Essential Parts of Essential Parts of Most “Real World” Most “Real World”

GenresGenres

Content, Structure, & Content, Structure, & ConventionsConventions

Abby Thomas; McNabb Middle Abby Thomas; McNabb Middle

Three BIG partsThree BIG parts ContentContent

Purpose & AudiencePurpose & Audience

Idea development & SupportIdea development & Support StructureStructure

Organization & SentencesOrganization & Sentences

ConventionsConventionsLanguage & CorrectnessLanguage & Correctness

Let’s compare writing to baking a cake…Let’s compare writing to baking a cake…

Let’s compare writing Let’s compare writing to baking a cake…to baking a cake…

CONTENTCONTENTThe CONTENT is The CONTENT is

everything that GOES everything that GOES INTO the writing...INTO the writing...

Like the INGREDIENTS to Like the INGREDIENTS to a cake… a cake…

What kind of cake is it? What kind of cake is it? What are you going to What are you going to put in it? Who is the put in it? Who is the cake for? What is the cake for? What is the occasion?occasion?

STRUCTURESTRUCTURE

The structure is how you The structure is how you organize organize your writing. your writing.

This is like how you This is like how you BUILD you cake!BUILD you cake!

What is its FORM What is its FORM going to going to LOOK like?LOOK like?

Did you give it aDid you give it asolid structure?solid structure?

CONVENTIONSCONVENTIONS

The conventions include the correct use of language The conventions include the correct use of language and grammar. and grammar.

THE ICING ON THE CAKE (plus the sprinkles, too!)THE ICING ON THE CAKE (plus the sprinkles, too!)

Does your final product look presentable…Does your final product look presentable…publishable?publishable?

Writing Graphic OrganizerWriting Graphic Organizer

ORGANIZING YOUR WRITNG IS AS EASY

AS OPENING A PIECE OF CANDY!!!!

The The HOOK & INTROHOOK & INTRO is is like grabbing the paper like grabbing the paper to unwrap the candy! to unwrap the candy!

The The BODYBODY is the yummy, is the yummy, sweet part of the piece!sweet part of the piece!

The The CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION is like is like the empty wrapper that the empty wrapper that you are left with after you are left with after everything is done! everything is done!

See the connection???See the connection???

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION Begin broadly to engage Begin broadly to engage

readerreader

HOOK: quoteHOOK: quote

startling statstartling stat

question*question*

anecdoteanecdote

Clearly state the POINT Clearly state the POINT (purpose) of your writing(purpose) of your writing

The BodyThe BodyThis is where you

brainstorm the REASONS &

SUPPORTING DETAILSof your writing.

Embedded stories of your experiences

StatisticsQuotations

Comparison/ContrastsFacts

Scenarios You may ONE, TWO, THREE, or FOUR main

ideasHow many points you have depends on how MUCH How many points you have depends on how MUCH supporting detail you’ll need.supporting detail you’ll need.

Your Supporting Details are like Your Supporting Details are like TABLES & TABLE LEGSTABLES & TABLE LEGS

The FEWER REASONS you have the HEFTIER the support will be!!

1 – I good story/anecdote that proves your point. (narrate)*

2 – main ideas, just be sure to give them a lot of support.

3 – main ideas, skinnier legs, not as many details.

4 – main ideas, skinnier legs, not as many details.

The conclusionThe conclusion

RESTATE YOUR OVERALL POINT (purpose)

Let your audience go with a memorable conclusion. Give them a thought or image that will linger with them like a leftover candy wrapper in your pocket that reminds you of the yummy, sweet goodness you just ate!

TIPS for USING THE CANDY WRAPPER

•BE BRIEF. Key words and phrases – you are NOT writing the whole piece here!

•Start with your OVERALL POINT. You can’t do anything until you know the purpose of your writing.

•Then start brainstorming your BODY. Think of your reasons & support.

•Then you can go back and start brainstorming your HOOK & CONCLUSION.

Let’s apply the candy Let’s apply the candy wrapper model to these wrapper model to these

student writings.student writings. http://go.hrw.com/eolang/pdfs/ch6-http://go.hrw.com/eolang/pdfs/ch6-

7.pdf7.pdf

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SUPPORTING DETAILSSUPPORTING DETAILS

You must You must FEEDFEED your writing to make it your writing to make it stronger and more effective.stronger and more effective.

Supporting SUPPORT your opinions & Supporting SUPPORT your opinions & Main ideas. Main ideas.

A way of elaborating your thoughts so A way of elaborating your thoughts so your audience can understand it your audience can understand it better. better.

F: facts F: facts

E: examplesE: examples

E:evidenceE:evidence

D:detailsD:details

Get to know the scoring Get to know the scoring rubricrubric

Looks kind of confusing! Looks kind of confusing!

Let’s break it down into a set of Let’s break it down into a set of questions that will help you while questions that will help you while your writingyour writing

First First YOUYOU try to figure out all the little try to figure out all the little parts to the rubric! parts to the rubric!