Situation
Purpose
Audience
Task
100

Recently, students at your school have been assigned seats in the cafeteria due to behavior concerns. However, behavior in the cafeteria is not improving. Write a letter to your principal offering solutions for this problem.

What is the situation? 

Recently, students at your school have been assigned seats in the cafeteria due to behavior concerns. However, behavior in the cafeteria is not improving.

100

Recently, students at your school have been assigned seats in the cafeteria due to behavior concerns. However, behavior in the cafeteria is not improving. Write a letter to your principal offering solutions for this problem.

What is the purpose? 

To offer solutions to the cafeteria problem

100

Recently, students at your school have been assigned seats in the cafeteria due to behavior concerns. However, behavior in the cafeteria is not improving. Write a letter to your principal offering solutions for this problem.

Who is the audience? 

Your principal

100

Recently, students at your school have been assigned seats in the cafeteria due to behavior concerns. However, behavior in the cafeteria is not improving. Write a letter to your principal offering solutions for this problem.

What is the task? 

To write a letter

200

Litter is becoming a huge problem in your community. On every road there is trash lining the streets, making it difficult for kids to enjoy playing outside. Write an article for your community newspaper to bring awareness to this problem.

What is the situation? 

Litter is becoming a huge problem in your community. On every road there is trash lining the streets, making it difficult for kids to enjoy playing outside.

200

Litter is becoming a huge problem in your community. On every road there is trash lining the streets, making it difficult for kids to enjoy playing outside. Write an article for your community newspaper to bring awareness to this problem.

What is the purpose? 

To bring awareness to this problem.

200

Litter is becoming a huge problem in your community. On every road there is trash lining the streets, making it difficult for kids to enjoy playing outside. Write an article for your community newspaper to bring awareness to this problem.

Who is your audience? 

Your community

200

Litter is becoming a huge problem in your community. On every road there is trash lining the streets, making it difficult for kids to enjoy playing outside. Write an article for your community newspaper to bring awareness to this problem.

What is the task? 

Write an article

300

Congratulations! Your school has been awarded $5,000 from a generous donor. Write a letter to the school board suggesting how this money could be best used for students. 

What is the situation? 

Your school has been awarded $5,000 from a generous donor.

300

Congratulations! Your school has been awarded $5,000 from a generous donor. Write a letter to the school board suggesting how this money could be best used for students. 

What is the purpose? 

To suggest how the money could be used best for students

300

Congratulations! Your school has been awarded $5,000 from a generous donor. Write a letter to the school board suggesting how this money could be best used for students. 

Who is your audience? 

The school board

300

Congratulations! Your school has been awarded $5,000 from a generous donor. Write a letter to the school board suggesting how this money could be best used for students. 

What is the task? 

Write a letter

400

Your teachers are trying to decide if they should continue to give homework. On one hand, homework helps students practice skills in class. On the other hand, many students are not turning homework in. Write a letter to your teachers expressing your opinion.

What is the situation? 

Your teachers are trying to decide if they should continue to give homework.

400

Your teachers are trying to decide if they should continue to give homework. On one hand, homework helps students practice skills in class. On the other hand, many students are not turning homework in. Write a letter to your teachers expressing your opinion.

What is the purpose? 

Express your opinion on homework

400

Your teachers are trying to decide if they should continue to give homework. On one hand, homework helps students practice skills in class. On the other hand, many students are not turning homework in. Write a letter to your teachers expressing your opinion.

Who is your audience

Your teachers

400

Your teachers are trying to decide if they should continue to give homework. On one hand, homework helps students practice skills in class. On the other hand, many students are not turning homework in. Write a letter to your teachers expressing your opinion.

What is the task? 

Write a letter

500

Recently, you have noticed that many of your classmates have been leaving graffiti messages in the school bathroom, destroying your once beautiful school building. Write an article for your school newspaper to bring awareness to this problem.

What is the situation?  

Recently, you have noticed that many of your classmates have been leaving graffiti messages in the school bathroom, destroying your once beautiful school building.

500

Recently, you have noticed that many of your classmates have been leaving graffiti messages in the school bathroom, destroying your once beautiful school building. Write an article for your school newspaper to bring awareness to this problem.

What is the purpose? 

To bring awareness to the problem

500

Recently, you have noticed that many of your classmates have been leaving graffiti messages in the school bathroom, destroying your once beautiful school building. Write an article for your school newspaper to bring awareness to this problem.

Who is the audience? 

Your school

500

Recently, you have noticed that many of your classmates have been leaving graffiti messages in the school bathroom, destroying your once beautiful school building. Write an article for your school newspaper to bring awareness to this problem.

What is the task? 

Write an article