Day 3 and 4 Student Directions
Part 3 (~50 minutes each day):
You have ~50 minutes on two days to plan, draft, and revise your narrative. You may refer to the sources.
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 2, but you cannot change those answers. Now read your assignment and the information about how your essay will be scored, then begin your work.
Your Assignment:
Your class is writing articles for the school newspaper on the positive uses of technology. Write an informational essay answering the following questions:
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 have ~50 minutes on two days to plan, draft, and revise your narrative. You may refer to the sources.
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 2, but you cannot change those answers. Now read your assignment and the information about how your essay will be scored, then begin your work.
Your Assignment:
Your class is writing articles for the school newspaper on the positive uses of technology. Write an informational essay answering the following questions:
- What is a positive digital footprint, and why is having one important?
- What are the different ways in which students can create positive digital footprints? Support the statements you make in your essay with details from the sources you read and viewed.
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/
