First Hand Account

INTRODUCTION AND REQUIREMENTS You are going to compose a fictional or real first-hand account of a disaster. Your first-hand account must have the following characteristics: 1. It must be 2-3 paragraphs. 2. It must contain vocabulary from the Disaster & Survival Word Wall. 3. It must contain living words instead of dead words (see Word Wall Cemetery). 4. It must contain 2-3 pull quotes (one at the beginning and one in the middle). RUBRIC
Outcome CC 7.8 Write to narrate an imaginary incident or story; CC 8.8 Write to describe or narrate a personal story or anecdote. CC7.4 & CC 8.4 Uses words that are appropriate for the purpose and context of the writing, avoids overused words, and spells them correctly CC 7.4 & CC 8.4 - Uses a range of standard forms for texts including paragraphs and multi-paragraph compositions; use appropriate point of view. Level 1 Excelling Level 2 Achieving Level 3 Beginning to Achieve Level 4 Not Achieving

Consistently writes a 2-3 paragraph firsthand account of a disaster. Includes pull quotes.

Usually writes a 2-3 paragraph first-hand account of a disaster. Includes pull quotes.

Sometimes writes a 2-3 paragraph firsthand account of a disaster. Includes pull quotes.

Rarely writes a 2-3 paragraph first-hand account of a disaster. Includes pull quotes.

Consistently uses Disaster and Survival words, as well as living words from the Word Wall Cemetery. Consistently writes in the First Person point of view.

Usually uses Disaster and Survival words, as well as living words from the Word Wall Cemetery. Usually writes in the First Person point of view.

Sometimes uses Disaster and Survival words, as well as living words from the Word Wall Cemetery. Sometimes writes in the First Person point of view.

Rarely uses Disaster and Survival words, as well as living words from the Word Wall Cemetery. Rarely writes in the First Person point of view.

DUE: Friday, February 10th, 2012