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Ms. Edwards: My Class Home Page
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What's new?
A few new people:
Lloyd Olson, Superintendent
Lisa Spear, Kindergarten
Sue Anderson, Second Grade
Michelle Covington, Counselor
(picture soon)
What's Up?
5B's
Reading Everywhere
See you Tuesday, September 2nd, at school for the barbeque at 5:00 p.m.
And, what about Writing Class?
A quick introduction to our goals and expectations:
http://www.trintuition.com/msedwards/msedwards
What to know more about a wiki? Click here: http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Read-Me
Why a wiki? Click here: http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Learning-With-Wikis
Want to know more about Web 2.0 and the world your students are already living in? Click here: Learn About Web Two Point O
to a great new year at school ![2]
Welcome Back to Ms Edwards's Home Page
to the Home Page for 5-8 Writing and 8 Reading. This page directs students to their online resources.
The sidebar (at right) links to lesson plans and other resource pages. The resources the students need currently,
however, are listed below.
Please visit our new wiki: What Else?
What else could we:
- write about
- explain
- describe
- delete
- brainstorm
- research
- revise
Writing is never done; there's always another word that would be more exact or engaging. I rewrote that sentence twice already! A first draft finds our thoughts and stirs our imagination, but it's often not clear, detailed, or organized. A writer looks at each section, and asks, "What else?" So our new site is dedicated to the wonderful words we will write this year, as we ask each other, What else?
Live to make the world less difficult for each other.
The following links connect to our current lessons, class writing, resources, etc.
One page for our multi-linked classroom!
Note: This Page: http://msedwards.pbwiki.com
Contact Me: ms_edwards@mac.com
Lesson Information
Class Links
Coyote Talks
What Else
Collaborative writing places for us.
Permission required.
Resources
Ms. Edwards's original Web 1.0 (meaning noninteractive) website with many links and resources for each class.
Theme
Review how we capture the theme of our writings.
Current Lessons
All Classes
Literary Elements
Figurative Language
Download: 
Figurative+Language.doc
Grade 8
TBA
Grade 7
TBA
Grade 6
TBA
Grade 5
TBA
Writing Expectations
Turn in all drafts and prewriting.
The final draft must include:
Complete Ideas (lost of specific details)
Logical Organization (beginning, middle, end; written in paragraphs)
Wonderful Word Choice (specific words--nifty nouns, vivid verbs; figurative language)
Super Sentence Fluency (complete sentences with some short and some long; sentences start in different ways)
Vibrant Voice (the writing shows you are committed to and care about the topic; no one else would write this because your personality shines through)
Correct Conventions (correct spelling, punctuation, paragraphing, capitalization, grammar, margins, legibility)
If completed online on a wiki page, remember to follow wiki rules and (to show all your thinking, from prewriting, draft, to final text):
Create new page with appropriate heading.
Do prewriting.
Write a draft.
Copy draft.
Paste above draft, then revise the draft.
Edit.
Email page link to teacher.
Alternative Credit Lessons
See Writing Expectations above to receive credit.
1. Story Ideas
How to Write a Scary Story
Make a story cube: your own or for a book you are reading.
Planning Sheet: Download on the site above (it's underlined)
Create a story map of your characters, setting, problem, resolution.
Story Map
Tools
TOOLS FOR YOU
Thinkfinity Search Tool for Students:
Visual Thesaurus
About Ms. Edwards
Footnotes
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