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AgendaDispatch: Handout1. Review Writing Project

• Rubric• Checklist

2. Anchor Paper• Highlight• Peer edit

3. FATP Chart HP pg. 1404. Pre-Writing Worksheet5. Try It!6. Goal and Outcomes Chart Model7. Try It!8. Draft ¶1, ¶ 2, ¶ 3, ¶ 4 & ¶ 5 Model9. Try it!

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Unit 2 Writing Project

Write a biography about a real person and real events.

Let’s Go! High Point pg. 138

Rubric- TopRubric- TopNARRATIVE WRITING: FEATURES OF A BIOGRAPHY

Compare the student’s biography to the features listed below:Check the Boxes that Apply

EvidentPartially Evident

Not Yet Evident

1.The biography recounts the events in a real person’s life.

1.The biography tells where and when events took place.

1.The biography describes the person’s goals, obstacles, strategies, and outcomes.

1.The biography has a clear text structure with a beginning, middle, and an end.

1.The biography maintains a third person point of view.

1.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

Rubric- BottomRubric- BottomSCALE DEVELOPMENT OF IDEAS ORGANIZATION ATTENTION TO AUDIENCE LANGUAGE & CONVENTIONS

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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.

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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.

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.

Student Writing ModelChristopher Tarpeh: A Boy Who Never Gave Up

By Vashti Smith

Let’s Go! High Point pg. 139

Peer Editing Checklist

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

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

BarnumBarnum•How and what to highlight:How and what to highlight:

•Grammar errorsGrammar errors– SpellingSpelling– PunctuationPunctuation– Sentence structure (incomplete, run-Sentence structure (incomplete, run-

on)on)– Subject-verb agreementSubject-verb agreement– Missing words, extra wordsMissing words, extra words

•Anything else you Anything else you thinkthink is wrong is wrong

Anchor Paper- Anchor Paper- The Biography of PT The Biography of PT

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Peer Editing Checklist

FATP Chart (pg. 140)

f Form: _________________________________________

a Audience: _________________________________________

t Topic: _________________________________________

p Purpose: _________________________________________

FATP Chart

f Form: biography

a Audience: classmates

t Topic: _________________________________________

p Purpose: to tell _____________________

Pre-WritingTo get ready to write your draft, you will be completing 22 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.

Pre-WritingAs 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

Try It!

Collect the DetailsLook 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.

Goal-and-Outcomes ChartEx.) Lewis and Clark

Explore new territory

1. raging rivers

2. winter weather

3. travel through unfriendly territory

1. built boats

2. built forts

3. York and Sacagawea developed good relations w/Native Americans

1. traveled faster going down the rivers

2. survived the winters

3. Got through native lands safely

Person (s):

Pick only one goal!

Explain 4 obstacles

Write how the obstacles were overcome

What happened in the end?

How did it turn out?

SAMPLE

Introduction ParagraphIntroduction Paragraph

Tell about your person’s goal. List the obstacles Tell about your person’s goal. List the obstacles to achieving the goal. Explain that there were to achieving the goal. Explain that there were many strategies for overcoming the obstacles. many strategies for overcoming the obstacles. Tell us if your person met his or her goal.Tell us if your person met his or her goal.

Lewis and Clark wanted to discover and Lewis and Clark wanted to discover and explore new territories more than anything. They explore new territories more than anything. They were were faced with many obstaclesfaced with many obstacles, , such assuch as unfriendly Native Americans, rivers and unfriendly Native Americans, rivers and waterfalls, poor weather and mountains. They waterfalls, poor weather and mountains. They had many strategies for overcoming these had many strategies for overcoming these obstaclesobstacles. Eventually they reached their goal.. Eventually they reached their goal.

Body Paragraph 1Body Paragraph 1

Go into detail about each obstacle and the Go into detail about each obstacle and the strategy for overcoming the obstacle. Tell them strategy for overcoming the obstacle. Tell them in the order in which things happened. in the order in which things happened.

Lewis and Clark Lewis and Clark encountered many obstaclesencountered many obstacles during their journey. during their journey. One of the first obstaclesOne of the first obstacles Lewis and Lewis and Clark encountered was unfriendly Native Americans. Not Clark encountered was unfriendly Native Americans. Not long after this, they came across rushing rapids and long after this, they came across rushing rapids and treacherous waterfalls. As soon as they made their way treacherous waterfalls. As soon as they made their way past these, winter struck and they almost froze to death. past these, winter struck and they almost froze to death. The last hurdles in their journey were the gigantic, The last hurdles in their journey were the gigantic, perilous Rocky Mountains. perilous Rocky Mountains. Each one of these obstacles Each one of these obstacles required a brilliant strategy to overcome it.required a brilliant strategy to overcome it.

Goal-and-Outcomes ChartEx.) Lewis and Clark

Explore new territory

1. raging rivers

2. winter weather

3. travel through unfriendly territory

1. built boats

2. built forts

3. York and Sacagawea developed good relations w/Native Americans

1. traveled faster going down the rivers

2. survived the winters

3. Got through native lands safely

Person (s):

How the obstacles were overcome

What happened in the end?

How did it turn out?

SAMPLE

Body Paragraph 2Body Paragraph 2 Go into detail about each strategy for overcoming the Go into detail about each strategy for overcoming the

obstacles. Tell them in the order in which things obstacles. Tell them in the order in which things happened. happened.

The men The men dealt with each challenge differentlydealt with each challenge differently. To . To make the Native Americans trust them, they brought make the Native Americans trust them, they brought along a woman with a child. This helped to develop good along a woman with a child. This helped to develop good relations between the two groups. When they relations between the two groups. When they encountered raging rivers and waterfalls, they built solid encountered raging rivers and waterfalls, they built solid boats to move them safely through. During the harsh boats to move them safely through. During the harsh winter, Lewis and Clark built a fort to shelter them from winter, Lewis and Clark built a fort to shelter them from the harsh weather. Finally, they went around daunting the harsh weather. Finally, they went around daunting mountains that were in their way. mountains that were in their way.

Body Paragraph 3Body Paragraph 3

Explain what the outcome was for each strategy.Explain what the outcome was for each strategy.

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

Conclusion ParagraphConclusion Paragraph

Repeat the information from the introduction in a Repeat the information from the introduction in a new and interesting way. Summarize if the new and interesting way. Summarize if the person did reach his/her goal. person did reach his/her goal.

Lewis and Clark’s Lewis and Clark’s goal was togoal was to search out search out and journey through new territories. and journey through new territories. Although Although they they had to deal withhad to deal with unfriendly Native unfriendly Native Americans, rivers and waterfalls, poor weather Americans, rivers and waterfalls, poor weather and mountains, and mountains, as well as other obstaclesas well as other obstacles, they , they were were able to achieve their goalable to achieve their goal. . WithoutWithout their their intelligent strategiesintelligent strategies, the journey would not have , the journey would not have been a success. been a success.

Try It!

Goal-and-Outcomes ChartPerson:

Pick only one goal!

Explain 4 obstacles

Write how the obstacles were overcome

What happened in the end?

How did it turn out?