Day 3 and 4 Student Directions
Part 3
You will now have time to review your notes and sources, plan, draft, and revise your essay. You may use your notes and refer back to the sources. You may also refer to the answers you wrote to questions at the end of part 1. Now read your assignment and the information about how your essay will be scored, then begin your work.
Your Assignment
A local newspaper is publishing student essays about important environmental topics. You are invited to submit an essay about invasive plants, which have become a serious problem in your state. Your essay should be informative and interesting to read, and it should give readers a basic introduction to the issue of invasive plants.
How your essay will be scored:
1. Statement of Purpose/Focus – how well you clearly state and maintain your controlling idea or main idea.
2. Organization – how well the ideas progress from the introduction to the conclusion using effective transitions and how well you stay on topic throughout the essay
3. Elaboration of Evidence – how well you provide evidence from sources about your topic and elaborate with specific information.
4. Language and Vocabulary – how well you effectively express ideas using precise language that is appropriate for your audience and purpose.
5. Conventions – how well you follow the rules of usage, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.
Now begin work on your essay. Manage your time carefully so that you can:
Now begin work on your essay. Manage your time carefully so that you can:
Source Material - http://www.smarterbalanced.org/smarter-balanced-assessments/
You will now have time to review your notes and sources, plan, draft, and revise your essay. You may use your notes and refer back to the sources. You may also refer to the answers you wrote to questions at the end of part 1. Now read your assignment and the information about how your essay will be scored, then begin your work.
Your Assignment
A local newspaper is publishing student essays about important environmental topics. You are invited to submit an essay about invasive plants, which have become a serious problem in your state. Your essay should be informative and interesting to read, and it should give readers a basic introduction to the issue of invasive plants.
How your essay will be scored:
1. Statement of Purpose/Focus – how well you clearly state and maintain your controlling idea or main idea.
2. Organization – how well the ideas progress from the introduction to the conclusion using effective transitions and how well you stay on topic throughout the essay
3. Elaboration of Evidence – how well you provide evidence from sources about your topic and elaborate with specific information.
4. Language and Vocabulary – how well you effectively express ideas using precise language that is appropriate for your audience and purpose.
5. Conventions – how well you follow the rules of usage, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.
Now begin work on your essay. Manage your time carefully so that you can:
- Plan your essay
- Write your essay
- Revise and edit for a final draft
Now begin work on your essay. Manage your time carefully so that you can:
- write your essay in MyAccess using the prompt.
- revise and edit the final draft of your essay
Source Material - http://www.smarterbalanced.org/smarter-balanced-assessments/
