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Stone Scholastic Academy

Rita Federman

Stone First Grade

Ms. Johnson

Language Arts-Writing/Grammar

Writing Workshop consists of:

�� Mini-Lesson-A short lesson focused on a single topic that students need help with.

�� Status of the Class-A quick way of finding out what each student is working on.

�� Writing Time-They write!

�� Sharing- Readers discuss what they have written and worked on and seek feedback from their classmates.

A good Extended Response should include:

Complete Answer (include part of the question)
Evidence from the text (written in your own words)
State your thoughts/opinions about the evidence
Make a connection (text or personal)
Show how the connection relates to the complete answer (1st sentence)
Final Thought (restate the 1st sentence) and/or make a prediction

A good Persuasive/Expository essay should include:

Introduction
-Hook sentence (grabs the reader's attention)
-Sentences that relate to the hook
-Sentences that lead to the thesis
-Thesis statement (must include at least 2 points)

Body
-Topic sentence (tells what the paragraph is about)
-Supporting detail (explains why or how)
-Example(s) (gives specific info about the supporting detail)
-Supporting detail (explains why or how)
-Example(s) (gives specific info about the supporting detail)
-Supporting detail (explains why or how)
-Example(s) (gives specific info about the supporting detail)
-Transition sentence (includes information about the present topic and the one you will write about in the next paragraph-you don't need a transition sentence in the body paragraph that comes right before the conclusion!)

Conclusion
-Restate 1st point (in different words)
-Restate 2nd point (in different words)
-Restate 3rd point (if you have one) (in different words)
-Give a final thought and end with a creative sentence.

Online Essay Writing Practice
Online Paragraph Writing Practice
What is Expository Writing?
Persuasive Essay Prompts
How to Write a Persuasive Essay

NARRATIVE ESSAYS
How To Write a Narrative Essay
Sample Narrative Essay
Narrative Essay Rubric

PERSUASIVE ESSAYS
How To Write a Persuasive Essay
Sample Persuasive Essay
Persuasive Essay Rubric (see class downloads)
Persuasion Map (neat tool to help organize your thoughts)

EXPOSITORY ESSAYS
How To Write an Expository Essay
Sample Expository Essay
Expository Essay Rubric (see class downloads)

FRIENDLY/PERSONAL LETTERS
How to Write a Friendly-Personal Letter
Sample Friendly Letter
Friendly Letter Rubric

FORMAL-BUSINESS LETTERS
How to Write a Formal-Business Letter
Sample Business Letter
Formal Letter Rubric (see class downloads)

BOOK REVIEW
How to Write a Book Review
Sample Book Review
Share Your Book Review Online
Book Review Tips (see class downloads)
Book Review Rubric (see class downloads)

MOVIE REVIEW
How to Write a Movie Review (see class downloads)
Sample Movie Reviews
Movie Review Rubric (see class download)

AUTOBIOGRAPHY
How to Write an Autobiography
Sample Autobiography
Autobiography Rubric

BIOGRAPHY
How to Write a Biography
Sample Biography
Biography Rubric
The Biography Maker Website