Sixtieth Day of School

In Writing, we used a red pen to edit our work. Our process was:

• Circle words which may be spelled incorrectly. Use a spelling strategy to try and correct.
• Look for and add periods which may be missing.
• Look for capitals which may be missing.

Fifty-Ninth Day of School

In Writing today, we began the revision process (normally a 2 day process). On day one, we follow this procedure:

1. Reread
2. Act it out. (Pantomime steps to see if we've included all necessary information.)
3. Add information if necessary.

On day 2 we add even further information in the form of:

• Hint:
• Tip:
• Optional:
• Remember:/Don't forget:

Fifty-Eighth Day of School

In Writing today, we added our introduction and closing. The introduction for a 'how-to' is a way to pull our reader into our writing with a tantalizing question or promise ti learn something. The closing might contain some well-wishing or encouragement to try out what they've learned.

Math Test Results

Of the 18 students taking the math test, 14 passed with an adjusted score of 10 or better. The high score was 16.

Fifty-Seventh Day of School

In Writing, we took some extra time, went back and performed the folowing steps:

• Referred to our 'brainstorm list', chose a topic
• Touch and talked our 'how-to' idea
• Quick-sketched our plan
• Gave each step an imperative
• Drafted each step

Fifty-Sixth Day of School

In Writing today we added transitions/time order words to our steps. After review of the students' work so far, we will need to go back to square one and begin again.

Fifty-Fifth Day of School

In Writing, with our imperatives in place, we drafted the steps of our how-to.