Introduction to On-Demand Writing
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• List at least 3 things you know about On-Demand Writing
• List one thing you know about the following:• Letter• Speech• Article• Editorial
•Bell Ringer
• What are the essential components of on-demand writing prompts?
• What are some differences between on-demand and open response?
•Essential Questions
ON-DEMAND WRITING
• Your opportunity to show what you know about a specific topic
• Write answer in short answer form
• Scored based on the question-every ORQ has its own rubric
OPEN RESPONSE
•On-Demand WritingOn-Demand vs. Open Response
• Your opportunity to show how well you write.
• Write answer in various forms: letter, speech, article, or editorial
• Will be scored on content (what you write), Structure (organization and sentence structures), and Conventions (grammar and word choice)
• On-Demand Writing is…• Writing to a prompt in an allotted
amount of time• You will be given the
• Purpose• audience • form
• You will show how well you can • Persuade• Inform• Narrate
•On-Demand Writing
Show how well you can write!
Focus on the writing prompt!
WWF
•WWF - STEP 1WWF is an acronym that helps you identify what you are
being asked to do.WWF can be found in the task of the writing prompt.
Who is your audience
Format (genre) of your writing
Who
What
Format
What is the purpose for writing
• To Whom you are writing.• The audience will be given to you in the writing task.• Examples:
• parents• friend• principal• teacher • site-based council• author • student(s) • neighbor(s)• board of education, and others
AUDIENCE
•Examples
Write a feature article to your school newspaper informing readers about your last field
trip.
Write a letter to your teacher persuading a field trip.
Write a speech to inform the Board of Education about the
benefits of a field trip.
Write an editorial for your school newspaper persuading
readers why field trips are important.
• What are you writing to do?• The purpose will be given to you in the writing task.• You will write with one of the following 3 purposes:
• Persuade • Inform• Analyze(Respond) –Narrate an event to persuade or inform
PURPOSE
•Examples
Write a feature article to your school newspaper informing readers about your last field
trip.
Write a letter to your teacher persuading a field trip.
Write a speech to inform the Board of Education about the
benefits of a field trip.
Write an editorial for your school newspaper persuading
readers why field trips are important.
• What format is your writing?• The format will be given to you in the writing task.• You will write with one of the following 4 formats:
• Letter• Speech• Article• Editorial
FORMAT (GENRE)
•Examples
Write a feature article to your school newspaper informing readers about your last field
trip.
Write a letter to your teacher persuading a field trip.
Write a speech to inform the Board of Education about the
benefits of a field trip.
Write an editorial for your school newspaper persuading
readers why field trips are important.
SITUATION: A new 7th grade student has moved into your school district. He has been very active in extracurricular activities in the past such as sports, marching band and chess club. He is anxious to find out what school activities there are so that he can be involved in at your school.
WRITING TASK: Write a letter to the new student to inform him about extracurricular activities he can be involved in as a seventh grader. Be sure to include relevant details to help him choose.
•Practice WWF
Format Purpose
Audience
SITUATION: A new 7th grade student has moved into your school district. He has been very active in extracurricular activities in the past such as sports, marching band and chess club. He is anxious to find out what school activities there are so that he can be involved in at your school.
WRITING TASK: Write a letter to the new student to inform him about extracurricular activities he can be involved in as a seventh grader. Be sure to include relevant details to help him choose.
• Identify Key Words – Step 2
Why identify key words…Key words can help you organize your writing and make sure you answer all parts of the prompt.Key words are also “free words” to use in your writing.
Point you want to make
Main Idea #1
Supporting Detail
#1
Supporting Detail
#2
Supporting Detail
#3
Main Idea #2
Supporting Detail
#1
Supporting Detail
#2
Supporting Detail
#3
Main Idea #3
Supporting Detail
#1
Supporting Detail
#2
Supporting Detail
#3
•Outline Be sure to support your
ideas with details
•Pre-write/List Ideas – Step 3
Tryouts…
Time…
Coaches…
basketball
Director…
Time…
Instruments…
Band
1. ….
2. ….
3. …
?
•List 3 extracurricular activities•List 3 supporting details about each activity
Rule of 3…List 3 points that each have 3 supporting details!
• Step 4- Write a first draft• Use your prewriting to help you stay organized• Engage your audience with a lead• Stay focused on your topic
• Step 5- Revise and Edit draft making sure your writing is clear and complete and make appropriate corrections with spelling, grammar etc.• Make revisions as you write• Make sure you are staying focused on your topic• Re-read what you have written
• Step 6- Write Again-This will be your final draft. • Re-read what you have written
•Write, Revise/Edit, Write Again – Steps 4,5 &6
•Dissect Rubric
• Explain:• Step 1• Step 2• Step 3• Step 4• Step 5• Step 6
• I still have questions about: _____?_____
•EXIT SLIP