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Writing On Demand Preparing for assessment

Learn how to make the best choice and deliver a strong response in the correct mode/form for your writing assessment. Maximize your time and writing skills to achieve success.

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Writing On Demand Preparing for assessment

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  1. Writing On DemandPreparing for assessment

  2. Steps to make the right choice and give your best response in the correct mode/form

  3. Using your time wisely (60 minutes) • 5 mins: Read both prompts carefully and complete short prewriting on both, e.g., identify key words, list ideas • 10 mins: Choose prompt for which you have the most ideas and then complete full pre-write

  4. 15 mins: Write first draft • 15 mins: Revise first draft, making it clear and complete; edit your work to make it correct • 15 mins: Write final draft

  5. Let’s practice Writing to Persuade

  6. Prompt Number One SITUATION: Your site-based council is considering whether or not to sell junk food to students as snacks. They like the money it makes for the school, but worry about students’ health. WRITING TASK: Think about what you’d like to see the school do about snack sales. Write a speech to the site-based council with your suggestions. Convince them to follow your advice.

  7. Prompt Number Two SITUATION: Parents across the country are concerned that their children spend too much time playing video games. WRITING TASK: Write an editorial for a parenting magazine expressing your opinion about the time spent playing video games and convincing parents to accept your opinion.

  8. Cubing the SPAM!

  9. Step One:Identify what you are being asked to do SPAM: Situation, Purpose, Audience, and Mode/Form • Circle Situation • Underline Purpose • Box Audience • Encircle Mode/form with (parenthesis)

  10. For example… situation SITUATION: Your site-based council is considering whether or not to sell junk food to students as snacks. They like the money this makes for the school, but worry about students’ health. WRITING TASK: Think about what you’d like to see the school do about snack sales. Write a (speech) to the site-based council with your suggestions. Convince them to follow your advice. audience mode/form purpose

  11. SITUATION: Parents across the country are concerned that their children spend too much time playing video games. TASK: Write (an editorial) for the readers of a parenting magazine expressing your opinion about the time spent playing video games and convincing parents to accept your opinion.

  12. Step two: Identifying Key Words • Key words are found in the situation of the writing prompts. • Key words help you write the introductory paragraph of your response. • Key words help your audience focus on the main ideas of your response.

  13. Step Two: Identify key words Your site-based council is considering whether or not to sell junk food to students as snacks. They like the money this makes for the school but worry about students’ health.

  14. Identifying key words… Parents across the country are concerned that their children spend too much time playing video games.

  15. PROs Money maker for school CONs Two much sugar and fat not good for health Contributes to obesity Quick energy fix doesn’t last Affects paying attention Tastes good and makes you want more Step three: List IdeasSnack Sales -- Junk food

  16. Advantages Fun way to spend time Developing game strategies helps ability to think Disadvantages Can become obsession Homework can be neglected Relationships can suffer Time spent playing video games

  17. Step four: Time to decide… • What topic do you know the most about? or • What topic do you know the most about and which one appeals to you the most?

  18. Important points to keep in mind • Audience: whom are you trying to convince? • Purpose: what are you trying to persuade your reader(s) to do, think or believe? • Idea Development: use facts and/or opinions to support your ideas • Organization: make sure you stick to the required mode/form (letter, article, editorial, speech) and you guide your reader with transitions from one idea to the next

  19. Drafting/Revising • Use your prewriting as a guide • Engage your reader with a lead • Make revisions as you write • Anticipate your reader’s questions to guide your writing • Stay focused on your purpose • Make sure you’ve convinced your reader with an effective conclusion

  20. Editing Make sure: • Your sentences are varied and complete • You have used language appropriate for your reader and purpose • Your spelling is correct • You have used correct punctuation

  21. Adapted from the work of Donna Vincent, Language Arts Consultant, Muhlenberg County Schools and by Jennifer Bernhard, Literacy Specialist, Clark County Schools - jennifer.bernhard@clark.kyschools.us

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