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ELA Resource Page


Additional Work for [|Suffixes]

• Suffixes Make [|New Words]

• Suffixes [|Say A Lot]

• [|Success with Suffixes]



== //**Our blog requirements have changed slightly. Please go and login on the following page. Next, go to class blogs after Mrs. Caven's ELA Class. After that read the two posts. When done reading the posts, you can begin creating your blogs! **// ==

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**__Blog Exemplar WebQuest __**

Visit at least three of the blogs listed below, choosing ones that best match your personal interests. As you surf through the content, notice:
 * 1. The style of the writing, 2. The format of the posts, 3. The special details and features that attract your attention. **

__**Environmental Blogs: **__

 * ==== Los Angeles Times "Greenspace" ====
 * Got To Be Green
 * Tree Hugger

__** Travel Blogs: **__

 * Everything, Everywhere

**__ Food Blogs: __**

 * Cooking with Amy
 * Cupcakes Take the Cake

__** Sports Blogs: **__

 * Reuters Soccer Blog

__** Political Blog: **__

 * CNN Political Ticker

__** Music Blog: **__

 * Said the Gramophone

Now continue following directions in your packet.

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=Wordle Word Clouds =





__The Basic Paragraph Lesson: __
We will begin a brief lesson on how to write the perfect paragraph. The steps are as follows:

 (Always plan your paragraph/paper BEFORE writing it!) <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> 1. We will begin the Planning Step with a paragraph titled: "My Pet" <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> • This will be done using our Inspiration Software 7.5 <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> • Here is the template that we will be using for our planning stage BE SURE TO OPEN WITH INSPIRATION 7.5!
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">I. The Planning Step: **

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">2. The white box in the web indicates a place for your name, the blue box is for the paragraph title, and the yellow boxes are for the topic and concluding ideas. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> • The three green boxes below that topic sentence signify the place for supporting thoughts and ideas.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> 3. Please keyboard only single words and short phrases into the web to represent these ideas. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> • The words and phrases will later be converted into an outline. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> • The the outline will be used as a guide to creating full sentences during the writing step using the structured writing the organizer template.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> 4. Next, convert the web into a color-coded outline by selecting the outline option in Inspiration and running spell check to make any initial corrections. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> • Finally save your file as My Pet Ideas.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> 5. Finally, print the color-coded outline and give it to me. I will check your content and give you feedback. Once content is appropriate you will be using this outline to continue with the next step of the writing process, the writing style.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">In this next step in the process, we will use the color-coded Structured Writing Basic Paragraph Organizer and Microsoft Word to guide and expand your one-word ideas from the outline you just created and had approved into complete sentences.
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">II. The Writing Step: **

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<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">1. Using the outline as a guide, create complete sentences in the organizer, one at a time. Each sentence will be revised later and edited during the editing step, one sentence at a time.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">2. You will expand and elaborate your sentences as you write.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">3. Once all the sentences are completed, spell check, proofread and save the Basic Paragraph Organizer in your ELA documents folder as "My Pet".

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">4. Run a copy of the Organizer **IN COLOR** for teacher approval.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**III. The Editing Step:** <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">This part of the writing process requires you to edit your writing. You will receive your paragraph with "dots" in the left margin. This indicates that there is an error in that line. You must correct that line. While doing your editing, be sure thar you have done the following:
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Use text-to-speech to read and listen to each sentence, **one at a time**. Add delete and change any words until the sentences sound right and communicate what you mean.
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Check capitalization (the beginning of each sentence and proper nouns) and punctuation, word usage and spelling. Use the spell checker.
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Be sure that the three supporting sentences support the topic sentence, then save your paper as "My Pet" in your documents folder and in ELA.

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