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On Demand Writing Original PowerPoint from Muhlenberg County, Kentucky
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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.
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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
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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
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WHO? (Audience) LLLLook in the writing task for the audience IIIIt might be an individual or a group YYYYou write to audience for reasons stated in the prompt CCCConsider what the audience needs to know, wants to know, and already knows IIIImagine what questions they will have for you. Answer them in your writing.
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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
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W? W? F?
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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.
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Pre-write Do the following pre-writing techniques W? W? F? W? W? F? Inverted Triangle Inverted Triangle
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Organize your ideas WWWWhat is the MAIN POINT you want to make? (Thesis Statement) WWWWhat are three reasons/main points that support your thesis? Think before writing. Sort out your ideas.
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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)
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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.
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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
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Edit your Correctness: Check the following: Capitalization Usage (we were/ not we was) Punctuation Spelling Complete sentences Repetition
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FINAL COPY Use your best handwriting Make it LOOK like a letter, feature article, or editorial Indent paragraphs Be correct and neat
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