Writing: Part II Essay Planning Organizing Writing Evaluating
Writing Paragraph 1-Introduction Paragraph 2-Body/Details Paragraph 3-Body/Details Paragraph 4-Body/Details Paragraph 5-Conclusion
Writing Go over pages
Scoring Holistic Scoring = judged on its overall effectiveness Most important is how clearly you present your thesis statement and how well you support it
Evaluation of Essay (in this order) Focus and development your main points Organize your essay Provide specific examples and details to support your main points Use clear and precise word choice Use correct sentence structure, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
GED Scoring Rubric See page 185
Evaluating an Essay Checklist on page 187
Spring Break Homework: Choose 1 essay from page 199 and write a 5 paragraph essay Simulated Writing Test pages (includes an essay) OR Test Writing PC (includes an essay)