Writing for SuccessWriting for Success

The Writing Process, Genres, and The Writing Process, Genres, and Scoring/Rubric UseScoring/Rubric Use

The Importance of Writing The Importance of Writing

Writing amongst school-aged Writing amongst school-aged children attending Edison children attending Edison schools should consist of 20-25 schools should consist of 20-25 minutes each day. minutes each day.

The focal point of the writing The focal point of the writing component is to ensure each component is to ensure each student is writing effectively at student is writing effectively at their specific grade level.their specific grade level.

The Writing ProcessThe Writing Process

Prewriting Prewriting Drafting Drafting EditingEditing RevisingRevising PublishingPublishing

The Writing Schedule The Writing Schedule

Monday: Monday: Brainstorming/PrewritingBrainstorming/Prewriting

Tuesday: DraftingTuesday: Drafting Wednesday: Editing/Peer Wednesday: Editing/Peer

EditingEditing Thursday: RevisingThursday: Revising Friday: Publishing (Finish Friday: Publishing (Finish

Product)Product)

Prewriting/BrainstormingPrewriting/Brainstorming

Prewriting consists of Prewriting consists of brainstorming ideas to organize brainstorming ideas to organize writing information in an orderly writing information in an orderly fashion. fashion.

During this process the students During this process the students use different types of graphic use different types of graphic organizers as a guide to organizers as a guide to enhance the organization of enhance the organization of their written work.their written work.

DraftingDrafting

The draft is the entire text wrapped The draft is the entire text wrapped version of the essay. version of the essay.

The main purpose of drafting is to The main purpose of drafting is to organize the information you are organize the information you are planning to use on paper.planning to use on paper.

When drafting encourage students to When drafting encourage students to avoid worrying about the order in avoid worrying about the order in which the information appears, but which the information appears, but be sure to change it later during the be sure to change it later during the revising process.revising process.

EditingEditing

During the editing phase, the During the editing phase, the students make minor corrections students make minor corrections that will “polish up” their writing.that will “polish up” their writing.

When students peer-edit, they When students peer-edit, they assist with minor adjustments assist with minor adjustments using another’s written work.using another’s written work.

RevisingRevising

A successful final draft relies heavily A successful final draft relies heavily on the revising process.on the revising process.

When revising, the student are to When revising, the student are to make sure the changes made will make sure the changes made will improve the power of the paper.improve the power of the paper.

*Remember, encourage the students *Remember, encourage the students to only make changes with good to only make changes with good reasons.reasons.

PublishingPublishing

The publishing phase of the The publishing phase of the writing process if the final draft.writing process if the final draft.

This phase displays the written This phase displays the written work with all the corrections work with all the corrections made from the original version.made from the original version.

Allow students to compare the Allow students to compare the original version to the final copy original version to the final copy to see how the writing improve to see how the writing improve while use this process.while use this process.

Forms of WritingForms of Writing

Personal WritingPersonal Writing Expository WritingExpository Writing Narrative WritingNarrative Writing Descriptive WritingDescriptive Writing Persuasive WritingPersuasive Writing PoetryPoetry

Personal WritingPersonal Writing

Journals: personal record of writing Journals: personal record of writing thoughts, feelings, observations, and ideas.thoughts, feelings, observations, and ideas.

Notes and Cards: Thank You Notes, Notes and Cards: Thank You Notes, Birthday cards, and Get-Well Cards Birthday cards, and Get-Well Cards

Friendly Letters: Informal letter written to Friendly Letters: Informal letter written to someone you know or admiresomeone you know or admire

Business Letters: Formal letters written to a Business Letters: Formal letters written to a professional person or companyprofessional person or company

Writing a Memo: written reminders Writing a Memo: written reminders Writing Minutes: official notes from a Writing Minutes: official notes from a

meetingmeeting

Expository WritingExpository Writing

Summary: A shortened version from another piece Summary: A shortened version from another piece of writingof writing

Analyzing Fiction: Deepening understanding of text Analyzing Fiction: Deepening understanding of text in different waysin different ways

Analyzing Nonfiction: Explain the main and Analyzing Nonfiction: Explain the main and important supporting points in nonfiction textimportant supporting points in nonfiction text

Writing a Book Review: Explain a book’s plot and Writing a Book Review: Explain a book’s plot and characters, the message the author is sendingcharacters, the message the author is sending

Explaining a Process and giving Directions: Giving Explaining a Process and giving Directions: Giving directions to pass along to another readerdirections to pass along to another reader

Writing a News Story: Writing about real events that Writing a News Story: Writing about real events that takes place in society.takes place in society.

Expository Essay: Presents information about a Expository Essay: Presents information about a specific subject.specific subject.

Writing a Research Report: Sharing information Writing a Research Report: Sharing information gained through researchgained through research

Narrative WritingNarrative Writing

Personal Narrative: A story about what happen to Personal Narrative: A story about what happen to you.you.

Autobiography: A story about one person’s life, Autobiography: A story about one person’s life, written by that person.written by that person.

Biography: A story about someone else’s life written Biography: A story about someone else’s life written by another person.by another person.

Realistic Story: Stories that have characters and Realistic Story: Stories that have characters and settings that seem real.settings that seem real.

Historical Fiction: Stories that are part history and Historical Fiction: Stories that are part history and part fiction.part fiction.

Science Fiction and Fantasy: Stories that focus on Science Fiction and Fantasy: Stories that focus on science and technology.science and technology.

Myth: A story that explains how things came to be Myth: A story that explains how things came to be as they are in different cultures.as they are in different cultures.

Play: A narrative plan for a theatrical performance.Play: A narrative plan for a theatrical performance.

Descriptive WritingDescriptive Writing

Writing a Description: Writing that Writing a Description: Writing that describes something such as describes something such as memorable events, people, such as memorable events, people, such as characters in a story.characters in a story.

Writing an Observation Report: Writing an Observation Report: Reports based on what you can Reports based on what you can observe with your own senses. observe with your own senses. Examples: restaurants, school Examples: restaurants, school cafeteria, your room, or simply cafeteria, your room, or simply outdoors.outdoors.

Persuasive WritingPersuasive Writing

Persuasive Writing: An article or essay that Persuasive Writing: An article or essay that persuades or influences others to think, feel, or act persuades or influences others to think, feel, or act in a certain way.in a certain way.

Persuasive in Advertising: Producing Persuasive in Advertising: Producing advertisements on television, radio, billboards, and advertisements on television, radio, billboards, and the Internet to sell a product.the Internet to sell a product.

Writing a Letter to the Editor: Sharing you opinions Writing a Letter to the Editor: Sharing you opinions with others in a magazine through a letter to an with others in a magazine through a letter to an editor.editor.

Editorials and Editorial Cartoons: Editorials states Editorials and Editorial Cartoons: Editorials states an opinion about a current topic or interest.an opinion about a current topic or interest.

Writing a Persuasive Report: Reports that tries to Writing a Persuasive Report: Reports that tries to convince others to act, think, and fell a certain way.convince others to act, think, and fell a certain way.

PoetryPoetry

Rhyming PoetryRhyming Poetry Non-rhyming PoetryNon-rhyming Poetry

Rhyming Poetry Rhyming Poetry

Sound and Pattern: Poems Sound and Pattern: Poems using patterns such as using patterns such as alliterationalliteration

Imagery: Using figurative Imagery: Using figurative language to create pictures and language to create pictures and images in the reader’s mind.images in the reader’s mind.

Traditional Forms: couplet, Traditional Forms: couplet, triplet, quatrain, ballad, lyric, and triplet, quatrain, ballad, lyric, and internal rhymeinternal rhyme

Non-rhyming PoetryNon-rhyming Poetry

Cinquain: A poem made using five Cinquain: A poem made using five lines.lines.

Diamante’: A poem that uses several Diamante’: A poem that uses several versions by following a certain versions by following a certain number of words in each line, but is number of words in each line, but is shape like a diamond.shape like a diamond.

Haiku: is an unrhymed poem with Haiku: is an unrhymed poem with three lines, and seventeen syllables.three lines, and seventeen syllables.

Free Verse: A poem that uses free Free Verse: A poem that uses free rhythm of natural speech (It has no rhythm of natural speech (It has no specific rules).specific rules).

RubricsRubrics

Rubrics are a set of criteria and standards Rubrics are a set of criteria and standards linked to learning objectives that is used to linked to learning objectives that is used to assess student’s performance on a paper, assess student’s performance on a paper, project, essay, and etc. project, essay, and etc.

Rubrics are often used in alternatives Rubrics are often used in alternatives assessments in education, but establish assessments in education, but establish written guidelines.written guidelines.

By sharing scoring rubrics with students By sharing scoring rubrics with students they become aware of the expected they become aware of the expected standards and thus know what counts as standards and thus know what counts as quality. quality.

Kindergarten Writing RubricKindergarten Writing Rubric

Check each box Check each box if the rule appliesif the rule applies

YesYes

It starts with a It starts with a capital lettercapital letter

Makes sense Makes sense

Finger spacesFinger spaces

It ends with a It ends with a punctuation punctuation mark/ending markmark/ending mark

11stst /2 /2ndnd Grade Writing Rubric Grade Writing Rubric

Begins with a capital letter Begins with a capital letter and proper nouns are and proper nouns are capitalizedcapitalized

1 point1 point

Ends with correct Ends with correct punctuation markspunctuation marks

1 point1 point

The sentence has finger The sentence has finger spaces between the words spaces between the words

1point1point

The sentence (s) makes The sentence (s) makes sensesense

1 point1 point

TotalTotal 5 points5 points

Intermediate Writing RubricIntermediate Writing Rubric

OrganizationOrganization Has a clear Has a clear beginning, middle, beginning, middle, and end and end

Has a beginning, Has a beginning, middle, and endmiddle, and end

Has a beginning, Has a beginning, middle, and endmiddle, and end

Is missing a Is missing a beginning, middle, beginning, middle, and or endand or end

Main IdeaMain Idea Has a clear main Has a clear main ideaidea

Has a main ideaHas a main idea Is missing a main Is missing a main ideaidea

Is missing a main Is missing a main ideaidea

Supporting DetailsSupporting Details Stays on topics Stays on topics and gives clear and gives clear details/examples details/examples

Stays on topic and Stays on topic and gives gives details/examplesdetails/examples

Sometimes stays Sometimes stays on topic, but on topic, but missing a focus missing a focus and good detailsand good details

Tries to talk about Tries to talk about the topic, but does the topic, but does not complete the not complete the thoughtthought

Audience & Audience & PurposePurpose

Is clearly written for Is clearly written for a specific audience a specific audience and purposeand purpose

Is clearly written for Is clearly written for a specific audience a specific audience and purpose, but and purpose, but details are missingdetails are missing

Is written for an Is written for an audience or audience or purpose, but not purpose, but not bothboth

Is written for a Is written for a specific audience specific audience or purposeor purpose

CupsCups There are no There are no mistakes in mistakes in capitalization, capitalization, usage, usage, punctuation, and punctuation, and spelling.spelling.

*All sentences are *All sentences are completecomplete

There are minor There are minor mistakes in mistakes in capitalization, capitalization, usage, usage, punctuation, and punctuation, and spelling.spelling.

*All sentences are *All sentences are completecomplete

There are several There are several mistakes in mistakes in capitalization, capitalization, usage, usage, punctuation, and punctuation, and spelling.spelling.

*Most sentences *Most sentences are completeare complete

There are major There are major mistakes in mistakes in capitalization, capitalization, usage, usage, punctuation, and punctuation, and spelling.spelling.

*Few sentences *Few sentences are completeare complete