English+8.8

Gillenwater 8.8 The student will edit writing for correct grammar, capitalization, punctuation, spelling, sentence structure, and paragraphing. a) Use a variety of graphic organizers, including sentence diagrams, to analyze and improve sentence formation and paragraph structure. b)  Use and punctuate correctly varied sentence structures to include conjunctions and transition words. c) Choose the correct case and number for pronouns in prepositional phrases with compound objects. d)  Maintain consistent verb tense across paragraphs. e) Use comparative and superlative degrees in adverbs and adjectives


 * 21st Century Skills will be Communication, Collaboration, Problem Solving and Publication
 * The Technology Tools will be Google Earth, Youtube, Wikispaces, Smartboards, or Classroom Projectors

> || Google Earth Screenshot || []
 * Lesson: A Letter to a Friend about taking a trip around the world.
 * Objective: The student will write a letter to a friend describing a trip around the world reviewing the continents, oceans, hemispheres, specific locations on specific continents and physical characteristics, culture, or events of that location.
 * Begin the lesson by showing the following GoogleEarth []
 * [[image:http://earth.google.com/images/index-earth.jpg caption="Google Earth Screenshot" link="http://earth.google.com/images/index-earth_lg.jpg"]] ||
 * Review the continents, oceans, hemispheres, specific locations on specific continents and physical characteristics, culture, or events of that location.
 * Youtube video
 * [[image:http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/staticfiles/NGS/Shared/StaticFiles/NGKids/Image/circumnavigationrow-lg.jpg width="256" height="104" caption="Photo: Erden Eruç rowing his boat"]] ||
 * Photo: Erden Eruç rowing his boat ||

b) Use and punctuate correctly varied sentence structures to include conjunctions and transition words. c)  Choose the correct case and number for pronouns in prepositional phrases with compound objects. d) Maintain consistent verb tense across paragraphs. e)  Use comparative and superlative degrees in adverbs and adjectives
 * Students will set up Wiki pages (with the approval of the school) to use for editing and discussion. (Teacher may need to review using the Wiki with students by showing the tutorial.) [[image:http://tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:JsMS_9NyUCO2bM:http://www.wikispaces.com/file/view/www-wikispaces-logo.gif width="93" height="32" caption="external image www-wikispaces-logo.gif"]][]
 * Students will begin by making a chronological list of where they are going to travel to, how they will travel, and what they will see in the places they travel to on their Wiki page.
 * Teachers may want to pair students for pair-share editing. Partners and teacher will be able to edit and comment on writing.
 * Students will use rubric created in Wikispaces by teacher to indicate if all strands of the SOL have been covered.
 * Students will set up Wiki pages (with the approval of the school) to use for editing and discussion. (Teacher may need to review using the Wiki with students by showing the tutorial.) [[image:http://tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:JsMS_9NyUCO2bM:http://www.wikispaces.com/file/view/www-wikispaces-logo.gif width="93" height="32" caption="external image www-wikispaces-logo.gif"]][]
 * Students will begin by making a chronological list of where they are going to travel to, how they will travel, and what they will see in the places they travel to on their Wiki page.
 * Teachers may want to pair students for pair-share editing. Partners and teacher will be able to edit and comment on writing.
 * Students will use rubric created in Wikispaces by teacher to indicate if all strands of the SOL have been covered.
 * Students will use rubric created in Wikispaces by teacher to indicate if all strands of the SOL have been covered.
 * Students will write, edit, and publish their writing on the Wiki page.
 * Final letters will be shared with the class through Wikispaces, Smartboards, and/ or Voice Theads could be added.