1. Writing to a Persuasive Prompt
Items needed for our lesson:
Paper
Pencil
Eraser
PSSA Writing Session
Writing to a Persuasive Prompt

2. Elluminate Etiquette During the presentation please listen carefully.
Jot down your questions and save them until the end.
Do not raise your hand during the presentation.
Do not write in the text box during the presentation.

3. PSSA Writing Fifth grade students will have
To answer multiple choice questions
20 from 5 passages(editing)
To write to prompts: 2 of the three modes
5th grade students will have to write two of the three(any two)
Narrative
Persuasive
Informational

4. PSSA Writing
5th grade students will have to write two of the three(any two)
Narrative
Persuasive
Informational

5. A PROMPT is a topic you are asked to write about.
Narrative Essay-tells a story
Informational Essay-gives information or explains something
(Also called Expository Prompt)
Persuasive Essay- try to get someone to agree with you

6. Narrative Narrate Tell a story about… Write about a time… What happened when…
Informational
Explain…
Tell why…
Talk about…
Write why…
WHY?

7. Persuasive Should there be… Convince others to… Support your view that… Persuade your readers that…

8. Features of Persuasive essays

9. Steps for Writing
Decide what kind of writing the prompt is asking for.
Prewrite to help think of what you want to say and plan your writing.
Write a first draft.
Revise your writing.
Check your grammar, punctuation, and spelling to correct any mistakes you have made.

10. Rubrics Focus- Content Development- Organization- Style- RUBRIC
4 categories for scoring
Focus-
sticking with the topic in the whole essay, mentioning the same thing in the intro and conclusion
Content Development-
using details, descriptions, examples
Organization-
separating into paragraphs that each have a topic
Style-
using different ways to begin your sentences

11. Tips and Hints Be sure to include vivid details and descriptive words.
*Use your 5 senses.*
For example, if you are writing a story, describe how characters look or what the setting is like.
Personalize your writing. Link the writing to your own experiences.
Give examples of descriptive words and vivid details.

12. Here is your assignment…
Prompt comes directly from PSSA Writing Item and Scoring Sampler for Grade 5

13. Now you try to free write
Now you try to free write. Take 1-2 minutes to write down all your ideas on a piece of paper.

14. Free Writing Ideas
Allow students to share their ideas by posting them on the whiteboard.

15. Example of mapping ideas

16. Example of mapping ideas

17. So what are we looking for???
Take a clear position, state it, and stick to it…..
Use anecdotes, examples, convincing arguments
Organize it in paragraphs by individual reasons
Use detail and description to convince

18. Example A

19. Score: 4

20. Example B
Ask students to read sample and poll their scores for the piece.

21. Score: 2

22. Example C

23. Score: 1

24. Example D

26. Just for fun
Convince me that you should get a cell phone when you are 10……..
Discuss audience for this one( if you are writing to a mom, a peer group, etc……….

27. Scoring Mode specific-80% Conventions- 20%
(informational, persuasive, narrative)
Conventions- 20%
Separate scoring guide(for written work and multiple choice questions)

30. Conventions scoring examples

42. Your hard work has paid off!
Congratulations!
Your hard work has paid off!

43. Link for more information on Prompts
Pennsylvania Department of Education Writing Sampler
Examples of Narrative and Informational prompts and sample essays with scoring