LA+-+6-1+Traits+of+Writing

Writers Workshop
6+1 Traits of Writing Please look at the following websites for more information on the 6+1 Traits of Writing http://doe.sd.gov/curriculum/6plus1/9-12.asp A detailed overview of using the traits as assement for/of learning http://doe.sd.gov/curriculum/6plus1/docs/educators/6-8/IdeasandContent.doc

Project Japan - Student will create a screen play for a movie about a teenager growing up in Edo Japan who belongs to one social class of people, but infiltrates another social class. (i.e. Peasant during the day, revenging ronin at night. Special focus will be placed on ideas and organization. [| PROJECT JAPAN.docx] || June 2 || Letter to UN || Students will write a letter to the UN, proposing why their soiciety and worldivew should be included amoung the top ten societies of all time. Special focus will be placed around word choice, sentence fluency and conventions. Presentation will also factor into this project. || June 6 || A Digital Storytelling Project on the life of a Japanese Immigrants Experience || Students will tell the story of an immigrant from Japan trying to adjust to life in Canada http://www.canadiana.org/citm/specifique/asian_e.html
 * Assignments || Description || Date Due ||
 * Project Japan || Students will explore the Ideas and Organization of writing when they
 * Ideal Society
 * Eastern Voice

http://www.galileo.org/digitalstorytelling/

[| Digital storytelling.pptx] Examplar Stage 1 and 2 [| Strength of Character.doc] [| Strength of Character revised.doc] ||  || Ranch || Write about the best part of the Birch Bay Ranch feild trip || June 24 ||
 * Birch Bay

Tools to help in the Writing Process
[| Word Wheel.doc]

[| Possible Problem Possible Solution.doc]

[| Purpose and Audience.doc]

[| observational.doc]