1. Writing Purpose Inform Persuade Narrate

2. Bell Ringer Identify the purpose in the following writing prompt: Situation-In March 2011, a tragic event occurred in Japan. Japan was hit with a massive earthquake that was followed by an immense tsunami. Task-Write a letter to the school newspaper explaining what happens in an earthquake and a tsunami. Explain ways our school can help.

3. Essential Questions What are the 3 defined purposes in on-demand writing? How does someone convey their purpose throughout their writing?

4. Writing to Inform Present information and provide an explanation to help readers understand something Accomplish a task/procedure, achieve a goal, solve a problem, etc.

5. Writing to Inform Prompts You may see the purpose stated in a prompt like: ◦ Help readers understand that… ◦ Share your knowledge about… ◦ Provide information that will…

6. Writing to Persuade Convince your readers to ◦ Take an action ◦ Accept your thoughts, ideas, or opinions etc.

7. Writing to Persuade Prompts You may see the purpose stated in a prompt like: ◦ Convince readers to… ◦ Write to help others accept your opinions about… ◦ Urge readers to…

8. Writing to Narrate Use a “story” to support an idea, opinion, etc. Can be based on your experiences Don’t write a personal narrative… Instead: ◦ Use the “story” to help inform or persuade your readers. ◦ The story is one form of support

9. Writing to Narrate Prompts You may see the purpose stated in a prompt like: ◦ Tell me about a time… ◦ Refer to your own experience and… ◦ From your own experience, relate an incident that…

10. Analyze Writing Sample Prompt 1 Situation: Your school newspaper is sponsoring a “Favorite Teacher” contest. The winner will be selected based on the readers’ votes. To enter your favorite teacher in this contest, you must give reasons for your choice. Writing Task: Write an article for the school newspaper to persuade readers to vote for the teacher you chose to win the contest. Be sure to include details that will show why the readers should vote for your choice.

11. Scored Based On… Content-Purpose, Audience, Idea Development and Support ◦ What the student actually wrote: ◦ Does it match the purpose/audience indicated in the prompt? ◦ Does the writer have solid ideas with support? Structure- Organization ◦ Does it make sense in the order it is written? Conventions- Grammar and Spelling ◦ Are there words misspelled or grammar mistakes?

12. Analyze Writing Sample Prompt 2 Situation: Your school is taking part in National Safety Week. During this time, students will focus on safety issues at school. Writing Task: Write a letter to inform your principal about a situation at school that you think is a safety problem. Be sure to include specific details about the problem.

13. Scored Based On… Content-Purpose, Audience, Idea Development and Support ◦ What the student actually wrote: ◦ Does it match the purpose/audience indicated in the prompt? ◦ Does the writer have solid ideas with support? Structure- Organization ◦ Does it make sense in the order it is written? Conventions- Grammar and Spelling ◦ Are there words misspelled or grammar mistakes?

14. Analyze Writing Sample Prompt 3 Situation: In an effort to promote better relationships in the community, an entire issue of your local newspaper will be devoted to acts of kindness. These acts could include a student standing up for another student, someone helping his or her neighbor during a difficult time, or an individual volunteering to make someone’s life easier. Writing Task: Write an editorial for the local newspaper about the importance of being kind to others. Tell about a time when you observed or participated in an act of kindness. Support your response with details or examples.

15. Scored Based On… Content-Purpose, Audience, Idea Development and Support ◦ What the student actually wrote: ◦ Does it match the purpose/audience indicated in the prompt? ◦ Does the writer have solid ideas with support? Structure- Organization ◦ Does it make sense in the order it is written? Conventions- Grammar and Spelling ◦ Are there words misspelled or grammar mistakes?

16. Acknowledgement http://www.education.ky.gov/KDE/