Writing Tasks
Which writing requires students to write an entertaining story in sequential order?
Narrative Writing
What key words will you see in the directions when you are asked to write a narrative writing?
narrative and story
What story elements should you include in your narrative story?
setting, characters, conflict, resolution, and theme
What type of writing task are you being asked to write? (narrative writing, literary analysis essay, or research simulation essay)
Intro: Today you will read the story "A Once-in-a-Lifetime Experience." Pay close attention to the actions of the characters and the events in the story. Answer the questions to help you prepare to write a narrative story...
Essay Prompt: This story tells about Derrick's first camping trip. Write Derrick's journal entry about this camping trip. Include information about how the characters responded to the events in the story as you write the journal entry.
Narrative Writing
Which writing requires students to use evidence from two literary texts in order to write an essay?
Literary Analysis Essay
What key words will you see in the directions when you are asked to write a literary analysis essay?
essay, evidence, and literature
Name at least two elements that you should include in your literary analysis essay.
Any of these two elements:
1. Introduction (write about both texts)
2. Write about your first story (support your thinking with evidence/examples from the first text)
3. Write about your second story (support your thinking with evidence/examples from the second text)
4. Conclusion (write about both texts)
What type of writing task are you being asked to write? (narrative writing, literary analysis essay, or research simulation essay)
Intro: Today you will read a story about a girl whose family is from India and a poem that expresses how the speaker faces frightening experiences. After you finish the task, you will write an essay about a theme in the story and the poem...
Essay Prompt: Identify a theme in "Just Like Home" and a theme in "Life Doesn't Frighten Me." Write an essay that explains how the theme of the story is shown through the characters and how the theme of the poem is shown through the speaker. Include specific details from the story and the poem to support your essay.
Literary Analysis Essay
Which writing requires students to gather information from multiple informational sources in order to write an essay?
Research Simulation Essay
Name three key words that you will see in the directions when you are asked to write a research simulation essay.
Any of these three choices:
essay, articles, sources, gather information, evidence, and video
Name at least two elements that you should include in your research simulation essay.
Any of these two elements:
1. Introduction (write about both texts)
2. Write about your first story (support your thinking with evidence/examples from the first text)
3. Write about your second story (support your thinking with evidence/examples from the second text)
4. Conclusion (write about both texts)
What type of writing task are you being asked to write? (narrative writing, literary analysis essay, or research simulation essay)
Intro: Today you will research how penguins are rescued after a large oil spill. You will read two articles, and then you will view a video. As you review these sources, you will gather information and answer questions about the rescue of penguins so you can write an essay...
Essay Prompt: Compare how the articles by Lauren Tarshis and Dylan DeNapoli and the video describe penguin rescue efforts after oil spills. Support your essay with information from all three sources.
Research Simulation Essay