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Step 1 – Analyze the Prompt
Almost everyone has to do chores
sometimes. Often children have to do chores
as part of learning to be responsible.
However, most children do not enjoy doing
these jobs. Write a paragraph about three
chores you personally dislike. Be sure to
describe these tasks and tell what bugs you
about them.
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Step 2 – Stop and Think
30-90 seconds
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Step 3 - Brainstorm
Chores
Try for 10 items in your brainstorm web
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Step 4 – Pick and Choose
Chores
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Step 5 – Make a Plan
Topic=Chores
BIG IDEAS
TELL ME MORE
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Conclusion=Chores
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Rule of 5
◼ Limit entry to 5 words or less
◼ Paraphrase – no complete sentences
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The E’s
◼ Explain, explain, explain.
◼ The E’s are the meat – the substance of
expository writing.
▪ “Nothing is more important than the quantity and
quality of the explanations you include in your
writing. You can have a wonderful topic sentence
and choose the best transitions, but if you don’t
support the topic, the paper will fail.”
Maureen Auman
Author of Step Up to Writing
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Use the E’s
to back up your reasons, details, or facts.
Examples
Evidence
Experiences
Everyday Life
Effective Illustrations
Explanations
Events
Expert Opinion
Elaboration
Excitement
E’s make your writing interesting and
believable!!!
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Color-Coding
Green – Get Going – Topic Sentence
Yellow – Slow Down – Present Big Ideas
Red – Stop – Tell Me More – Give Me E’s
Green – Go Back - Conclusion
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Add Transitions
◼ Making my bed is one of them.
◼ Another chore that bugs me is taking out the
trash.
◼ The final chore that bugs me is loading the
dishwasher.
◼ Transitions connect one big idea to the next.
VARY AND BURY TRANSITIONS!
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Core 4
Simple Declarative Statement
Ex. Dogs make the best pets.
My mom is my favorite person.
I hate doing chores.
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Question
Number Statement
Ex. Dogs make the best pets for several reasons.
My mom is my favorite person because of three special traits.
Three chores really bug me.
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Situation/Stance - 2 part
Ex. Why do dogs make good pets?
Why is my mom my favorite person?
Why do parents make their kids do chores?
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CHORE Ex. Even though people have lots of different pets,
I feel that dogs are the best.
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Although I love my other family members, my mom
is my favorite.
Because most people carry cell phones, it is important
that they learn basic cell-phone etiquette.
Thesis/Intro Paragraph
A Little More…
A Lot More…
During the 1960’s, a movement began in
the South that came to be known as the civil
rights movement. While it began below the
Mason-Dixon line, the effects of this
movement rippled throughout the United
States. Although many individuals are
famous for their efforts during these years,
“hero” is a title only a few deserve.
Thurgood Marshall, Rosa Parks, Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr., and Ernest Green are
courageous Americans who qualify for that
very high honor.
My grandmother always had a lot of
stories to share, but one I vividly remember
involved an incident that occurred in 1955
when she was about seven years old.
Visiting an aunt in Atlanta for summer
vacation opened her eyes to what life in the
South was like if your were African
American. She saw that the color on one’s
skin could make a difference in where you
could or could not eat, get a drink of water,
or swim. She always concluded this story by
saying that things are different now because
of the acts of bravery –some small, some
large – done by everyday people like us.
Although many individuals are famous for
their efforts during these years, “hero” is a
title only a few deserve. Thurgood Marshall,
Rosa Parks, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and
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Step 8 – Rough Draft
◼ Use the plan (T-chart) to begin creating rough
draft.
◼ Color-code in order.
◼ Paragraph STRETCH into multiple
paragraphs.
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Revise and Edit
◼ Flower Power – used for language development
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CUPS
◼ Capitalization
◼ Usage
◼ Punctuation
◼ Spelling
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Step 10 – Final Copy
Word – Processed?
Handwritten?
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