ON-DEMAND WRITINGON-DEMAND WRITING

WHAT IS IT?WHAT IS IT?

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE?WHAT IS THE PURPOSE?

NARRATESNARRATES

PERSUADESPERSUADES

INFORMSINFORMS

RESPONDSRESPONDS

IS STATED IN THE PROMPTIS STATED IN THE PROMPT

WHO IS THE AUDIENCE?WHO IS THE AUDIENCE?

SPECIFICSPECIFIC

REAL WORLDREAL WORLD

WILL BE STATED IN PROMPTWILL BE STATED IN PROMPT

WHAT IS THE FORM?WHAT IS THE FORM?

SPEECHSPEECH

ARTICLEARTICLE

LETTERLETTER

EDITORIALEDITORIAL

WILL BE STATED IN THE PROMPTWILL BE STATED IN THE PROMPT

HOW MUCH TIME IS ALLOWED?HOW MUCH TIME IS ALLOWED?

60 minutes60 minutes

HOW IS IT SCORED?HOW IS IT SCORED?

ANALYTICALLYANALYTICALLY

–READ AND THEN GIVEN READ AND THEN GIVEN NOVICE, APPRENTICE, NOVICE, APPRENTICE, PROFICIENT, PROFICIENT, DISTINGUISHEDDISTINGUISHED

TIPS:TIPS:

Look for audience, purpose, and Look for audience, purpose, and form stated in the promptform stated in the prompt

Focus on the specific audience Focus on the specific audience and accomplishing the purpose and accomplishing the purpose by developing ideas with specific by developing ideas with specific support.support.

SPEECHSPEECH

Decide audience and purpose (in prompt)Decide audience and purpose (in prompt)Introduction—identify audience Introduction—identify audience Catch reader’s attentionCatch reader’s attention– Give audience a preview of what you are Give audience a preview of what you are

speaking aboutspeaking about

Write bodyWrite body– Give main pointsGive main points– Support with relevant facts, statistics, Support with relevant facts, statistics,

examplesexamples

SPEECH CON’TSPEECH CON’T

ConclusionConclusion

–Make shocking statementMake shocking statement

–Give a startling factGive a startling fact

–Make a forceful statementMake a forceful statement

–Refer back to introductionRefer back to introduction

FEATURE ARTICLEFEATURE ARTICLE

Answers a how or why question about a Answers a how or why question about a real event issue or trend that the writer real event issue or trend that the writer and reader care about.and reader care about.Used to inform or entertainUsed to inform or entertainSpecific audience based on the publicationSpecific audience based on the publicationLooks like a newspaper articleLooks like a newspaper article– Lead-grabs attentionLead-grabs attention– Body-presents main points and examples to Body-presents main points and examples to

supportsupport

Feature Article con’tFeature Article con’t

Conclusion Conclusion – Leave reader with something to think aboutLeave reader with something to think about– Something to act uponSomething to act upon– Something to agree with or smile aboutSomething to agree with or smile about– Connect back to lead and make point againConnect back to lead and make point again

LETTERLETTER

Formal communication between writer and Formal communication between writer and a business or professional persona business or professional person

Persuades, requests, responds, or Persuades, requests, responds, or narratesnarrates

Audience is a specific business or named Audience is a specific business or named personperson

Letter FormatLetter Format

Heading---street address, city, state, ZIP, dateHeading---street address, city, state, ZIP, date

Inside address—name of person you are writing, Inside address—name of person you are writing, his/her title, address, city, state, ZIPhis/her title, address, city, state, ZIP

Salutation—greeting followed by a courtesy or Salutation—greeting followed by a courtesy or professional title and person’s nameprofessional title and person’s name

Introduction—identifies purpose for letterIntroduction—identifies purpose for letter

Body—present and support your main points in Body—present and support your main points in a well-organized manner with a blank line a well-organized manner with a blank line between each paragraphbetween each paragraph

Letter Format Con’tLetter Format Con’t

Closing—courteous ending such Closing—courteous ending such as “Sincerely”as “Sincerely”

Signature—sign your full name Signature—sign your full name then print your name below then print your name below signaturesignature

EDITORIALEDITORIAL

Expresses the writer’s opinion about a Expresses the writer’s opinion about a current topic of interestcurrent topic of interest

Purpose is to interpret a situation, to Purpose is to interpret a situation, to criticize, to persuade, to inform, or to criticize, to persuade, to inform, or to entertainentertain

Audience is the readership of a certain Audience is the readership of a certain newspapernewspaper

FORMAT FOR EDITORIALFORMAT FOR EDITORIAL

Looks like a newspaper articleLooks like a newspaper article

Lead—catches reader’s attentionLead—catches reader’s attention

Body—presents your main points and supports Body—presents your main points and supports them with logical evidencethem with logical evidence

Considers opposing opinions and respectfully Considers opposing opinions and respectfully addresses themaddresses them

Conclusion—leave your readers with something Conclusion—leave your readers with something to think over, act upon, or agree withto think over, act upon, or agree with

Scoring of ON-DemandScoring of ON-Demand

Based on:Based on:– Purpose/AudiencePurpose/Audience– Idea Development/SupportIdea Development/Support– OrganizationOrganization– Sentence structureSentence structure– Use of correct language for the contentUse of correct language for the content– Correctness of spelling, punctuation, Correctness of spelling, punctuation,

capitalization, documentationcapitalization, documentation

WRITING TIPSWRITING TIPS

READ BOTH PROMPTS CAREFULLYREAD BOTH PROMPTS CAREFULLY

IDENTIFY PURPOSE AND AUDIENCEIDENTIFY PURPOSE AND AUDIENCE

CHOOSE ONE YOU CAN WRITE THE CHOOSE ONE YOU CAN WRITE THE MOST ABOUT.MOST ABOUT.

PREWRITE TO GATHER IDEASPREWRITE TO GATHER IDEAS

ORGANIZE IN LOGICAL MANNERORGANIZE IN LOGICAL MANNER

WRITING TIPS CON’TWRITING TIPS CON’T

BE SURE TO IDENTIFY CORRECT BE SURE TO IDENTIFY CORRECT FORM FOR WRITING (speech, article, FORM FOR WRITING (speech, article, letter, editorial)letter, editorial)

USE DICTIONARY AND/OR USE DICTIONARY AND/OR THESAURUS TO IMPROVE SPELLING THESAURUS TO IMPROVE SPELLING AND WORD CHOICEAND WORD CHOICE

WRITE USING THE LANGUAGE WRITE USING THE LANGUAGE APPROPRIATE FOR THE AUDIENCEAPPROPRIATE FOR THE AUDIENCE

WRITING TIPS CON’TWRITING TIPS CON’T

PROOFREAD PROOFREAD – Be sure you are saying what you intended toBe sure you are saying what you intended to– Be sure that your sentence structure is correctBe sure that your sentence structure is correct– Be sure you have included all your ideasBe sure you have included all your ideas– Be sure it reads in a coherent mannerBe sure it reads in a coherent manner– Look up any word you think you may have misspelledLook up any word you think you may have misspelled– Be sure if you used “thesaurus” words that they are Be sure if you used “thesaurus” words that they are

appropriate for what you want to say (don’t just throw appropriate for what you want to say (don’t just throw in big words—sometimes simple is better)in big words—sometimes simple is better)

SAMPLE PROMPT 1SAMPLE PROMPT 1

SITUATIONSITUATION– When facing a new experience, everyone When facing a new experience, everyone

tends to react differently.  Some people tends to react differently.  Some people become anxious, some get frightened, and become anxious, some get frightened, and some people face new experiences calmly. some people face new experiences calmly. Knowing how others have dealt with new Knowing how others have dealt with new experiences can better prepare us for similar experiences can better prepare us for similar situations.situations.

Sample Prompt con’tSample Prompt con’t

TASKTASK– Write an article for the school newspaper Write an article for the school newspaper

narrating a time you faced a new experience narrating a time you faced a new experience and how you dealt with it.and how you dealt with it.

SAMPLE PROMPT 2SAMPLE PROMPT 2

SITUATIONSITUATION– Latest Fashion. Video Games. CD's. Latest Fashion. Video Games. CD's.

Computer Software.  Everyone gets caught up Computer Software.  Everyone gets caught up at one time or another with wanting new at one time or another with wanting new things.  Maurice Sendak, author of the things.  Maurice Sendak, author of the children's book, Where the Wild Things Are, children's book, Where the Wild Things Are, believes the following: believes the following:

– ""There must be more to life than having There must be more to life than having everything."everything."  

Sample Prompt con’tSample Prompt con’t

TASKTASK– Write an editorial for your school newspaper Write an editorial for your school newspaper

persuading the readers to support your persuading the readers to support your opinion in regard to this quote.opinion in regard to this quote.