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The Go Write! Pre-writing pack for level 10-12

Level 10-12 pre-writing organizers are appropriate for middle and high school students. It is also

appropriate for younger students who need acceleration. This level requires 4 paragraphs and a

conclusion.

This pack will help your students organize their ideas before they write. The graphic organizers focus on

the four major writing styles: Descriptive, Narrative, Expository, and Persuasive. The pre-writing

organizers coordinate color and terms to help streamline the writing process for each student. All

organizers are common core aligned.

Use the Go Write! App to write, revise, edit, and publish the essay. Go Write! Is an interactive App

designed for students in grades K-12. Go Write! assists in the teaching of the writing process through a

sequenced and structured process. Go Write! focuses on promoting students learning of the writing

process, is content neutral, and common core aligned. The Go Write! App can be purchased for the iPad

or iPad mini in the App store by visiting www.gowriteapp.com.

For questions regarding the Go Write! App or the pre-writing organizers, please email

[email protected].

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The Go Write! Writing Process

The Go Write! App helps you write by taking you step by step through each stage of the writing process.

Use the flow chart below to help you navigate the writing process.

Pre-Writing

Pick your topic

Choose your style of writing: Narrative,

Descriptive, Expository, Persuasive

Choose your level

If research is required, complete your

investigation of information using the

Cornell Notes for text based evidence

essays organizer

Plan your essay by using the graphic

organizer formulated for your level and

style of writing

Drafting

Using your pre-writing organizer, take the ideas

you wrote down and form them into complete

sentences as you write.

Write each paragraph inserting the information

into main idea, major supporting idea, and

details.

Get your ideas written down. Don’t worry about

being perfect or rearranging your thoughts, that

will come next.

Continue to use your pre-write organizer to help

you organize your thoughts.

Revising

This stage of the writing process should take you

the longest. Here you will rearrange ideas, add

new ideas, delete ideas that don’t work, move

around paragraphs, and much more.

Read your essay out loud to you or someone

else. How does it sound? What needs to be

changed? Write down the places that need work.

Review your pre-write organizer to make sure

that you have covered all your major points in

your essay.

Now the fun begins! Start to make your essay

better! Rearrange, reorganize, add ideas, delete

ideas, etc.

Once you have made changes, read your essay

again. Do you need more changes? Chances are,

you will. If you do, continue this process until

you have your essay the way you want it.

Remember! This is the part of writing that makes

it perfect! Spend your time making it right.

Editing

This stage of the writing process makes

your essay perfect.

Check grammar, spelling, and

punctuation and make the necessary

corrections. Use the in app spelling and

grammar tools to help you.

Organize your paragraphs.

Make sure your format is the way you

want it and correct.

Publishing

Reread your essay one final time. Do you

need to make any last changes?

Using the buttons on the App, you may

email your essay or print it.

Use your pre-write

to help you draft

Use your pre-write when

revising. Continue to read and

reread your draft to make

changes


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Go Write! Pre-Writing Organizer for Descriptive Essays

Level 10-12: 4 Paragraphs with required conclusion

Topic:

Paragraph 1

Main Idea:

Paragraph 1

Detail:

Paragraph 1

Detail:

Paragraph 1

Detail:

Paragraph 1

Major Support Idea:

Paragraph 2

Main Idea:

Paragraph 2

Major Support Idea:

Paragraph 2

Detail:

Paragraph 2

Detail:

Paragraph 2

Detail:

Paragraph 3

Main Idea:

Paragraph 3

Major Support Idea:

Paragraph 3

Detail:

Paragraph 3

Detail: Paragraph 3

Detail:

Paragraph 4

Main Idea:

Paragraph 4

Major Support Idea:

Paragraph 4

Detail:

Paragraph 4

Detail:

Paragraph 4

Detail:


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Text Evidence

Cornell Notes for Go Write! Text-Based Evidence Essays

Directions: In the left hand column, write the text evidence that you gather from your sources; in

the right hand column, write your thoughts and interpretations of the evidence; in the bottom

box, write how you will use the evidence in your writing.

Response, Discussion, and/or

interpretation of text evidence

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Focus of the essay:

Main Ideas for the essay:

What additional information do you still need to collect to write your essay?


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Go Write! Pre-Writing Organizer for Persuasive or Expository Essays

Level 10-12: 4 Paragraphs with required conclusion Note: It is recommended that you complete the Cornell Notes for Textual Based Essays Document before completing your pre-

write for this type of essay.

Paragraph 2 Main Idea

(Position/Argument 1)

Paragraph 2 Major Supporting Idea

(Evidence from Text)

Paragraph 2 Details

(your response, interpretation,

and/or discussion of the evidence)





Paragraph 3 Details



Paragraph 4 Details








(Thesis Statement)


Paragraph 1 Details

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