On Demand Writing Original PowerPoint from Muhlenberg County, Kentucky

In each prompt- Look for WWF  Who? Audience: The person (people) you’re pretending to write to.  Why? Purpose: The reason you’re writing: to persuade, to narrate an event, to respond to a text/ graphic/ chart.  Format? The type of writing you are to do: letter feature article, editorial, or speech.

Situation  Situation is labeled for you  It’s always the first part of the prompt  It’s a make believe situation that hasn’t really happened to you (pretend)  It creates a need to write

WHY? (Purpose) Look for one of these in the writing task:  Respond to a text/graphic/chart (organize information by using main ideas and supporting details.) – Informing  Persuade/Convince (Consider the needs/feelings of the audience as you solve problems and/or convince them. Use main ideas and supporting details.) – Persuading  Narrate an event (Share what you saw, heard, smelled, tasted, touched, said, thought, did…to make a point. - Entertaining

WHO? (Audience) LLLLook in the writing task for the audience IIIIt might be an individual or a group YYYYou write to audience for reasons stated in the prompt CCCConsider what the audience needs to know, wants to know, and already knows IIIImagine what questions they will have for you. Answer them in your writing.

FORMAT: What kind of writing you are to do?  Look in the writing task for the format: letter, feature article, editorial, speech  Follow the format  Letter has a date, a greeting, a body, a closing, a signature  Speeches have titles, leads, bodies, closings

W? W? F?

Constraints of On Demand Writing  Timed: 40 min: Stand alone 40 min: Stand alone 90 min: Passage based. 90 min: Passage based.  Feedback (none).  Limited writing space.

Pre-write  Do the following pre-writing techniques W? W? F? W? W? F? Inverted Triangle Inverted Triangle

Organize your ideas WWWWhat is the MAIN POINT you want to make? (Thesis Statement) WWWWhat are three reasons/main points that support your thesis? Think before writing. Sort out your ideas.

Lead/Introduction  Get reader’s attention Ask a question Ask a question Tell a related short story (anecdote) Tell a related short story (anecdote) Use a quote Use a quote  Make sure you state the thesis (Main Idea)

Drafting the Body  Follow your prewriting  Revise as you go  Revise again when you think you’re finished  When persuading and responding, tell why and how  Give examples for each reason/main point  Answer questions your audience might have  Connect your ideas with transitions.

Drafting the Closing  Make the piece feel finished  Restate your Thesis Statement.  Give the reader something to think about  You can tie back to something to think about  Tie it back to something you said in the title or lead  Be brief

Edit your Correctness: Check the following:  Capitalization  Usage (we were/ not we was)  Punctuation  Spelling  Complete sentences  Repetition

FINAL COPY  Use your best handwriting  Make it LOOK like a letter, feature article, or editorial  Indent paragraphs  Be correct and neat