Transcript On Demand 5th grade

On-Demand Writing
in 5th grade
What is it?
On-Demand Writing is…
• Writing to a prompt in a limited
amount of time
– you will be given a choice of two prompts
• Writing in the form of a letter or an
article
– you will be told which form
Focusing on the
Writing Task
Let’s FAP It!!
What is FAP?
• FAP stands for FORM, AUDIENCE, and
PURPOSE.
– FAP can be used to organize the information that
you will see in the prompts.
– FAP is found in the writing task of the prompts.
• FAP is an acronym that helps you identify what you
are being asked to do
F is for FORM
WHAT are you writing?
The two FORMS are letter and article.
A is for AUDIENCE
To WHOM are you writing?
• You will be able to find the AUDIENCE in the writing task
of the prompts, such as
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parents
friend
principal
teacher
site-based council
author
student(s)
neighbor(s)
board of education, and others
P is for PURPOSE
WHY are you writing?
• You will be able to find the PURPOSE in
the writing task of the prompts.
• You will write for one of three purposes:
– inform
– persuade, or
– narrate an event for a specific purpose (inform
or persuade)
Let’s FAP!
• Write an article for the school newspaper
informing readers about an upcoming event
• Write a letter to your teacher persuading
him or her to allow you to have a class pet
• Write a letter to a new student about the
importance of school rules. Support your
idea by writing about a time when knowing
the rules was really important
Let’s practice
Writing to Persuade
Read both prompts carefully
Prompt #1
SITUATION: Summer is almost over, school has started and
kids are going to have less free time to be active outside.
Your school newspaper is going to publish articles about the
importance of physical activity to your health and wants
your ideas about how to stay active now that you are back in
school.
WRITING TASK: Write an article for your school paper
persuading students to stay active and giving your ideas
about how to include physical activity now that you are back
in school.
Prompt #2
SITUATION: I Love to Read Week is
coming soon. Your librarian wants you to
pick one of your favorite books and write
a letter to a friend to convince him or
her to read this book.
WRITING TASK: Write a letter to a
friend persuading him or her to read your
favorite book. Be convincing!
Step two: identify key
words
• Key words are found in the
SITUATION of the writing prompts.
• Key words help you write the
introductory paragraph of your
response.
• Key words help your audience focus
on the main ideas of your response.
Step Two: look for key words
Summer is almost over, school has
started and kids are going to have
less free time to be active outside.
Your school newspaper is going to
publish articles about the
importance of physical activity to
your health and wants your ideas
about how to stay active now that
you are back in school.
Looking for key words…
I Love to Read Week is coming
soon. Your librarian wants you
to pick one of your favorite books
and write a letter to a friend to
convince him or her to read this
book.
Step three: list ideas
Problem:
Solution:
Going back to school
means less free
time for physical
activity
Be organized
Plan time for
physical activity
Plan homework time
Limit time watching
TV
Stick to your plan
Listing ideas
Favorite book
Reasons:
Stone Fox
Easy to read
About a dog
About courage
Suspenseful
Surprise ending
Step four: 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?
Step five: write, revise,
edit
• Write first draft
• Revise first draft, making it clear
and complete
• Edit your work to make it correct
• Write final draft
Key words help write introduction…
Summer is almost over, school has started and kids are
going to have less free time to be active outside. Your
school newspaper is going to publish articles about the
importance of physical activity to your health and wants
your ideas about how to stay active now that you are back
in school.
Let’s Get A Move On: Ways To Stay Active
Now that a new school year has started, we
are going to have less free time to play
outside. We all know that it is really
important to be active for our health’s sake
but what are we going to do when we are
inside all day? We could moan and groan
but I bet we can all find ways to stay
active. Here are some suggestions…
Another intro…
I Love to Read Week is coming soon. Your
librarian wants you to pick one of your
favorite books and write a letter to a friend
to convince him or her to read this book.
Dear (friend’s name),
I just heard that I Love to Read Week is
coming to our school next week which means
we get to choose the books we want to read.
I know you don’t read a lot, so I want to tell
you about a great book I read this summer
that I know you will love…
Checking our work
SITUATION:
Some of your friends take lessons after school. They may
be learning to play a musical instrument, speak a new
language, program a computer, or build a birdhouse. Think
about a special skill you would like to learn.
WRITING TASK:
Write a letter to convince your parents that you should
take lessons after school to learn this new skill. Explain
why you are interested in learning this skill and what you
would do with it.
Some of your friends take lessons after school. They may
be learning to play a musical instrument, speak a new
language, program a computer, or build a birdhouse. Think
about a special skill you would like to learn.
Dear Mom and Dad,
I am writing to you to ask you something important.
You see, some of my friends are taking lessons after school,
such as learning to play an instrument, speaking a new language,
programming a computer and even building birdhouses. Since I
would like to learn _________, I am hoping you will consider
allowing me to take lessons after school too.
Drafting/Revising
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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
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
Important points to keep in
mind: Letter
• Use the correct letter form (business or
friendly)
• Support your purpose with details
• Answer those questions you anticipate
your reader will have
Important points to keep in
mind: Article
• Focus on an interesting angle of the
topic
• Support your purpose with relevant
idea development
• Use text features effectively
(sections with headings, bulleted
lists, etc.)
Making
A
Point
Main Idea
#1
Supporting
Detail
Supporting
detail
Don’t forget: making a
point means
supporting your ideas
with relevant details
Main Idea
#2
Supporting
detail
Supporting
detail
Supporting
detail
Main Idea
#3
Supporting
detail
Supporting
detail
Supporting
detail
Supporting
detail
For additional resources see:
http://teach.clarkschools.net/jbernhard/Literacy_Web/index.htm
Jennifer Bernhard
Literacy Specialist
Clark County Schools
[email protected]