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Topic
This Prewri-ng Stage lesson is about…
Prompt No Prompt
Na#onal RtI Wri#ng Demonstra#on Project
Some-mes you might choose a topic.
What are you going to write about?
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Some-mes you are given the topic or prompt.
PROMPT
NO PROMPT
Na#onal RtI Wri#ng Demonstra#on Project
Topic
Let’s look at wri-ng to a prompt…
Prompt
Na#onal RtI Wri#ng Demonstra#on Project
What is a Prompt?
For example, a prompt might instruct you to write about…
• a story you have read • your opinion on a topic • something you have experienced
• a research topic
Basically, a prompt is a ques-on or an instruc-on that tells you what you're supposed to write.
Na#onal RtI Wri#ng Demonstra#on Project
Deconstruc-ng a Prompt
To deconstruct a prompt: 1. Read it 2. Take it apart 3. Understand what you need to do 4. Determine how to respond to the prompt correctly
(construc(ng means to build) Deconstructing means to take apart
How do I do that?
Na#onal RtI Wri#ng Demonstra#on Project
• Pay careful a;en#on to the wording of the prompt. Hints
Does the prompt give you sugges-ons to get started?
• Look for sugges#ons in the prompt to get you started (ideas to think about, verbs that tell you what to do).
• Use key words from the prompt to construct your thesis statement.
Iden-fying Key Parts of a WriVen Prompt
Na#onal RtI Wri#ng Demonstra#on Project
Role What role do you take as the writer? (student, ci#zen, expert)
Audience
Who is your audience? (class, parent, teacher, friend)
Format
What kind of response are you wri#ng?
(essay, le;er, descrip#ve)
What are the verbs in the prompt asking you to do?
(advise your classmate, jus#fy your opinion, explain why…) Task
Strong key words
What are the key words that you need to include in your response?
Hint: Use these words to construct your thesis statement.
You can use the word RAFTS to help you remember how to deconstruct a prompt.
Iden-fying Key Parts of a WriVen Prompt
Role
What role do you take as the writer? (student, ci#zen, expert)
Audience
Who is your audience? (class, parent, teacher, friend)
Format
What kind of response are you wri#ng?
What are the verbs in the prompt asking you to do?
Task
Strong key words
What are the key words that you need to include in your response?
Doing a Good Job Select a person you know who does a good job in his or her profession. This person may be an entertainer, an athlete, a character in a story, or simply a successful family member. Write a mul#-‐paragraph essay describing why you think this individual is so good at his or her job. Include specific examples and details to support your response.
I am writing this as a student.
My audience will be the teacher.
I am writing a descriptive multi-paragraph essay.
Select a person, write an essay describing why he/she is good at his/her job, include examples and details
Profession, successful
Example of Deconstruc-ng a Prompt
Your Turn
Form Pairs
Re-‐read the prompt and deconstruct it by wri-ng your response for:
Role Task Audience
Prompt:
Lots of people try to give us advice—parents, friends, brothers or sisters, teachers, etc. Tell a true story about a #me you were given or gave advice. Tell if the advice was followed or not and the results.
Na#onal RtI Wri#ng Demonstra#on Project
Format Strong Key Words
Role
Audience
Format
Task
Strong key words
Lots of people try to give us advice—parents, friends, brothers or sisters, teachers, etc. Tell a true story about a #me you were given or gave advice. Tell if the advice was followed or not and the results.
Prac-ce Wri-ng Prompt
• Clarifying the topic/deconstruc-ng the prompt
• Iden-fying strong feelings about the topic
The most important prewri-ng ac-vity is to think about what you are going to write about.
Good wri-ng is about…
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• Forming an opinion about the topic
Na#onal RtI Wri#ng Demonstra#on Project
Wri-ng to a Prompt Review
Write one to two complete sentences describing how you deconstruct a prompt.
Read your sentences to a partner.
Na#onal RtI Wri#ng Demonstra#on Project