Wednesday, February 5, 2014

I can...

• discuss revision ideas for body paragraphs as a large group
• draft a concluding paragraph that brings a sense of closure.
• recognize the necessary elements in a scoring rubric
• prepare a final published draft

Homework Check:

• Submit Brushstrokes Packet now
• End of period...submit writing workshop packet, drafts and revision.

Opening:
1. What's your conclusion?...what's your LINK?

2. Which should you include in your final draft?

Work Period:
3. Review the Scoring Rubric for STAAR.

• What are your essay's strengths and weaknesses?
• What final revisions and edits need to be made?
• RADR: 
• Replace, Add, Delete, Rearrange:

4. What sort of transitions could be used to ensure the essay flows smoothly and is easy for a reader to follow? (see page 48 in the Writing Workshop packet) 

5. Using your notes, ideas and final revisions and edits, create a final draft version of the essay with a partner. 

Closing:

6. Submit the following:

• A. Writer's Workshop Packet
• B. Final draft of essay, "Draft" of essay (typed version/handout you revised), Conclusion notecard