Transcript On Demand 5th grade

On-Demand Writing
in 8th 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
– told the Form, Audience, Purpose
FAP IT!!!
Focusing on the Writing Task
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?
You will find the FORM in the Writing Task
The four FORMS are letter, article,
editorial, and speech
Examples…
• Write a letter to your teacher
recommending a field trip
• Write an article for your school newspaper
about a memorable field trip
• Write an editorial for your school
newspaper about the importance of field
trips
• Write a speech for the Board of Education
about the benefits of field trips
A is for AUDIENCE
To WHOM are you writing?
You will find the AUDIENCE in the Writing Task, 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 find the PURPOSE in the Writing
Task
• You will write for one of three purposes:
– inform
– persuade, or
– narrate an event for a specific purpose
(to inform or persuade)
Examples
• Write an article for the school newspaper
informing readers about an upcoming event
• Write a speech for your classmates
persuading them to accept your idea for a
class trip
• 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
Fapping writing tasks…
• Write an article for the school newspaper
informing readers about an upcoming event
• Write a speech for your classmates
persuading them to accept your idea for a
class trip
• 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
So…NOW WHAT?
• Read SITUATIONS carefully
• Identify key words, list ideas
• Choose prompt for which you have
the most ideas and then complete
first draft, revise, edit and write
final draft
Let’s practice
with two prompts
Writing to Persuade
Step One: Read and FAP!
SITUATION: Summer is almost over, school has
started and students are going to have less free
time to be active. 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.
Let’s FAP the second
prompt…
SITUATION: The Book Fair is coming
soon. Your librarian wants you to pick
one of your favorite books and write an
article for the school newspaper to
convince readers to purchase and read
this book.
WRITING TASK: Write an article to
persuade readers to purchase and 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 students are going to
have less free time to be active.
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…
The Book Fair is coming soon.
Your librarian wants you to pick
one of your favorite books and
write an article for the school
newspaper to convince readers
to purchase and read this book.
Step three: list ideas
Prompt #1
Problem:
Going back to school
means less free
time for physical
activity
Solution:
Be organized
Plan time for physical
activity
Plan homework time
Limit time watching TV
Stick to your plan
because it is
important to your
health to stay active
Listing ideas
Prompt #2
Favorite book
Hoot
Reasons for buying and
reading:
Easy to read
About students who take on a
serious problem and make a
difference
Funny
Good 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 again
• Write first draft
• Revise first draft, making it clear
and complete;
• Edit your work to make it correct
• Write final draft
The Importance of
Key Words
To help you focus
To help with your introduction
Key words help write introduction…
Summer is almost over, school has started and students are
going to have less free time to be active. 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 be
active. 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…
The Book Fair is coming soon. Your librarian
wants you to pick one of your favorite books
and write an article to convince readers to
purchase and read this book.
“Who Gives A Hoot?”
Did you know that the Book Fair is coming to
our school next week? This means we get to
choose the books we want to buy and read.
Maybe you don’t give a hoot, so I want to
tell you about a great book I read this
summer that I think everyone should read…
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.)
Editorials
• Editorials defend a definite position
– Explain, Evaluate, Persuade
• Editorials use
– Facts, Statistics, Expert Opinions
• Organization requires
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Intro
Opposing points of view
Details that support editorial point of view
Effective conclusion
Speeches
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Often conversational
Engaging
Clear purpose
Ideas are developed and supported
End with a strong or memorable
remark
Making
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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]