HOW CAN YOU GIVE WRITING A PURPOSE? WHAT DOES PURPOSEFUL WRITING LOOK LIKE? Journal

Purpose: Why am I writing this? (to explain, to give reasons why, to persuade, to inform, to describe, to compare & contrast) Audience: To whom am I writing? (this influences word choice, sentence structure & content) Context: Is this a letter, editorial, article, essay, speech? What is the social, historical, cultural setting?

Example: Write an editorial to your local newspaper to persuade local citizens to become more involved in the Red Cross in your town. P- to persuade local citizens to become more involved in the Red Cross in your town A- local citizens C- an editorial to your local newspaper

2006 Expository Prompt Most students could suggest changes that would make a classroom more comfortable. Think about what changes you believe would make a classroom more comfortable. Now explain what changes you would make to a classroom to make it more comfortable.

2006 Persuasive Prompt The state legislation is considering lowering the voting age from 18 to 16. Think about whether or not you think the voting age should be lowered from 18 to 16. Now write to persuade a state legislator to accept your opinion on whether or not to lower the voting age from 18 to 16.

2001 Persuasive Prompt Most students would like the opportunity to create a new school holiday. Think about a new school holiday you would enjoy. Now write to convince your local school board to add your new holiday to the school calendar.

As a group, P.A.C. the following prompt: Most teenagers enjoy being teenagers. Think about what you enjoy most about being a teenager. Now explain what you enjoy most about being a teenager.

Exit Visa P. A.C. the following: Many people wish they could spend time with a particular person. Think about a person you might like to spend a day with. Now explain why you might choose to spend a day with that particular person.

Journal P.A.C. the following prompt: The school board is considering changing it’s policy on study halls in high school. Think about whether or not high school students should have a study hall. Now write to persuade the school board that high school students should or should not have a study hall.

RAFT Carousel Brainstorming Activity: R = Role (Whose perspective are they writing from? Are they a student? A character?) A = Audience (Who are they writing to?) F = Format (Is it an essay? A letter? A brochure?) T = Topic (What are they writing about?)

2006 Expository Prompt Most students could suggest changes that would make a classroom more comfortable. Think about what changes you believe would make a classroom more comfortable. Now explain what changes you would make to a classroom to make it more comfortable.

2006 Persuasive Prompt The state legislation is considering lowering the voting age from 18 to 16. Think about whether or not you think the voting age should be lowered from 18 to 16. Now write to persuade a state legislator to accept your opinion on whether or not to lower the voting age from 18 to 16.

2001 Persuasive Prompt Most students would like the opportunity to create a new school holiday. Think about a new school holiday you would enjoy. Now write to convince your local school board to add your new holiday to the school calendar.

Freeze dance / Freeze RAFT

Please write the following sentence 10 times *1 st one done gets a prize * I am a (role) writing a (format) to (audience) about (topic). My purpose for writing is to (expand on topic using a strong verb).

Complete the But the Prompt is so BORING activity.

Exit Visa What strategies can you apply if you don’t understand a prompt?

Journal What is the best or worst commercial or ad you have ever seen? *When you are finished pick 2 ads*

Let’s watch some of these:

Let’s listen to some radio ads:

You will need to practice this for timing. Your task: Purpose: to convince your chosen audience to purchase your product Audience: choose from one of the following: -children -teens -adults -senior citizens Context: the 30-second ad will be played on a local radio station during a tough economic time. *You will present your commercial tomorrow on doc camera*

Exit Visa What is the most challenging part of this activity?

Journal NO JOURNAL! Please put your journal and individual homework on my desk. QUIZ!

You will have 10 minutes to apply P.A.C. to the following prompt: Many people save things from our past. Think about the reasons people save things. Now explain why people save things.

Audience: During the presentations you must be respectful & prepared to give a “sandwich”.

Exit Visa Who had the best ad? Why? BE HONEST! Winners will be announced on Monday! Homework: Re-write ad for different age group

Happy Monday! Journal: List the components of the writing process. How do you prepare to write an essay?

A Quick LOOK at the Writing Process

Observing: Brainstorming/Prewriting: Drafting: Revising: Sharing: Second Revision: Final Revision & Editing: Publishing:

Observing Pay special attention to the little details in your surroundings and think about something you can write about in class.

Brainstorming/Prewriting Brainstorm a list of all the things you noticed that you could write about. Choose a few from your list and add a few more details or ideas to each.

Drafting Write a brief paragraph about one of the ideas you wrote down.

Revising Look over your piece and change to better verbs and nouns. Add any details you might have left out. Remove anything that seems unnecessary.

Sharing Ask a peer to look at your paragraph and suggest a way to improve. Read it aloud to hear the fluency.

Second Revision Make changes suggested by peers and any other changes you feel are necessary. Read aloud again to listen for fluency − change sentence structure and/or length to improve fluency.

Final Revision and Editing Check carefully for any spelling and/or grammatical mistakes.

Publishing Write a final version as neatly as possible and place a copyright symbol next to your name.

Exit Visa List the writing process