and the sight of the flags seemed to fire me up…”
(Write Source Gr. 5, page 84)
Copying permitted

13. Point of View:
1st Person: Told from MY perspective. Uses words like I, me, we. I went to the store, because it was such a beautiful day and I needed to get party supplies.
Copying permitted

14. Point of View:
3rd Person Limited: Told from a narrative but focuses on ONE character’s thoughts. She went to the store and thought about what a beautiful day it was. .
Copying permitted

15. Point of View:
Omniscient: An ALL-knowing narrator knows everything about all the characters. She went to the store thinking about all of her party needs. Meanwhile, the clerk was wondering if anyone would come to the store that day.
Copying permitted

16. Test Your Knowledge...
With your table partner, decide what Point of View is used in...
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
Duffy’s Jacket
Copying permitted

17. Make a list.
Think about conflicts that might happen if the story of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi were to continue. What other problems might arise for the little mongoose, Teddy, or even Darzee? Make a list of as many ideas you can think of.
Copying permitted

18. We will continue after a short story break from Mrs. Schneider…

19. Saved by the Snow Introduction: math test tomorrow...
Describe Mr. Shultz
How difficult this test will be
Getting off the bus in the freezing cold
Studying when I get home
Mom is making chili
I study at the island
I’m gaining a little bit of confidence in math
Heard the weather man
Doing dishes after dinner
Mom turns on the tv, and I hear the weather man
go back to my room to study
Wake up to see Snow!
Eating Life cereal
See the brightness and look out the window
I run to grab my phone to text all my friends
Conclusion: SNOW DAY!
We have a snow ball fight
Come in for pancakes and hot chocolate
I get an A on my math test the next day

20. Sensory Details
Pick one of your ideas and use these sentence stems to write more about the details.
I see…
I hear…
I smell…
I feel…
I taste…
Copying permitted

21. Interactive Notebooks I.N. Catch up/ Review
What should my I.N. look like now?
Where are the page numbers?
Should my page numbers match my neighbor’s?
If I’m absent, do I have to make it up?
If I don’t finish in class, what do I do?
Where do I go if I missed notes or directions in class?
When is my I.N. going to be graded?

22. Spelling List (On weeks with no DPE)
Every month or so, you will be given a spelling list to study. You will need to know the definitions and spelling for these words.
We will practice them as a class using Vocabulary Vignettes.
YOU are responsible for being prepared for Friday’s test over the spelling and definitions.

23. ELA: Wednesday 9-4 Have your I.N. out ready for today.
Complete your agenda.
Tell your neighbor to follow the directions.
Read silently.

24. 7 Habits of Highly Effective Writers
Read through the handout on Effective Writers with your table partner.
Highlight or underline important parts or things that stand out to you.
Write at least two notes in the margins of habits you want to apply this year.
Circle any words you don’t understand.

25. 9/4 - I.N. 15: Writing Habits
Which of these writing habits do you struggle with the most? Why? (paragraph= 5-7 sentences)
Be patient
Expect to get stuck
Remember writing is really rewriting
Talk to other writers
Study the responses to your writing
Read, read, and read some more
Don’t fear mistakes

26. Story Time...

27. A Good Hook... (take notes under your paragraph on I.N. 15)
Grabs your attention
Jumps into dialogue right away
Puts you in the middle of the conflict or situation
Uses just enough description of the setting
Makes you want to read more

28. Class Competition… (There may be a prize involved)
...as many sequels to the story of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi. Try to think about each character and how their story could continue realistically.

29. Narrative Schedule & Folders
Highlight important dates and pieces of our assignment as we read through the assignment.

30. PREWRITE: (use the front of your Narrative Folder)
Draw this chart and fill it in with your narrative ideas...
CHARACTERS: (who)
HOOK:
(beginning)
SETTING: (where)
CONFLICT: (what)
RESOLUTION:
(how will the problem get resolved?)
(When you finish pre-writing, read silently or study your spelling words silently.)

31. Vocabulary Vignettes
Follow the steps like the model to complete your own Vignette with your table partner.
You may use this time to practice and brainstorm.
Tomorrow we will present the vignettes.

32. ELA: Thursday 9-5
Have your I.N. out ready to TURN IN. I will be coming around to collect them, so double check your name is in/on the cover.
Complete your agenda.
Take out your Narrative Folders and Vocabulary Vignettes.
Tell your neighbor to follow the directions.
Read silently.

33. Vocabulary Vignette
While other groups perform, be sure to complete your rubric grading sheet.
Don’t forget to announce what word you have for the class before you begin your skit.

34. ROUGH DRAFT #1 - write on a separate piece of notebook paper
USE YOUR PREWRITE INFO FROM YESTERDAY
Don’t Forget to SKIP LINES!
Write in PENCIL
Your story must be at least 4 paragraphs.
You must use your best handwriting, otherwise you will be asked to re-write it.

35. ELA: Friday 9-6
Please use the first 5 minutes of class to study for your spelling/vocabulary test you have today.
When you finish the test, turn it in to THEHUB and work on your ROUGH DRAFT #1. (Due Monday)
If you finish your ROUGH DRAFT, read silently.
If everyone finishes their ROUGH DRAFT and is not distracting, we will have some fun 

36. Point of View
Use the remainder of class to work on the Instagram assignment.
You may turn it in if you finish.
If you don’t finish, it is due Monday.