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On-Demand Writing
What is it?
On-Demand Writing is…
 Part
of tests given at the end of the school
year.
 It tests your writing skills.
 You are given two prompts which contain a
situation and a writing task.
 You will be asked to persuade, narrate an
event, or inform.
 You will either write a letter or an article.
MAP IT!!!
On Demand Writing
What is MAP?
MAP stands for Mode, Audience, and
Purpose. It is used to organize the
information that you will see in given
prompts. You will be able to find MAP in
the writing task of the prompts.
M is for MODE
WHAT are you writing?
You are given two prompt choices. The
prompts contain a situation and a writing
task. You will be able to find the mode
within the writing task of your prompt.
The two possible modes are a letter or an
article. Usually you are given a choice of
each, BUT NOT ALWAYS!!!
A is for AUDIENCE
To WHOM are you writing?
You will be able to find the audience within
the writing task of your prompt.
There are many possible audiences:
parents, site-based council, authors,
students, neighbors, businesses, teachers,
board of education, and many more!!!
P is for PURPOSE
WHY are you writing?
You will be able to find the purpose within the
writing task of your prompt.
For on-demand writing you will write for one of
three purposes:
 to persuade
 to narrate an event for a transactive purpose
 to inform.
So…NOW WHAT?
1st - Read both prompts carefully.
2nd - Read them both AGAIN!!!
3rd - MAP both prompts to identify the mode,
audience, and purpose.
How do I MAP it?
M (mode) – identify whether you are
writing a letter or an article.
A (audience) – identify to whom you are
writing. Is it a grownup? Is it a
business person? Who is it?
P (purpose) – identify why you are
writing. Are you persuading,
narrating, or informing?
It should look like this…
M- _______________________
A- _______________________
P- _______________________
Let’s
Practice…
Step 1
Read both prompts
carefully.
Let’s Practice
Prompt Choice #1
Situation: Summer is almost here and kids are
going to have more free time to enjoy. Some kids
spend most of their free time in front of a video
game or the television. They don’t even like to go
outside.
Writing Task: Write an article for your school paper
persuading those students to be more active. Tell
them why they need more exercise and fresh air,
and suggest some activities they might enjoy.
Let’s Practice
Prompt Choice #2
Situation: I Love to Read Week is coming up.
Your librarian wants you to pick one of your
favorite books and write a letter to the author to
tell them why you enjoyed the book so much.
Writing Task: Think of your favorite book. Write a
letter to the author of that book telling him or her
why you enjoyed that book so much.
Step 2
Read them both again!!!
Let’s Practice
Prompt Choice #1
Situation: Summer is almost here and kids are
going to have more free time to enjoy. Some kids
spend most of their free time in front of a video
game or the television. They don’t even like to go
outside.
Writing Task: Write an article for your school paper
persuading those students to be more active. Tell
them why they need more exercise and fresh air,
and suggest some activities they might enjoy.
Let’s Practice
Prompt Choice #2
Situation: I Love to Read Week is coming up.
Your librarian wants you to pick one of your
favorite books and write a letter to the author to
tell them why you enjoyed the book so much.
Writing Task: Think of your favorite book. Write a
letter to the author of that book telling him or her
why you enjoyed that book so much.
Step 3
MAP it!!!
MAP it!!!
Prompt Choice #1
Situation: Summer is almost here and kids are
going to have more free time to enjoy. Some
kids spend most of their free time in front of a
video game or the television. They don’t even
like to go outside.
Writing Task: Write an article for your school
paper persuading those students to be more
active. Tell them why they need more exercise
and fresh air, and suggest some activities they
might enjoy.
MAP it!!!
Prompt Choice #2
Situation: I Love to Read Week is coming up.
Your librarian wants you to pick one of your
favorite books and write a letter to the author to
tell them why you enjoyed the book so much.
Writing Task: Think of your favorite book. Write a
letter to the author of that book telling him or her
why you enjoyed that book so much.
Let’s Check…
Prompt Choice #1
Prompt Choice #2
M – article
M – letter
A – students
A – author
P – to persuade
P – to inform
Let’s Practice
Again!!!
More Practice
Prompt Choice #3
Situation: Your site-based council is looking at
whether or not to sell junk food to students as
snacks. They like the money it makes for the
school, but worry about students’ health.
Writing Task: Think about what you would like to see
the school do about snack sales. Write a letter to
the site-based council with your suggestions.
Convince them to follow your advice.
More Practice
Prompt Choice #4
Situation: There are many retired adults who are
afraid to try the computer.
Writing Task: Write an article for the AARP
magazine persuading those grownups to try
computers. Explain how computers will make
their lives easier and how easy they are to learn
to use.
Read it Again and MAP it!!!
Prompt Choice #3
Situation: Your site-based council is looking at
whether or not to sell junk food to students as
snacks. They like the money it makes for the
school, but worry about students’ health.
Writing Task: Think about what you would like to see
the school do about snack sales. Write a letter to
the site-based council with your suggestions.
Convince them to follow your advice.
Read it Again and MAP it!!!
Prompt Choice #4
Situation: There are many retired adults who are
afraid to try the computer.
Writing Task: Write an article for the AARP
magazine persuading those grownups to try
computers. Explain how computers will make
their lives easier and how easy they are to learn
to use.
Let’s Check…
Prompt Choice #3
Prompt Choice #4
M – letter
M – article
A – site-based council
A – grownups
P – to persuade
P – to persuade
Finding Key
Words
What are Key Words?
 Key
words are found in the situation of
the writing prompts.
 They are the words that you will need to
use in the introduction paragraph of your
response.
 Key words help your audience focus on
the main ideas of your response.
 You must look at the writing task in order
to figure out the key words.
What are the Key Words?
Prompt Choice #1
Situation: Summer is almost here and kids are
going to have more free time to enjoy. Some
kids spend most of their free time in front of a
video game or the television. They don’t even
like to go outside.
Writing Task: Write an article for your school
paper persuading those students to be more
active. Tell them why they need more exercise
and fresh air, and suggest some activities they
might enjoy.
Key Words
Prompt Choice #1
Situation: Summer is almost here and kids are
going to have more free time to enjoy. Some
kids spend most of their free time in front of a
video game or the television. They don’t even
like to go outside.
Writing Task: Write an article for your school
paper persuading those students to be more
active. Tell them why they need more exercise
and fresh air, and suggest some activities they
might enjoy.
What are the Key Words?
Prompt Choice #2
Situation: I Love to Read Week is coming up.
Your librarian wants you to pick one of your
favorite books and write a letter to the author to
tell them why you enjoyed the book so much.
Writing Task: Think of your favorite book. Write a
letter to the author of that book telling him or her
why you enjoyed that book so much.
Key Words
Prompt Choice #2
Situation: I Love to Read Week is coming up.
Your librarian wants you to pick one of your
favorite books and write a letter to the author
to tell them why you enjoyed the book so much.
Writing Task: Think of your favorite book. Write a
letter to the author of that book telling him or her
why you enjoyed that book so much.
What are the Key Words?
Prompt Choice #3
Situation: Your site-based council is looking at
whether or not to sell junk food to students as
snacks. They like the money it makes for the
school, but worry about students’ health.
Writing Task: Think about what you would like to see
the school do about snack sales. Write a letter to
the site-based council with your suggestions.
Convince them to follow your advice.
Key Words
Prompt Choice #3
Situation: Your site-based council is looking at
whether or not to sell junk food to students as
snacks. They like the money it makes for the
school, but worry about students’ health.
Writing Task: Think about what you would like to see
the school do about snack sales. Write a letter to
the site-based council with your suggestions.
Convince them to follow your advice.
What are the Key Words?
Prompt Choice #4
Situation: There are many retired adults
who are afraid to try the computer.
Writing Task: Write an article for the AARP
magazine persuading those grownups to
try computers. Explain how computers will
make their lives easier and how easy they
are to learn to use.
Key Words
Prompt Choice #4
Situation: There are many retired adults
who are afraid to try the computer.
Writing Task: Write an article for the AARP
magazine persuading those grownups to
try computers. Explain how computers will
make their lives easier and how easy they
are to learn to use.
Day 2:
Using Key Words to
Write Leads
Key Word Review
Prompt Choice #3
Situation: Your site-based council is looking at
whether or not to sell junk food to students as
snacks. They like the money it makes for the
school, but worry about students’ health.
Writing Task: Think about what you would like to see
the school do about snack sales. Write a letter to
the site-based council with your suggestions.
Convince them to follow your advice.
Let’s Check…
Prompt Choice #3
Situation: Your site-based council is looking at
whether or not to sell junk food to students as
snacks. They like the money it makes for the
school, but worry about students’ health.
Writing Task: Think about what you would like to see
the school do about snack sales. Write a letter to
the site-based council with your suggestions.
Convince them to follow your advice.
Key Word Review
Prompt Choice #4
Situation: There are many retired adults
who are afraid to try the computer.
Writing Task: Write an article for the AARP
magazine persuading those grownups to
try computers. Explain how computers will
make their lives easier and how easy they
are to learn to use.
Let’s Check…
Prompt Choice #4
Situation: There are many retired adults
who are afraid to try the computer.
Writing Task: Write an article for the AARP
magazine persuading those grownups to
try computers. Explain how computers will
make their lives easier and how easy they
are to learn to use.
Why are Key Words important?
Key words are important because they are
the main ideas that will help you write a
great lead. By using key words in the lead,
the reader can easily understand the main
ideas of your response.
Key words are found in the situation.
Writing Leads
Using Key
Words
How Do I Write a Good Lead?
 The
lead is an introduction paragraph that
jumps out at the audience and grabs the
reader’s attention.
 Remember
 Grab
to use KEY WORDS!
the reader’s attention by using a
question, anecdote, fact, command, list, or
exclamation.
Let’s Practice…
Prompt Choice #1
Situation: Summer is almost here and kids are
going to have more free time to enjoy. Some
kids spend most of their free time in front of a
video game or the television. They don’t even
like to go outside.
Writing Task: Write an article for your school
paper persuading those students to be more
active. Tell them why they need more exercise
and fresh air, and suggest some activities they
might enjoy.
Prompt Choice #2
Situation: I Love to Read Week is coming
up. Your librarian wants you to pick one of
your favorite books and write a letter to
the author to tell them why you enjoyed
the book so much.
Writing Task: Think of your favorite book.
Write a letter to the author of that book
telling him or her why you enjoyed that
book so much.
Prompt Choice #3
Situation: Your site-based council is
looking at whether or not to sell junk food
to students as snacks. They like the
money it makes for the school, but worry
about students’ health.
Writing Task: Think about what you would
like to see the school do about snack
sales. Write a letter to the site-based
council with your suggestions. Convince
them to follow your advice.
Prompt Choice #4
Situation: There are many retired adults
who are afraid to try the computer.
Writing Task: Write an article for the AARP
magazine persuading those grownups to
try computers. Explain how computers will
make their lives easier and how easy they
are to learn to use.
Try it on your own
with the Practice
Prompts!!!
Writing Conclusions
Wrap it Up!!!
What is a Conclusion?
 The
conclusion paragraph contains your
final thoughts.
 It closes/wraps up/sums up your ideas.
 Contains main ideas and key words.
 The conclusion is a lot like the lead, but
DO NOT simply restate the introduction
paragraph or lead!!!
Let’s Practice
Together…
Possible lead for Prompt #1:
Are you a kid who spends hours
watching television and playing video
games? Well it’s time to get outside! In
your free time you should try to exercise
and play in the sun instead of being lazy
and staying indoors.
Possible lead for Prompt #2:
Dear Dr. Suess,
I just finished reading one of my
favorite books, Green Eggs and Ham. I
enjoyed this book so much because you
made me laugh and I think you are a
fantastic author. You really painted a
picture in my mind of goofy characters and
settings.
Possible lead for Prompt #3:
Dear site-based council,
I do not think it is a wise idea to sell
junk food to students. I would rather eat
fruits and vegetables that are good for my
health. Although unhealthy snacks may
bring more money to our school, they are
not the only option for munchies.
Possible lead for Prompt #4:
My grandmother is retired and used to
be afraid of new technology. Once I
showed her how to use the Internet and
send email, she decided she loves the
World Wide Web! So don’t be shy about
computers – give them a try!