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Writing on Demand. Essential Question. Why should I incorporate On Demand Writing in my classroom instruction? . Know:. What On Demand Writing is The steps involved in On Demand Writing How the writing process fits with On Demand Writing
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Essential Question Why should I incorporate On Demand Writing in my classroom instruction?
Know: • What On Demand Writing is • The steps involved in On Demand Writing • How the writing process fits with On Demand Writing • How to address On Demand Writing through writing instruction
Do: • Write from a prompt. • Complete a VVWA. • Identify SPAM in a writing prompt.
Sponge Your class is having a discussion on vocabulary and you have been asked to define Spam without the benefit of a dictionary. You may use other resources available, including people. You decide to ask your grandmother to help you with this assignment. Write a paragraph explaining the definition(s) to your classmates.
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Vocabulary Development What is On Demand Writing?
Vocabulary Development On Demand Writing • To a specific prompt • Within a limited amount of time • Scored with a rubric
Skills Lesson S P A M Situation Purpose Audience Mode
Skills Lesson Your class is having a discussion on vocabulary and you have been asked to define Spam without the benefit of a dictionary. You may use other resources available, including people. You decide to ask your grandmother to help you with this assignment. Write a paragraph explaining the definition(s) to your classmates.
Skill Lesson Your class is having a discussion on vocabulary and you have been asked to define Spam without the benefit of a dictionary. You may use other resources available, including people. You decide to ask your grandmother to help you with this assignment. Write a paragraph explaining the definition(s) to your classmates.
Situation • Situation is the setting. • It’s usually located in the first part of the prompt. • It’s a situation that hasn’t really happened to you (pretend). • It creates a need to write. Situation: Your class is having a discussion on vocabulary and you have been asked to define Spam without the benefit of a dictionary.
Purpose The writing prompt may ask you to • Respond to the text using a main idea and supporting details. • Persuade the audience as you solve problems and/or convince them. Use main ideas and supporting details. • Narrate something you saw, heard, smelled, tasted, touched, said, thought, did…to make a point.
Audience • Locate the audience in the prompt. • It might be an individual or a group. • The prompt will state the purpose (i.e., to persuade, to inform, to describe). • Consider what the audience knows, needs to know, and might want to know. • Imagine what questions they might have for you. Answer them in your writing. Audience: Write a paragraph explaining the definition(s) to your classmates.
Mode • Look in the prompt for the mode: letter, feature article, editorial, speech. • Follow the format, for example • Letters have a date, a greeting, a body, a closing and a signature. • Speeches have titles, leads, bodies and closings. Mode: Write a paragraph explaining the definition(s) to your classmates.
On Demand Writing Constraints • Time Limit • Lack of Feedback • One-shot Deal
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