Independence School District First Grade Writing Assessment A Fall 2012

1. Independence School District First Grade Writing Assessment A Fall 2012

2. 1st Grade Writing Assessment A Today you will begin working on a writing assessment that all 1st grade students will complete. This is your chance to show where you are as a writer and show your writing skills.

3. Your assignment: You will watch a video and listen to an article about the food at Wendy’s restaurants. Next, you will write your thinking about what you would order at Wendy’s and why.

4. Steps you will be following: In order to help you plan and write about what you would order, you will do all of the following: 1. Watch the video about Healthy Snacks. 2. Listen to your teacher read an article aboutWendy’s. 3. Write your opinion about what you would order at Wendy’s and tell why.

5. Healthy Snacks 5 minutes .

6. Wendy’s knows that our bodies need healthy foods. They use fresh ingredients. The meat is high quality. Customers can order healthy choices. You can order a baked potato. You can order a garden salad. You can order apple slices. What if you want ice cream and not fruit? Wendy’s has created smaller sizes of tasty, high-fat foods, like the Junior Frosty. But, it is still fast food. Most fast food is not good for your body. It is high in fat. Wendy’s burgers are bigger than other fast food places. The “Single” burger has 33 grams of fat. It has 580 calories! That’s more fat and calories than most people should have in one meal. Over 12 million children are overweight. Their bodies have much more fat than is healthy. This could cause heart problems. Now, you decide: Is Wendy’s right for you, or not?

7. You will need Pencil Crayons

8. Your Writing Write your name on your paper. Imagine that you are at Wendy’s and you get to order a lunch. What food will you order and why? Be sure to use information that you learned from the text read by your teacher and from the video.

9. 30 minutes Plan: • Decide which food you want to order. • Illustrate your thinking. Now begin your work.

10. 30 minutes Write: • Tell about the foods you illustrated. 4. Think about the best facts from the video and text to explain your thinking. • Be sure to explain your reason why you would order the foods you chose. • Your teacher will collect your work.