Bell-ringer: Monday We have talked about On-Demand writing a few times this year. Number your paper 1-10, list 10 thing you know about On-Demand writing. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

On Demand Writing Given 2 writing prompts Focus and pre-write both prompts SPAT and use your graphic organizer! Pick the one you have the most ideas about. You have 1 hour to Focus, Pre-Write, and Draft. Use the second hour to Revise, Edit, and Re-write a final draft, Publish, and reflect. Use Writer’s Reference Sheet, Dictionary, and a Thesaurus

Lets look at persuasive writing in particular! Graphic Organizer Lets look at persuasive writing in particular! 2

Graphic Organizer for Persuasion Begin broadly to engage the reader. Your opinion should be clear. Introduction 2

Graphic Organizer for Persuasion Begin broadly to engage the reader. Your opinion should be clear. Introduction Supporting Evidence Reason or point one 2

Graphic Organizer for Persuasion Begin broadly to engage the reader. Your opinion should be clear. Introduction Supporting Evidence Reason or point one Transition Supporting Evidence Reason or point two 2

Graphic Organizer for Persuasion Begin broadly to engage the reader. Your opinion should be clear. Introduction Supporting Evidence Reason or point one Transition Supporting Evidence Reason or point two Transition Supporting Evidence Reason or point three 2

Graphic Organizer for Persuasion Begin broadly to engage the reader. Your opinion should be clear. Introduction Supporting Evidence Reason or point one Transition Supporting Evidence Reason or point two Transition Supporting Evidence Reason or point three Address other side’s argument. Restate the point you’re making by summarizing. Conclusion 2

Writing BEGINNINGS… You will each be given 1 sentence. Write the sentence at the top of your paper, and continue the story, writing one intro paragraph. You will have 5 minutes. When the time is up, pass your sentence back. The last person will bring your sentence to the front seat. Now repeat the steps with your new sentence.

Bell-ringer: Tuesday Linking paragraphs, or using transitions can be difficult. On a piece of paper, tell me what you know about transitions.

Spooky Story time…

For this assignment you will write in 1st person. A Spooky Place, Out and In Linking paragraphs with effective transitions! For this assignment you will write in 1st person. Write two detailed paragraphs about a haunted place. It could be a house, building, cave, forest, etc. In your 1st paragraph describe how the place looks from the outside. In the second paragraph, go to the inside, moving through the haunted place.

Bridge the paragraphs!! What is a transition? A transition is an element that smoothes the leap from one paragraph to the next. There should be a bridge created between the descriptions of the outside and inside. You can make this transition in two places: in the concluding sentence of your previous paragraph and in the topic sentence of the next paragraph. Lets brainstorm how a transition between these two paragraphs might look. In a story the bridge is subtly built, using a phrase like, “On the other hand…” would break the mood!

Bell-ringer: Wednesday What goes into a conclusion paragraph?

Strong Finishes Strong concluding sentences are important, especially when writing a persuasive piece! Phrases such as “in conclusion” and “ in light of this evidence,” are good, but could sound too formal for your writing! Summarizing facts, and referring back to a question asked in the introduction can be effective as well. Listen to the following paragraph.

Ideas… Assignment: Does the paragraph seem finished? How might we end this paragraph? Assignment: Listen to the prompt. Write a paragraph telling how you and your friends feel about this topic. Write a strong concluding sentence.

Vocabulary Review

Bell-ringer: Thursday Write and define 5 of your vocabulary words. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Vocabulary Test When complete, turn in on the front table. (Test and scantron) Get a copy of the 2 on-demand writing prompts, Writer’s Reference Sheet, and Graphic Organizer. Today you should finish the first 3 steps in the writing process: Focus (both prompts) Pre-write (both prompts) Draft (one only)

Bell-ringer: Friday Draw and label the 8 sentence paragraph development model that we should be using.

On-demand Today you will finish the writing process with your on demand piece you started yesterday. After your 5 paragraphs have been drafted, Revise (thesaurus allowed) Edit (dictionary allowed) Re-write Final draft Publish Reflect