Tuesday, 15 October 2013

Good Copy of Letter due on Thursday, Oct. 17th

Hi there,
Last Friday, I assigned a "good copy" of our letters. Good copies are due on Thursday. The second part of the project was either a poster or a digital poster. This is due on Friday. Many students have handed in their posters and many have finished their digital project. Students will be given a short time on Friday to put the final touches on their digital project before sharing with the class.

For this project I will be looking for students to work on Voice, Ideas, Conventions and Presentation. See the criteria sheet below.


Name:
Date:
Assignment: Writing in Role – Letter to me from my parents

Please read through your letter, make corrections – have someone else read it. Please write up your good copy on Foolscap (long lined paper with no holes in it – there is a bin of foolscap in the back of the class)

Good Copy is Due on Thursday, October 17.
The following Traits will be marked – ideas, voice and presentation

Ideas
•the big idea is clear and original
•there are many supporting  details that are important, accurate, and specific
•all the important details are included with lots of explanation, you used examples in your writing
Voice
•we hear the feelings of the writer – can we hear your Mom or Dad?
•the writer’s feelings about the subject are clear and direct 
•there are unique words that make the voice shine through
a lasting message is left with the reader
Conventions
•uses correct capitalization for sentence beginning, proper names and titles
•uses correct end punctuation, commas in a series.
•uses grade level words are spelled correctly
•uses consistent indentation of paragraphs
Presentation
-       •printing or handwriting is nearly perfect and shows the author’s pride
-       •margins frame the piece: all elements are properly spaced, white space is used well

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