HANDOUT 1

WRITING EXERCISE NAME:

GRADE:
Fill in the blanks on this diagram. Read the sentence below and
base your writing on it. You should write around 220-260 words. DATE:

"PICK A PLACE YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN TO. EXPLAIN WHY YOU ARE MOVING THERE".

INTRODUCTION:

SUPPORTING PARAGRAPH 1:

SUPPORTING PARAGRAPH 2:

CONCLUDING STATEMENT:
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SUBJECT:

Student's checklist TEACHER:

SECTION:

WRITING CONVENTIONS
ORGANIZATION
1. INTRODUCTION
A. THE LEAD CAPTURES THE READER´S ATTENTION
After you read B. THE LEAD IS PRESENT,
C. THE LEAD CONFUNSE THE WRITE
your partner's D. THE LEAD IS MISSING.
2. BODY
writing draft A. THE WRITING FLOWS FROM ONE IDEA TO THE NEXT MAKING THE
WRITING EASY TO READ
give feedback B. THE WRITING MAKE SENSE
C. THE WRITING IS CONFUSING
to his/her D. THE BODY IS MISSING
3. CONCLUSION
work with the A. THE ENDING LET´S THE READER KNOW IT IS THE END
B. THE ENDING IS PRESENT
following C. THE ENDING LEAVES THE READER CONFUSED
D. THE ENDING IS MISSING
guidelines:
IDEAS
-Organization 1. FOCUS ON TOPIC
A. WRITING IS ZOOMED IN AND FOCUSED ON THE TOPIC
-ideas B. WRITING FOCUSES ON ONE TOPIC
C. WRITING SOMETIMES GOES OFF TOPIC
D. WRITING DOES NOT FOCUS ON ONE TOPIC
2. MAIN IDEAS
A. MAIN IDEAS IS NARROW AND SPECIFIC
B. MAIN IDEAS IS PRESENT
C. MAIN IDEAS IS UNCLEAR
D. MAIN IDEAS IS MISSING
3. SUPPORTING DETAILS
A. DETAILS CONNECT AND SUPPORT THE MAIN IDEA
B. DATAILS CONNETC TO THE MAIN IDEA
C. DETAILS SOMETIMES CONNECT TO THE MAIN IDEA
D. DETAILS ARE MISSING