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Mastering Series of Paragraphs: A Guide for Long Writing Tasks

This lesson focuses on tackling the Series of Paragraphs task in the literacy test, providing detailed instructions, rubrics, and helpful tips for topic development and conventions usage. Students learn how to structure and organize their responses effectively.

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Mastering Series of Paragraphs: A Guide for Long Writing Tasks

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  1. Lesson #5: Series of Paragraphs(Long writing Task)

  2. Writing Tasks on the Literacy Test • On the literacy test, you will have two long writing tasks • 1) A News Report • and • 2) A Series of Paragraphs (Opinion Essay) • Today’s lesson will focus on: A Series of Paragraphs

  3. Please distribute Booklet 2 QUESTIONS and Booklet 2 ANSWERS to students. Turn to page 2 in the Booklet 2 QUESTIONS book. The instructions are always the samefor the Series of Paragraphs question. The only change is the topic you are given to write about. Here is a sample question.

  4. Breaking down the requirements so there are no surprises later:

  5. How your work is marked • Each answer is assigned two marks : • Topic Development (main idea, supporting details and organization) • Use of Conventions (spelling, grammar, punctuation) • Teachers, please hand out one rubric per student.

  6. The Rubric for marking Topic Development (main idea, supporting details and organization) looks like this:

  7. The Rubric for marking Use of Conventions (Spelling, Grammar, Punctuation) looks like this

  8. Helpful Tips • The “Topic” is always a single question that you need to give a clear “for” or “against” answer to. Pick one side of the argument only and stick with it. AVOID the approach “I agree in some cases but disagree in other cases”. • There is no reading attached to this question. All information comes from your own experience and imagination. • There is a “Rough Notes” area which is not marked. Use the SEES method (next slide) in this area to organize your thoughts. This will make your organization and task of filling two pages (48 lines) much easier. • You can use “I think”, “I agree” in your response. This is your opinion essay but you need to give at least three examples/reasons to support your position and explain them.

  9. The final Series of Paragraphs should look like this.

  10. Topic: Is it a good idea for high school students to have a part-time job? Rough Notes/Planning STEP 1: Take a position Having a part time job is a good idea for high school students because it: provides them with income, increases their independence and provides work experience. STEP 2: Give three reasons to support your position. Supporting argument # 1 (S1)= Income Supporting argument # 2 (S2)= Independence Supporting argument # 1 (S3)= Experience STEP 3: Use S.E.E.S to organize paragraphs to explain each of the three reasons stated in STEP 2 • S - Sentence 1 – Supporting Argument (directly supports the point of view- for or against) • E - Sentence 2 – Explanation / Example (expands/explains the supporting argument) • E - Sentence 3 – Explanation / Example (expands/explains the supporting argument) • S - Sentence 4 – Summary statement STEP 4: Provide a closing paragraph where you restate your position and the main ideas. From the arguments I have provided it is clear that having a part time job is a good idea for high school students because of the benefits it provides, such as: income, independence and work experience.

  11. Sample AnswersLet’s look at some samples of student responses based on the Topic Development Rubric /60 marks. Remember an additional /40 marks is based on the Conventions Rubric (spelling grammar etc.) … we are just looking at topic development.

  12. CODE 50

  13. Before we look at a perfect Code 60, let’s revisit the Rough Notes made earlier Topic: Is it a good idea for high school students to have a part-time job? Rough Notes AGREE

  14. CODE 60

  15. Student Activity #1: Write a series of paragraphs • 1) Turn to page 7 of the Booklet 2 QUESTIONS on page 2. Write your response in the Booklet 2 ANSWERS book on pages 2-4. • OR • 2) Choose one of the questions below and write a response. • Are today’s famous people good role models for young people? • Should the sale of “junk foods” be banned from Ontario secondary schools? • Should school uniforms be mandatory at the secondary level? • Should joining a club or team be mandatory at the secondary level? • Should Physical Education classes be mandatory for all four years of high school? • When you are finished self and/or peer edit your work using the rubric provided.

  16. Student Activity #2: Additional PracticeThis is the last OSSLT prep lesson. You will notice that Booklet 2 has additional questions that we did not complete during our lessons. We encourage you to work on these questions at home.You can find the answers to these questions on the school website by selecting the Literacy Resources link.

  17. Thank you for your attention and participation! • If you would like a copy of this PowerPoint you can visit www.bcssonline.com for all the materials used for each OSSLT preparation lesson. Select the “Literacy Resources” link on the right.

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