Tips for Writing
What is your clue word?
Your principal has asked students to suggest a school rule that should be changed. Think of one rule that you would like to have changed. Write a letter convincing your principal that this rule should be changed. Be sure to support your opinion with convincing reasons and evidence.
What is your clue word?
Think about the last time you attended a special event such as a concert, a fair, or a sports event. Describe what it was like to be there and include sights, sounds, and smells that will make the reader feel he or she is there with you.
Who is my audience?
The amount of graffiti has greatly increased at your school. The members of the school board must find ways to stop the graffiti. Write a letter in which you fully explain the solution the school board could use to solve this problem.
What is my claim sentence?
Splash! The paint is all over the walls and floor. Look at the mess my classmates have made. We just cant get enough of painting and drawing, and we all love our art class. Art is special to all of us. I personally think art is the best elective class ever. I think art is the best elective class because R1, R2, R3.I personally think art is the best elective class ever.
Which sentences includes my back information?
1 Splash! The paint is all over the walls and floor. 2 Look at the mess my classmates have made. We 3 just cant get enough of painting and drawing, and 4 we all love our art class. Art is special to all of us. 5 I personally think art is the best elective class 6 ever. I think art is the best elective class because 7 R1, R2, R3.
What is your thesis/ claim statement?
Write a letter to the principal in which you take a position on whether or not students should have a dress code.
or
Students should not have a dress code because R1, R2, R3.