Introduction to On-Demand Writing

1. Introduction to On-Demand Writing By PresenterMedia.com

2. Bell Ringer • List at least 3 things you know about On-Demand Writing • List one thing you know about the following: • Letter • Speech • Article • Editorial

3. Essential Questions • What are the essential components of on-demand writing prompts? • What are some differences between on-demand and open response?

4. On-Demand Writing On-Demand vs. Open Response On-Demand Writing Open Response • Your opportunity to show what you know about a specific topic • Write answer in short answer form • Scored based on the question-every ORQ has its own rubric • Your opportunity to show how well you write. • Write answer in various forms: letter, speech, article, or editorial • Will be scored on content (what you write), Structure (organization and sentence structures), and Conventions (grammar and word choice)

5. On-Demand Writing • On-Demand Writing is… • Writing to a prompt in an allotted amount of time • You will be given the • Purpose • audience • form • You will show how well you can • Persuade • Inform • Narrate Show how well you can write!

6. Focus on the writing prompt! WWF

7. WWF - STEP 1WWF is an acronym that helps you identify what you are being asked to do.WWF can be found in the task of the writing prompt. Who Who is your audience Format (genre) of your writing What is the purpose for writing What Format

8. AUDIENCE • To Whom you are writing. • The audience will be given to you in the writing task. • Examples: • parents • friend • principal • teacher • site-based council • author • student(s) • neighbor(s) • board of education, and others

9. Examples Write a letter to your teacherpersuading a field trip. Write a speech to inform the Board of Education about the benefits of a field trip. Write a feature article to your school newspaper informing readers about your last field trip. Write an editorial for your school newspaper persuading readers why field trips are important.

10. PURPOSE • What are you writing to do? • The purpose will be given to you in the writing task. • You will write with one of the following 3 purposes: • Persuade • Inform • Analyze(Respond) –Narrate an event to persuade or inform

11. Examples Write a letter to your teacher persuading a field trip. Write a speech to inform the Board of Education about the benefits of a field trip. Write a feature article to your school newspaper informing readers about your last field trip. Write an editorial for your school newspaper persuading readers why field trips are important.

12. FORMAT (GENRE) • What format is your writing? • The format will be given to you in the writing task. • You will write with one of the following 4 formats: • Letter • Speech • Article • Editorial

13. Examples Write a letter to your teacher persuading a field trip. Write a speech to inform the Board of Education about the benefits of a field trip. Write a feature article to your school newspaper informing readers about your last field trip. Write an editorial for your school newspaper persuading readers why field trips are important.

14. Practice WWF SITUATION: A new 7th grade student has moved into your school district. He has been very active in extracurricular activities in the past such as sports, marching band and chess club. He is anxious to find out what school activities there are so that he can be involved in at your school. WRITING TASK: Write a letter to the new student to inform him about extracurricular activities he can be involved in as a seventh grader. Be sure to include relevant details to help him choose. Audience Format Purpose

15. Identify Key Words – Step 2 SITUATION: A new 7th grade student has moved into your school district. He has been very active in extracurricularactivities in the past such as sports, marching band and chess club. He is anxious to find out what school activities there are so that he can be involved in at your school. WRITING TASK: Write a letter to the new student to inform him about extracurricular activities he can be involved in as a seventh grader. Be sure to include relevant details to help him choose. Why identify key words…Key words can help you organize your writing and make sure you answer all parts of the prompt. Key words are also “free words” to use in your writing.

16. Outline Be sure to support your ideas with details

17. Pre-write/List Ideas – Step 3 Rule of 3…List 3 points that each have 3 supporting details! • List 3 extracurricular activities • List 3 supporting details about each activity

18. Write, Revise/Edit, Write Again – Steps 4,5 &6 • Step 4- Write a first draft • Use your prewriting to help you stay organized • Engage your audience with a lead • Stay focused on your topic • Step 5- Revise and Editdraft making sure your writing is clear and complete and make appropriate corrections with spelling, grammar etc. • Make revisions as you write • Make sure you are staying focused on your topic • Re-read what you have written • Step 6- Write Again-This will be your final draft. • Re-read what you have written

19. Dissect Rubric

20. EXIT SLIP • Explain: • Step 1 • Step 2 • Step 3 • Step 4 • Step 5 • Step 6 • I still have questions about: _____?_____