The Write ToolWrite Tool 101 by C. Schenk & E. Cripps

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Step 1 – Analyze the Prompt

Almost everyone has to do chores sometimes. Often children have to do chores as part of learning to be responsible. However, most children do not enjoy doing these jobs. Write a paragraph about three chores you personally dislike. Be sure to describe these tasks and tell what bugs you about them.

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Step 2 – Stop and Think

30-90 seconds

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Step 3 - Brainstorm

Try for 10 items in your brainstorm web

Chores

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Step 4 – Pick and Choose

Chores

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Step 5 – Make a PlanTopic=Chores

Conclusion=Chores

BIG IDEAS TELL ME MORE

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Rule of 5

0Limit entry to 5 words or less0Paraphrase – no complete sentences

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The E’s

0Explain, explain, explain.0The E’s are the meat – the substance of expository

writing. 0 “Nothing is more important than the quantity and

quality of the explanations you include in your writing. You can have a wonderful topic sentence and choose the best transitions, but if you don’t support the topic, the paper will fail.”

Maureen AumanAuthor of Step Up to Writing

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Use the E’s to back up your reasons, details, or facts.

ExamplesExplanations

EvidenceEvents

ExperiencesExpert Opinion

Everyday LifeElaboration

Effective IllustrationsExcitement

E’s make your writing interesting and believable!!!

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Color-Coding Green – Get Going – Topic Sentence

Yellow – Slow Down – Present Big Ideas

Red – Stop – Tell Me More – Give Me E’s

Green – Go Back - Conclusion

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Add Transitions

0Making my bed is one of them. 0Another chore that bugs me is taking out the trash.0The final chore that bugs me is loading the

dishwasher. 0Transitions connect one big idea to the next.

VARY AND BURY TRANSITIONS!

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Core 4Simple Declarative Statement Number

StatementEx. Dogs make the best pets. Ex. Dogs make the

best pets for several reasons. My mom is my favorite person. My mom is my favorite person because of three special traits. I hate doing chores. Three chores really bug me.

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Question Situation/Stance - 2 part

Ex. Why do dogs make good pets? Ex. Even though people have lots of different pets, Why is my mom my favorite person? I feel that dogs are the best. Why do parents make their kids do chores? Although I love my other family members, my mom is my favorite.

Because most people carry cell phones, it is

important that they learn basic cell-phone etiquette.

CHORES

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Thesis/Intro Paragraph

A Little More… A Lot More…

During the 1960’s, a movement began in the South that came to be known as the civil rights movement. While it began below the Mason-Dixon line, the effects of this movement rippled throughout the United States. Although many individuals are famous for their efforts during these years, “hero” is a title only a few deserve. Thurgood Marshall, Rosa Parks, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Ernest Green are courageous Americans who qualify for that very high honor.

My grandmother always had a lot of stories to share, but one I vividly remember involved an incident that occurred in 1955 when she was about seven years old. Visiting an aunt in Atlanta for summer vacation opened her eyes to what life in the South was like if your were African American. She saw that the color on one’s skin could make a difference in where you could or could not eat, get a drink of water, or swim. She always concluded this story by saying that things are different now because of the acts of bravery –some small, some large – done by everyday people like us. Although many individuals are famous for their efforts during these years, “hero” is a title only a few deserve. Thurgood Marshall, Rosa Parks, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Ernest Green are courageous Americans who qualify for that very high honor.

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Step 8 – Rough Draft

0Use the plan (T-chart) to begin creating rough draft.0Color-code in order.0Paragraph STRETCH into multiple paragraphs.

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Revise and Edit

0Flower Power – used for language development

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CUPS

0Capitalization0Usage0Punctuation0Spelling

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Step 10 – Final Copy

Published with technology?

Handwritten?