From Notes to Paragraph

Topic: Local News

For this week's ‘Work on Writing’ task, you will complete the assignment in the classroom. Read over your notes from the newspaper article you read last week, and on the right hand side of your notebook, write a complete paragraph. (Note: if you did not complete last week’s assignment, you will need to do that first.)

Remember to set up your page the way we always do e.g. date on the left side of the top line, leave 1-2 spaces, print the title (which is the topic of your article) in the middle (capitalized and underlined)

Expectations: You are expected to….

·       write the Main Idea in your first sentence (topic sentence)

·       write three supporting sentences providing details about the main idea

·       write a concluding sentence

·       write double spaced

·       check for capitals, period, spelling

·       edit, with a peer, using an edit sheet

·       staple your edit sheet above your paragraph (be sure not staple more than one page)

Please read over the rubric I will be using to assess your paragraph.

Rubric

MEANING
	Not Yet Meeting	Minimally Meeting	Fully Meeting	Heading Towards
topic & purpose	- topic/purpose  unclear	-  topic/purpose suggested	-  topic/purpose clear	- topic/purpose  very clear
ideas and information	- copied -  little correct information	- parts copied -  some correct information	- correct information in own words	- correct, complete information in own words
details	- few details, many unimportant	- few details supporting main ideas	- three supporting details, examples  or explanations	-  develops ideas using details, examples  and/or explanations
sense of audience	- does  not try to make writing interesting	- tries to make writing interesting	-  makes writing interesting	- makes writing engaging and informative

 

I look forward to reading your carefully writing paragraphs.

Love, Mrs. French