Paragraph of the Week
Week of 2/18/13 DUE FRIDAY, February 22, 2013
Topic... We just finished reading the book Tuck Everlasting. Choose one of the writing prompts provided to respond in a creative way to the book. You will need to include some text evidence of your opinions. Plan out your writing using the POW format...you will need a topic sentence, closing sentence and three detail sentences WITH an explanation sentence for each. You may be creative and include more sentences. This should be posted to your Kidblog by Friday, 2/22/13. For the title, please put the bold faced title of the prompt you choose to respond to.
Brainstorm ideas... Plan out what you will write about before you start to write using one of the ways you have tried in class. You could make a T-Chart or other graphic organizer, listing ideas, creating a concept map, or making a model after a piece of writing you really like.
Detail Sentences...Use your brainstorming to choose 3 of the most interesting details you would like to highlight in your paragraph. Each detail needs an explanation sentence to go with it.
Detail one: _________________________________________________________________________
Explanation/support: _________________________________________________________________
Detail two: ___________________________________________________________________________
Explanation/support: _________________________________________________________________
Detail three: ___________________________________________________________________________
Explanation/support: __________________________________________________________________
Topic/Closing Sentences... Now that you have written the details and explanations, you must write a topic and closing sentences. Remember, your topic sentence must let the reader know what you are going to talk about in your paragraph in a catchy way. You might use one of your other brainstorm ideas you didn't include as a detail sentence. Your closing sentence must restate your topic sentence in a new way, maybe using a question posed to your blog readers to encourage conversation.
Remember we looked at online articles to find ideas for catchy topic sentences! You could begin with an appropriate quote, description, questions, a series list, and more. If you are stuck on how to start your paragraph, you might want to browse through those online articles to get some inspiration!
Write your paragraph... It is time to put all of your work together in the form of a paragraph. The topic sentence goes first, followed by your detail/explanation sentences. The last sentence is your closing sentence.
Post to Kidblog.
GRADING RUBRIC
Format
- appropriate title
- tag
- easy to read
Mechanics
- spelling
- capitalization
- punctuation
- grammar usage
- complete sentences
Content
- topic sentence
- supporting sentences (3 detail sentences each with an explanation sentence)
- closing sentence
- stays on topic
- uses figurative language/voice to make writing more interesting.
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