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

FormatPu

rpose

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