STAAR-Light * STAAR WRITE

1. STAAR-Light * STAAR WRITE Persuasive Text Kaye Price-Hawkins Priceless Literacy www.pricelessliteracy.homestead.com kayepricehawkins@aol.com

2. Instructional Focus http://dese.mo.gov/divimprove/sia/msip/DOK_Chart.pdf

3. Persuasive writing: • Persuasive texts include: • A position on a narrow topic • An exploration of both sides of the issue • Strong evidence for the side you choose • Facts and relevant examples • Logical reasoning • Testimonials from believable experts • Convincing language

4. Out of this World Plan-It Pack-It for Persuasive

5. Outside flaps of the sentence strip: Inside the sentence strip: • INTRODUCTION • “HOOK” your • reader: • Interesting statement/fact • Grab reader’s attention • THESIS (controlling idea): • Includes focus of the “Write about” prompt and what you intend to prove. • B O D Y • SUPPORT YOUR THESIS BY: • Well-developed ideas – connected with appropriate transitions • Specific, strong relevant examples or anecdotes • Your point of view contrasted with the opposition and stated reasons why your POV is the better choice. • Topic-specific evidence (proof): • Ethos—credibility of the writer or the sources (writer) • Pathos—emotion, sympathy, beliefs and values (audience) • Logos—reasonable statement and presentation of the argument (text) • CONCLUSION • End the paper with something for the reader to think about. • Restate your position and why that is THE way to think on this topic. • Avoid repeating it word for word.

6. Inside Center: • Important information about persuasive writing for the STAAR. • Possibilities for how a writer might organize and support persuasive writing.

7. Inside right flap—topSTAAR RubricJury’s Verdict: The Sentencing! Each grade level tested will have an appropriate rubric which you may want to “reword” with your students so that the rubric reflects what the STAAR is saying but morphed into kid-friendly language. • Organization/Progression • Development of Ideas • Use of Language/Conventions

8. Inside—right flap: BOTTOM (pocket with card): • Revising questions on one side • Editing questions on the other side • Questions to check your own paper or to ask about a peer’s paper. Model first with the large group. • May be used in small groups or individually

9. Glue the Envelope onto the back of the folder.. Now, glue the reading questions on the left, leaving room on the right for academic language graffiti. Envelope is for persuasive mentor texts and assignments.

10. Reading Questions • Types of questions • Inference • Text specific (features, purpose) • Evidence based • Author’s craft (word choice, literary devices, vocabulary) • Summary

11. Mentor Text for Discovery • Read a piece of persuasive text with the students. • Examine the text by looking at the author’s craft, development and support • Convincing language (argument/transitions) • Facts and relevant examples • Quotations/believable experts • Logical reasoning

12. Foldable for Analysis of Support in a Persuasive Essay Problem And Solution HEADING FOR THE PAPER Facts/Relevant Quotations/Believable examples (ethos)experts (ethos) Question Logical Position Argument/ Reasoning (logos) Convincing language (pathos) • Facts/relevant examples • Quotations/Believable experts • Logical reasoning • Argument/convincing language On the Back: Top: Introduction/Conclusion. Other support and questions may be placed in the boxes on the back as well as meaningful transitional words/phrases. Diamond: positive/negative words.

13. STAAR 2011 Sample Prompt for Persuasive Read the information in the box below. Some argue that our so-called information age is really an “interruption age.” With smart phones in hand, we spend much of the day texting, tweeting, and surfing the Web. Rather than concentrating on big issues, we fill our heads with the trivia and gossip that interrupts our attention. So much information passes our way that we have trouble remembering any of it. Do you believe that instant communication is helping or hurting us? Think carefully about this question.

14. Persuasive sample, continued Write an essay stating your position on whether you believe that we live in an information age or an interruption age. Be sure to— • state your position clearly • use appropriate organization • provide specific support for your argument • choose your words carefully • edit your writing for grammar, mechanics, and spelling

15. What do you notice about the prompt wording? • Write an essay stating your position on whether you believe that we live in an information age or an interruption age. Persuasive? Yes… Why? Key word? • Write an essay explaining whether people should be more concerned about others than about themselves. Expository? Yes…Why? Key word?

16. Your Turn… • Look at the pages of suggestions for persuasive and choose one. • You might consider a topic that would connect to the mentor text. • Find a quote in the mentor text that would serve as your boxed information. • Use the example in your packet and compose a STAAR prompt model.

17. Test-taking Strategies • Circle the “write” statement and underline important key words. • Use space for planning the essay • Graphic organizer that works • Decide on direction and focus of the paper • Rough Draft... • Introduction (one to three sentences) • Main focus (with details—well-developed section of the paper—may be one or two paragraphs) • Conclusion (one to three sentences)

18. COUNT LINES ON YOUR ROUGH DRAFT • IF YOU ARE OVER 26 LINES, • Read to decide what might not be the best information to include. • REVISE……… • IF YOU ARE UNDER 26 LINES, • Read carefully to see if you need to add information or change the wording • transitional statements • specific details