1. Dispatch- Complete the Worksheet!

2. Agenda Dispatch: Handout Review Writing Project Anchor Paper
Rubric
Checklist
Anchor Paper
Highlight
Peer edit
FATP Chart HP pg. 140
Pre-Writing Worksheet
Try It!
Goal and Outcomes Chart Model
Draft ¶1, ¶ 2, ¶ 3, ¶ 4 & ¶ 5 Model
Try it!

3. Dispatch- Answers
his
her
Their
your my

4. Dispatch- Answers He It
she I
They We We
She It I

5. Write a biography about a real person and real events.
Unit 2 Writing Project
Write a biography about a real person and real events.
Let’s Go! High Point pg. 138

6. Rubric- Top Check the Boxes that Apply
NARRATIVE WRITING: FEATURES OF A BIOGRAPHY
Compare the student’s biography to the features listed below:
Check the Boxes that Apply
Evident
Partially Evident
Not Yet Evident
The biography recounts the events in a real person’s life.
The biography tells where and when events took place.
The biography describes the person’s goals, obstacles, strategies, and outcomes.
The biography has a clear text structure with a beginning, middle, and an end.
The biography maintains a third person point of view.
The biography demonstrates proper usage of the following targeted language conventions:
– Subject Pronouns ( I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they )
– Object Pronouns ( me, you, him, her, us, them )
– Possessive Pronouns ( my, your, his, her, its, our, your, their )
– Compound Sentences ( and, but, or )
– Complex Sentences ( i.e., after, as, until, because, when, since, while, so )
– Introductory Sentences

7. Rubric- Bottom
SCALE
DEVELOPMENT OF IDEAS
ORGANIZATION
ATTENTION TO AUDIENCE
LANGUAGE & CONVENTIONS 4
Conveys meaning in a clear, effective way, fully representing the features of a biography; with convincing details and examples.
Shows a logical progression of ideas with effective transitions.
Uses vocabulary and tone which effectively engages and maintains the reader’s interest.
Vocabulary is varied and vivid. Consistently uses a variety of sentences. 3
Conveys meaning most of the time, representing most features of a biography, with some attention to supporting details.
Offers a flow of ideas with some lapses in logical order; some use of transitions.
Shows some attention to word choice and appropriate tone that often engages the reader’s interest.
Vocabulary is sufficient for the purpose. Shows varied sentence structures with verb tenses that are usually correct.

8. A Biography
A biography is the story of a real person. It is written in the third person. That means that the writer or narrator is not part of the action.

9. Christopher Tarpeh: A Boy Who Never Gave Up By Vashti Smith
Student Writing Model
Christopher Tarpeh: A Boy Who Never Gave Up
By Vashti Smith
Let’s Go! High Point pg. 139

10. Peer Editing Checklist

11. Anchor Paper- The Biography of P.T. Barnum

12. Anchor Paper- The Biography of P.T. Barnum
How and what to highlight:
Grammar errors
Spelling
Punctuation
Sentence structure (incomplete, run-on)
Subject-verb agreement
Missing words, extra words
Anything else you think is wrong

13. Anchor Paper- The Biography of PT Barnum

14. Peer Editing Checklist  

15. FATP Chart (pg. 140) Form: _________________________________________
Audience: _________________________________________
Topic: _________________________________________
Purpose: _________________________________________

16. FATP Chart Form: biography Audience: classmates
Topic: _________________________________________
Purpose: to tell _____________________

17. Pre-Writing
To get ready to write your draft, you will be completing 2 charts as part of your pre-writing.
First, collect ideas, then choose a subject. What people could you write about? What are their goals? Record the possibilities on a chart.
Second, you will use a Goal-and-Outcome Chart to organize details.

18. Pre-Writing As the first step in your pre-writing, you will complete the chart below, telling details and feelings about the events. When you are done, put a star by the person you choose to write about.
People
Goals
SAMPLE

19. Try It!

20. Collect the Details
Look up information in reference books or on the Internet. If you know the person, you may need to conduct an interview tonight…
List details about your subject’s goal, the obstacles, and the outcome.

21. Goal-and-Outcomes Chart
Person (s):
Ex.) Lewis and Clark
Pick only one goal!
Explore new territory S A M P L E
raging rivers
winter weather
travel through unfriendly territory
Explain 4 obstacles
built boats
built forts
York and Sacagawea developed good relations w/Native Americans
Write how the obstacles were overcome
traveled faster going down the rivers
survived the winters
Got through native lands safely
What happened in the end?
How did it turn out?

22. Introduction Paragraph
Lewis and Clark wanted to discover and explore new territories more than anything. They were faced with many obstacles, such as unfriendly Native Americans, rivers and waterfalls, poor weather and mountains. They had many strategies for overcoming these obstacles. Eventually they reached their goal.
Tell about your person’s goal. List the obstacles to achieving the goal. Explain that there were many strategies for overcoming the obstacles. Tell us if your person met his or her goal.

23. Body Paragraph 1
Lewis and Clark encountered many obstacles during their journey. One of the first obstacles Lewis and Clark encountered was unfriendly Native Americans. Not long after this, they came across rushing rapids and treacherous waterfalls. As soon as they made their way past these, winter struck and they almost froze to death. The last hurdles in their journey were the gigantic, perilous Rocky Mountains. Each one of these obstacles required a brilliant strategy to overcome it.
Go into detail about each obstacle and the strategy for overcoming the obstacle. Tell them in the order in which things happened.

24. Goal-and-Outcomes Chart
Person (s):
Ex.) Lewis and Clark
Explore new territory S A M P L E
raging rivers
winter weather
travel through unfriendly territory
built boats
built forts
York and Sacagawea developed good relations w/Native Americans
How the obstacles were overcome
traveled faster going down the rivers
survived the winters
Got through native lands safely
What happened in the end?
How did it turn out?

25. Body Paragraph 2
Go into detail about each strategy for overcoming the obstacles. Tell them in the order in which things happened.
The men dealt with each challenge differently. To make the Native Americans trust them, they brought along a woman with a child. This helped to develop good relations between the two groups. When they encountered raging rivers and waterfalls, they built solid boats to move them safely through. During the harsh winter, Lewis and Clark built a fort to shelter them from the harsh weather. Finally, they went around daunting mountains that were in their way.

26. Body Paragraph 3 Explain what the outcome was for each strategy.
Lewis and Clark were able to achieve their goals by developing some clever strategies to overcome the obstacles in their way. They were able to pass through unfriendly Native American land unharmed. Sturdy boats brought them through dangerous rapids and waterfalls. A well-built fort saved them all from death and good planning brought them around the mountains and to the Pacific Ocean, their goal.

27. Conclusion Paragraph
Lewis and Clark’s goal was to search out and journey through new territories. Although they had to deal with unfriendly Native Americans, rivers and waterfalls, poor weather and mountains, as well as other obstacles, they were able to achieve their goal. Without their intelligent strategies, the journey would not have been a success.
Repeat the information from the introduction in a new and interesting way. Summarize if the person did reach his/her goal.

28. Try It!

29. Goal-and-Outcomes Chart
Person:
Pick only one goal!
Explain 4 obstacles
Write how the obstacles were overcome
What happened in the end?
How did it turn out?