Name: _____________________________
Date: January 30th, 2014
ACTIVITY: Research and Paragraph Writing – Canadian Olympic Athlete
Biography Assignment
Learning Goals: Paragraph Writing
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I will gather enough information for me to generate detailed paragraphs
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I am able to organize my ideas logically within a paragraph
Success Criteria:
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Knowledge and Understanding
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I found relevant and sufficient information when I researched my Olympic athlete
I will have a topic sentence which tells the reader what the paragraph is about
I will have relevant supporting details
I will have a concluding sentence to summarize or wrap up the paragraph
Communication
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My writing makes sense and is fluent
I indented at the beginning of each of my paragraph
I used correct conventions (spelling, grammar, punctuation)
I used complete sentences (no run on or fragmented sentences)
Application and Thinking
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I have one main idea in each of the paragraphs
All of my supporting details will be connected to the main idea
I included enough supporting details (research) to fully explain the main idea of each
paragraph
I correctly used the graphic organizers for my paragraphs
I included a bibliography
All of my paragraphs are written in my own voice
Strengths/Weaknesses/Next Steps:
WISH
Overall Level: ________
Parent/Guardian Signature: _________________________________
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Name: _____________________________
Overall Level: ________
Date: January 30th, 2014
Parent/Guardian Signature: _________________________________