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On Demand Writing

On Demand Writing. Original PowerPoint from Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. In each prompt- Look for SPAM. Situation: Event that causes you the need to write. (on test you pretend) Purpose: The reason you’re writing: to persuade, to narrate an event, to respond to a text/ graphic/ chart.

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On Demand Writing

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  1. On Demand Writing Original PowerPoint from Muhlenberg County, Kentucky

  2. In each prompt- Look for SPAM • Situation: Event that causes you the need to write. (on test you pretend) • Purpose: The reason you’re writing: to persuade, to narrate an event, to respond to a text/ graphic/ chart. • Audience: The person (people) you’re pretending to write to. • Mode: The type of writing you are to do: letter feature article, editorial, or speech.

  3. Situation • Situation is labeled for you • It’s always the first part of the prompt • It’s a make believe situation that hasn’t really happened to you (pretend) • It creates a need to write

  4. Purpose Look for one of these in the writing task: • Respond to a text/graphic/chart (organize information by using main ideas and supporting details.) • Persuade (Consider the needs/feelings of the audience as you solve problems and/or convince them. Use main ideas and supporting details.) • Narrate an event (Share what you saw, heard, smelled, tasted, touched, said, thought, did…to make a point.

  5. Audience • Look in the writing task for the audience • It might be an individual or a group • You write to audience for reasons stated in the prompt • Consider what the audience needs to know, wants to know, and already knows • Imagine what questions they will have for you. Answer them in your writing.

  6. Mode: What kind of writing you are to do • Look in the writing task for the mode: letter, feature article, editorial, speech • Follow the format • Letter has a date and heading, a greeting/ salutation, a body, a closing, & a signature • Speeches, Editorials, and Articles have: titles, leads, bodies, closings

  7. Constraints of On Demand Writing • Time (90 minutes *) • Feedback (none) • No collaboration • Minimally authentic • No sources outside of your personal knowledge on the topic

  8. Pre-write • Do any of the pre-write techniques • Make an outline • Create a Venn Diagram/Top Hat • Make a list • If all else fails, make a web

  9. Organize your ideas • Think about your most important points • Use the reason/ example format while dismissing opposing viewpoints Think before writing. Sort out your ideas.

  10. Lead/Introduction • Get reader’s attention • Ask a rhetorical question • Give an anecdote/ Create a scenario • Give a startling statistic • Concentrate on the focus of your work in the lead • Make sure you state the thesis in your first paragraph

  11. Drafting the Body • Try to follow your prewriting • Revise as you go • Revise again when you think you’re finished • For persuading and responding, keep telling them why and how • Remember: give examples for each reason • Answer questions your audience might have • Connect your ideas with transitions.

  12. Drafting the Closing • Make the piece feel finished • Leave the reader with something to think about • You can tie back to something you mentioned in the opening • Give a conclusion to the scenario you set up in the beginning • Be brief, yet convincing

  13. Edit your Correctness:Check the following: • Capitalization • Usage (we were/ notwe was) • Punctuation • Spelling

  14. Revise:Try the following: • Add- Are there details that need to be added to create a stronger picture or to clear up any ideas? • Remove-Are there any redundant or unnecessary sentences/words? • Move-Does the piece flow, or do some sentences or paragraphs need to be moved? • Substitute-Do you need to substitute any words or phrases to make your writing more clear?

  15. FINAL COPY • Use your best handwriting • Make it LOOK like a letter, feature article, or editorial • Indent for paragraphs • Be correct and neat

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