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Writing on Demand
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WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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Why should I incorporate On Demand Writing
in my classroom instruction?
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WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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• What On Demand Writing is
• The steps involved in On Demand Writing
• How the writing process fits with On Demand Writing
• How to address On Demand Writing through writing instruction
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WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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• Complete a VVWA.
• Identify SPAM in a writing prompt.
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Your class is having a discussion on vocabulary and you have been asked to define Spam without the benefit of a dictionary. You may use other resources available, including people. You decide to ask your grandmother to help you with this assignment. Write a paragraph explaining the definition(s) to your classmates.
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WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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http://tinyurl.com/2chogk
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WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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What is On Demand Writing?
WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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On Demand Writing
• To a specific prompt
• Within a limited amount of time
• Scored with a rubric
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WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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SituationPurposeAudienceMode
Skills Lesson
WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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Your class is having a discussion on vocabulary and you have been asked to define Spam without the benefit of a dictionary. You may use other resources available, including people. You decide to ask your grandmother to help you with this assignment. Write a paragraph explaining the definition(s) to your classmates.
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WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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Your class is having a discussion on vocabulary and you have been asked to define Spam without the benefit of a dictionary. You may use other resources available, including people. You decide to ask your grandmother to help you with this assignment. Write a paragraph explaining the definition(s) to your classmates.
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WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
enturySituation• Situation is the setting.
• It’s usually located in the first part of the prompt.
• It’s a situation that hasn’t really happened to you (pretend).
• It creates a need to write.Situation: Your class is having a discussion on vocabulary and you have been asked to define Spam without the benefit of a dictionary.
WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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The writing prompt may ask you to• Respond to the text using a main idea and
supporting details.• Persuade the audience as you solve
problems and/or convince them. Use main ideas and supporting details.
• Narrate something you saw, heard, smelled, tasted, touched, said, thought, did…to make a point.
WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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• Locate the audience in the prompt.• It might be an individual or a group.• The prompt will state the purpose (i.e., to
persuade, to inform, to describe).• Consider what the audience knows, needs to
know, and might want to know.• Imagine what questions they might have for
you. Answer them in your writing.
Audience: Write a paragraph explaining the definition(s) to your classmates.
WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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• Look in the prompt for the mode: letter, feature article, editorial, speech.
• Follow the format, for example• Letters have a date, a greeting, a body,
a closing and a signature.• Speeches have titles, leads, bodies and
closings.
Mode: Write a paragraph explaining the definition(s) to your classmates.
WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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• Time Limit
• Lack of Feedback
• One-shot Deal
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Steps to FollowWhen Writing on Demand
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Writing Guide for ACT and SAT
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WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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Time to Explore!
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Time to Create!
Active Literacy
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Time to Share!
Post Literacy
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Reflection
Things I learned
Things I confirmed
Question I still have
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Contact Information
Carla Williamson
Executive Director, Office of Instruction
304-558-5325
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