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Good to see you!!!!
Turn in test corrections from Friday before the break!
1 Vocab Card: 60 point test is next week!!
Introduce On-Demand writing
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Start reviewing vocab
H.W.: bring in your “Lamb” paper, graded or not. Parent notification
BY THE END OF CLASS, YOU WILL BE
ABLE TO:
Explain the expectation for the tasks of the on-demand writing test

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All Sophomores and Juniors
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ROLE
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AUDIENCE
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SITUATION
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PURPOSE
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FORM 
AUDIENCE
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TOPIC 
MODE

*ALL OF THIS INFO. WILL BE PROVIDED!!!!
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R-role
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 What is your role/purpose as a writer?
A-audience
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 Who is your audience? How will you satisfy them?
(Based on your role/purpose)
F-format
 What is the format/style?
T-Topic
 Stay on topic! Don’t try and bring in an outside reference or personal experience unless it is perfect/relevant!

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 The event that causes you to need to write.
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 The reason you’re writing: to persuade, to narrate an event, to inform
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 The person (or people) to whom you’re pretending to write.
 The type of writing you are doing…

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AUDIENCE
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EXAMPLE OF ON-DEMAND PROMPT:
Your school is taking part in National Safety
Week. During this time, students will focus on safety issues at school.
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Write to your principal about a situation at school that you think is a safety problem. Be sure to include specific details about the problem.

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TASKS:
Argue/defend
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Persuade
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Explain
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Support
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Tell, explain, narrate
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WITH:
Specific details/examples
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Personal experience

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EXAMPLE OF ON-DEMAND PROMPT:
Your school is taking part in National Safety
Week. During this time, students will focus on safety issues at school.
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Write to your principal about a situation at school that you think is a safety problem. Be sure to include specific details about the problem.

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Stand Alone: Informative/Narration (explain)
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Based on personal experience, therefore your support is your personal experience.
No quotes or textual evidence
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Choose 1 of 2 prompts and complete a 3.5 paragraph response
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R.A.F.T.
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Purpose/focus?
Idea Development?
Structure?
Language/Conventions?

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S: National Safety Week
P: Inform about a Mr. Foster about a problem
A: Principal (Mr. Foster)
M: Letter

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1-4 points: PURPOSE/FOCUS:
Establishes & maintains focus on audience & purpose
Effectively engages audience
Provides relevant background info. (restate prompt)
1-4 points: IDEA DEVELOPMENT:
Develops ideas with depth & complexity
Provides insight (good idea that is relevant)
Uses appropriate/effective examples, details, facts, explanation, description
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1-4 points: STRUCTURE:
Logical progression of ideas=Flow
Transitions and topic sentences to guide reader
Variety of sentence length
1-4 points: LANGUAGE/CONVENTIONS:
Appropriate voice and tone: Based on audience and roll/purpose!
Appropriate diction
Grammar, spelling and punctuation

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Passage Based: Argumentative/Analytical
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Only 1 option: Complete a 3.5 paragraph response.
Use the passage as textual support!
 Quote it!
Lots of time! Use it!!!!
Read the passage, read the prompt, read the passage.
Use the writer’s reference sheet!
R.A.F.T.

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Write a speech!
Write a speech to your classmates addressing the ideas of success and motivation in school, as discussed in the provided passage. How do you think students can stay motivated in school, and what can teachers do to help encourage motivation? Be sure to use specific details to supports your argument.