Writing+Assignments

Second Six Weeks Writing Assignments:
**Expository Writing (Descriptive)**

**Procedural Writing:**
**1. Students began by writing ten steps to take in evacuating a classroom or their home in the event of a fire or tornado. We had just finished reading a Procedural piece on Emergencies.** **2. Students took those ten steps and put them in sentences creating a paragraph or two.** **3. Students then added an introduction and conclusion for this essay. They applied revision and then wrote the final draft.**

**The Imaginative Story: Begin September 21, 2010**
1. Quick Writes: Teacher gives a topic and students think of a plot and conflict for the topic. We will do three or four of these and discuss. 2. Brainstorm: Look at What If questions and brainstorm ideas; choose one 3. Notes on Short Story Elements and Writing Notes 4. Computer Lab: Thursday, September 16 and Friday, September 17: complete pre-writing with interactive website at readwritethink.org where students will fill out the following documents and print: Character Map (2) - protagonist and antagonist Conflict Map Setting Map Resolution Map Plot Diagram 5. Bio Poem: students will create a poem about a character and type: Quiz grade 6. Rough Draft: students will write story and complete by Wed., September 29 7. Peer Editing: Wed., 9/29 8. Final Draft: type in lab on Friday, October 1, 2010 **If absent, you can access readwritethink.org and access all graphic organizers to complete your prewriting; however, you must print as it does not have the ability to save your work.** Autobiographical Incident: Steps/Instructions  1. Squiggle Map – 10-12 life events -due 9/8

 · Top 5 – color and symbol

 · Choose top 3 for box summary

 2. Box Summary – new sheet of paper-title at top due 9/9

 · Top 3 –identified only by the symbol

 · Paragraph for each event

 o What happened/What I did (Incident)

 o Setting (place, time, where, when)

 o Who (people-names, relationships)

 o Feeling I experienced (descriptive adjectives)

 o What I learned/realized

 3. Illlustration – top event choice -due 9/9

 · Draw a picture of your event – detailed picture

 4. What I Did! due 9/9

 · Think of your actions from the beginning to the end of the event and describe them using VIVD ACTION VERBS in your sentences.

<span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · Underline each ACTION VERB-NO repeats!

<span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · You should have 7-10 action verbs.

<span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 5. Open Mind: 5-7 thoughts you had during/regarding this incident --due 9/9

<span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 6. Open Heart: 5 feelings/emotions related to the event -due 9/9

<span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 7. T Chart Dialogue – create a conversation with someone from your event. Due 9/9

<span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · You should have 4-6 lines TOTAL

<span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 8. What I Realized, Understood, Learned – Exclamation Point <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> Rough Draft: Write a 3 paragraph essay (Beginning, Middle, End) <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> - Make revisions on your essay from the yellow Ratiocination sheet to make sure you all have required elements. <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> Final Draft will be written in class on Friday, 9/17.