Dec 10-14
Monday
Outcome:
2.4 Create Original Text
Generate ideas - use own and
respond to others' ideas to
create oral, print and other
media texts
Elaborate on the expression
of ideas - add descriptive words
to elaborate on ideas and create
particular effects in oral, print
and other media texts
Structure texts - create
narratives that have beginnings,
middles and ends; settings; and
main characters that perform
actions
TUESDAY
Outcome:
4.1 Enhance and Improve
Appraise own and others'
work
identify features that make own
or peers' oral, print or other
media texts interesting or
appealing
Focus Lesson Rules for the stickers at desk
1 Catch up
8:40-8:50  Who would like to tell Austin and Alexis what we have been
doing for writing?
Materials
Sparkle word Moving on
cards  Fun to read the stories so far.
 details. Someone added in that the boy could hardly eat
breakfast he was so excited for the snow. Someone else added
that the boy loved hot chocolate and cookies.
 sparkle words – HAPPY!
 amazed, shuffled, trudged swirled.
 Hand out cards to 2 students, make a sentence for the story.
 All finished the beginning – snowman alive.
 Today middle - Tomorrow end.
 Olivia – The grabbed the snowman’s hand and took him inside.
They went to the mom and dad’s room. The snowman put on
the dads… So interesting and I can’t wait to read what happens
next.
 Everyone needs to move quickly to write about the middle. You
may not have time for all 6 points. Do one point with lots of
detail rather than a list.
 Grab planner to give an example.
Focus Snowman craft
Lesson 4
10:25-10:35 Draw it on one side of the paper, flip it over, make a hanger hole, fill it
in with glue.
Materials
Sticks  Wax paper
Wax paper  Glue snowman shape
Beads  Leave hole at top
Glue  Add eyes, buttons and mouth
Sharpie  Add nose
 Add stick arms
Focus Lesson Moving on to END
1  Today’s writing time is for the end
8:40-8:50 Assessment
 Talk about what I am looking for in their work
 Beginning/Middle/End
Materials  Punctuation and Capitalization
 Spelling – word bank words
Slide of  4 sparkle words
expectations
 Voice
Student/Teacher
 Write up  Today I will be the student and they are the teacher.
examples  BAD EXAMPLE - Read it
 Hand out mini rubric – really think, I wasn’t all bad.
Coloured  Let them mark me and collect them
pens  What did you want me to improve?
 OK I will try again. –edit it
Rubrics
 GOOD EXAMPLE – Read it
 Hand out mini rubrics – really think
 Wrap up and start round

WEDNESDAY Focus Moving on – finish writing and EDIT move to free choice writing
Lesson 1 when finished – Look at COVERS
8:40-8:50 Peer review
Outcome:
3.4 Share and Review  Role play of good partner sharing examples
Materials  Teach 2 stars and a wish
Share ideas and information -
share, with familiar audiences, ideas  Tammy and I act out some scenarios.
and information on topics - Scenarios 1.
clarify information by responding to
questions
that go with
2 stars and a
5.2 Work within a Group wish
Cooperate with other -work in a
variety of partnerships and group 2.
structures -identify
ways that class members can help
each other

Evaluate group process - recognize

own and others' contributions to
group process 3.

THURSDAY Focus Moving on – last edits and free choice writing

Lesson 1  Tonight, your stories will be published and given back to you
8:40-8:50 as a book.
Outcome:
5.1 Respect Others and  Needs a cover.
Strengthen Community
 Craft up the covers
Celebrate accomplishments
Materials  Celebration of work accomplished
and events - participate in
shared language experiences to
acknowledge and celebrate
Covers and
individual and class writing
accomplishments
sheets
Friday 9:10 – 10:10  Book Shop
or so  Glue Sort
Outcome:  Open Book
5.1 Respect Others and
Strengthen Community Materials CELEBRATION start at 9:30
Celebrate accomplishments
Hot  Using the sticks read 2 or 3 books minutes
and events - participate in Chocolate  Game break
shared language experiences to
acknowledge and celebrate  Use sticks for 2 or 3 more stories
Cookies
 Recess
individual and class
accomplishments
 Hot Chocolate and cookies
Game??
 Use sticks for 2 or 3 more stories
 CELEBRATE and the rest will be finished next week

The Snowman Rubric

Consistently - 4 Frequently -3 Occasionally – 2 Sometimes - 1
Construct Student has used the Student has most of Student has some of Student has few
meaning – retell proper order the events in the the events in the events in the right
in sequence 2.2 (beginning, middle, proper order. right order. order.
and end) in the
correct order.
Attend to Phonetics, Phonetics, Phonetics, Phonetics,
conventions – punctuation, and punctuation, and punctuation, and punctuation, and
spelling capitalization is all capitalization has capitalization has capitalization has
4.2 in place. been attended to been attended to rarely been attended
most of the time. some of the time. to.
Enhance and 4 or more sparkle 3 sparkle words 2 sparkle words and 1 or less sparkle
improve – artistry words and the story and the story has the story is some word and the story
4.1 is full of detail. many details. detail. has minimal detail.
Present and share Student can speak in Student uses a Student uses a soft Student uses a quite
– oral a clear voice, with medium voice and voice and but retells voice and has to be
appropriate volume, their story well. prompted multiple
communication at an understandable retells their story in times to speak
4.3 pace and with an enjoyable way. clearly.
expression.
Present and share Student can show Student needs 2 Student needs 3 Student needs 4
– listening enjoyment and reminders or less to reminders to be a reminders or more
4.3 appreciation during be a good audience. good audience. to be a good
listening and audience.
viewing activities.