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Writing On Demand Preparing for assessment

This guide provides tips and strategies for preparing to write on demand assessments, including time management, prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing. It includes two sample prompts on persuading the school council about snack sales and convincing parents about video game time. The guide also offers resources for persuasive writing.

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Writing On Demand Preparing for assessment

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  1. Writing On DemandPreparing for assessment Making the right choice and giving your best response

  2. Using your time wisely (60 minutes) • 5 mins: Read both prompts carefully and complete short prewriting on both, e.g., identify key words, list ideas • 10 mins: Choose prompt for which you have the most ideas and then complete full pre-write

  3. 15 mins: Write first draft • 14 mins: Revise first draft, making it clear and complete; edit your work to make it correct • 15 mins: Write final draft

  4. Let’s practice Writing to Persuade

  5. Prompt Number One SITUATION: Your site-based council is considering whether or not to sell junk food to students as snacks. On the one hand, this is a money maker for the school. On the other hand, there is a concern about junk food affecting students’ health. TASK: Think about what you’d like to see the school do about snack sales. Write a letter to the site-based council with your suggestions. Convince them to follow your advice.

  6. Prompt Number Two SITUATION: Parents in your community are concerned that their children spend too much time playing video games. TASK: Write an article for your school’s newspaper expressing your opinion about the time spent playing video games and convincing parents to accept your opinion.

  7. Step One:Identify what you are being asked to do? Situation, Purpose, Audience, and Form. • Circle the purpose. • Underline the audience. • Draw a box around the situation. • Place parentheses around the form (letter).

  8. For example… situation SITUATION: Your site-based council is considering whether or not to sell junk food to students as snacks. On the one hand, this is a money maker for the school. On the other hand, there is a concern about junk food affecting students’ health. TASK: Think about what you’d like to say to the school council about snack sales. Write a (letter) to the site-based council with your suggestions. Convince them to follow your advice. form audience purpose

  9. SITUATION: Parents in your community are concerned that their children spend too much time playing video games. TASK: Write (an article) for the readers ofa parenting magazine expressing your opinion about the time spent playing video games and convincing parents to accept your opinion.

  10. Step Two: Highlight key words SITUATION: Your site-based council is considering whether or not to sell junk food to students as snacks. On the one hand, this is a money maker for the school. On the other hand, there is a concern about junk food affecting students’ health.

  11. Highlight key words… SITUATION: Parents in your community are concerned that their children spend too much time playing video games.

  12. PROs Money maker for school CONs Two much sugar and fat not good for health Contributes to obesity Quick energy fix doesn’t last Affects paying attention Tastes good and makes you want more List IdeasSnack Sales -- Junk food

  13. Advantages Fun way to spend time Developing game strategies helps ability to think Disadvantages Can become obsession Homework can be neglected Relationships can suffer Time spent playing video games

  14. Time to decide… • What topic do you know the most about? or • What topic do you know the most about and which one appeals to you the most?

  15. Important points to keep in mind • Audience: whom are you trying to convince? • Purpose: what are you trying to persuade your reader(s) to do, think or believe? • Idea Development: use facts and/or opinions to support your ideas • Organization: make sure you stick to the required form and you guide your reader with transitions from one idea to the next

  16. Drafting/Revising • Use your prewriting as a guide • Engage your reader with a lead • Make revisions as you write • Anticipate your reader’s questions to guide your writing • Stay focused on your purpose • Make sure you’ve convinced your reader with an effective conclusion

  17. Editing Make sure: • Your sentences are varied and complete • You have used language appropriate for your reader and purpose • Your spelling is correct • You have used correct punctuation

  18. Resources: Persuasive Writing Persuasive map: http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/persuasion_map/ Webquest TV or Not TV That is the Question http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/viersmilles/greenl/tvturnoff.html

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