PSSA Writing Session Writing to a Persuasive Prompt Items needed for our lesson: Paper Pencil Eraser

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PSSA Writing Fifth grade students will have –To answer multiple choice questions 20 from 5 passages(editing) –To write to prompts: 2 of the three modes 5 th grade students will have to write two of the three(any two) –Narrative –Persuasive –Informational

PSSA Writing 5 th grade students will have to write two of the three(any two) –Narrative –Persuasive –Informational

A PROMPT is a topic you are asked to write about. Narrative Essay-tells a story Informational Essay-gives information or explains something (Also called Expository Prompt) Persuasive Essay- try to get someone to agree with you

Narrative Narrate Tell a story about… Write about a time… What happened when… Informational Explain… Tell why… Talk about… Write why…

Persuasive Should there be… Convince others to… Support your view that… Persuade your readers that…

Features of Persuasive essays

1.Decide what kind of writing the prompt is asking for. 2.Prewrite to help think of what you want to say and plan your writing. 3.Write a first draft. 4.Revise your writing. 5.Check your grammar, punctuation, and spelling to correct any mistakes you have made. Steps for Writing

Rubrics RUBRIC –4 categories for scoring Focus - –sticking with the topic in the whole essay, mentioning the same thing in the intro and conclusion Content Development- –using details, descriptions, examples Organization- –separating into paragraphs that each have a topic Style- –using different ways to begin your sentences

Be sure to include vivid details and descriptive words. *Use your 5 senses.* For example, if you are writing a story, describe how characters look or what the setting is like. Personalize your writing. Link the writing to your own experiences. Tips and Hints

Here is your assignment…

Now you try to free write. Take 1-2 minutes to write down all your ideas on a piece of paper.

Free Writing Ideas

Favorite Season: Reason 1 Details Why? Reason 3 Details Why? Reason 2 Details Why? Example of mapping ideas

Favorite Season: FALL Reason 1 Weather Reason 3 Football Reason 2 Sights And smells The rainbow of colors of the Leaves on the trees The feel of the crisp Crunchy leaves The smell of the cool crisp air at night The smell of turkey dinner Roasting in the oven Watching the Eagles at Friends houses Hearing the pads hit as My son makes a tackle Drinking hot chocolate In the stands On the cold night games No jacket needed Still warm enough To play outside The warm days and cool nights

So what are we looking for??? Take a clear position, state it, and stick to it….. Use anecdotes, examples, convincing arguments Organize it in paragraphs by individual reasons Use detail and description to convince

Example A

Score: 4

Example B

Score: 2

Example C

Score: 1

Example D

Just for fun Convince me that you should get a cell phone when you are 10……..

Scoring Mode specific-80% –(informational, persuasive, narrative) Conventions- 20% –Separate scoring guide(for written work and multiple choice questions)

Conventions scoring examples

Congratulations! Your hard work has paid off!

Link for more information on Prompts Pennsylvania Department of Education Writing Sampler Examples of Narrative and Informational prompts and sample essays with scoring /lib/a_and_t/Gr5WritingSamp.pdf