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When you are given a writing task, When you are given a writing task, sometimes it will include a “writing sometimes it will include a “writing prompt”. Analyzing the writing prompt”. Analyzing the writing prompt will help you be more prompt will help you be more successful.successful.

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What type of writing will you be What type of writing will you be doing? Chances are the writing will doing? Chances are the writing will be one of these:be one of these:

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LetterLetter: Opening/Body with clear : Opening/Body with clear message/Closingmessage/Closing

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Audience Audience Who is the audience for the Who is the audience for the writing? If it is a letter, you might be writing? If it is a letter, you might be writing to your principal or someone writing to your principal or someone else you know. else you know.

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Plan Plan Construct a rough and simple Construct a rough and simple plan for how you will write to the plan for how you will write to the prompt. Decide which type of prompt. Decide which type of graphic organizer to use.graphic organizer to use.

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Making a Making a planplan will help you think will help you think about and organize what you will be about and organize what you will be writing.writing.

Directions: Analyzing the following Directions: Analyzing the following writing prompts. Be sure to write all writing prompts. Be sure to write all the steps that are important to the steps that are important to analyzing a writing prompt. (FATP2)analyzing a writing prompt. (FATP2)

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1. People run for elected offices, from 1. People run for elected offices, from the President of the United States to the President of the United States to class officers in a school. You are class officers in a school. You are running for class president for your running for class president for your grade level. Write an essay grade level. Write an essay convincing your classmates that you convincing your classmates that you are the best choice for president.are the best choice for president.

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Class President Class President

Reasons why I should be chosen Reasons why I should be chosen as as class presidentclass president

P – to persuadeP – to persuade

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2. Adults have influence on young 2. Adults have influence on young people’s lives. Think about the people’s lives. Think about the qualities demonstrated by adults you qualities demonstrated by adults you admire. Write an essay about the admire. Write an essay about the most important qualities most important qualities demonstrated by adults you admire.demonstrated by adults you admire.

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T- Adults I admireT- Adults I admire

Write about at least 3 things about Write about at least 3 things about adults who I admireadults who I admire

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3. Think about a time that you were 3. Think about a time that you were new to a group. It could have new to a group. It could have happened at school or at another happened at school or at another place. Tell about how you learned to place. Tell about how you learned to fit in.fit in.

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T- Fitting inT- Fitting in

When I was new to a group and I When I was new to a group and I wanted to fit inwanted to fit in

P- – to entertainP- – to entertain

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4. Each of us owns something we 4. Each of us owns something we treasure. Your object may not seem treasure. Your object may not seem special to anyone else, but it has special to anyone else, but it has meaning to you. Write an essay meaning to you. Write an essay explaining why this object is so explaining why this object is so important in your life.important in your life.

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Explain why something I own is Explain why something I own is meaningful to memeaningful to me

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