Homework Tuesday April 3 2012

ELA
Writing Piece (refer to your text book Unit 7, Writing Workshop pgs 862-873 for help)
Write a cause-and-effect essay to explain why something happened or to reveal the results of an event or action. Choose a topic that is important to you and will interest your audience.
Idea Starters
• a natural event, such as a hurricane
• a community event, such as building a skate park
• a historical event, such as the Battle of the Alamo
• a problem, such as litter, stray dogs, or noise pollution
• a personal accomplishment, such as getting an award

Scoring Rubric
Use the rubric below to evaluate your cause-and-effect essay from the Writing Workshop or your response to the on-demand task on the next page. cause-and-effect essay score common core traits
6
• Development Clearly introduces a cause-and-effect relationship; states an effective controlling idea; strongly supports key points with relevant, well-chosen evidence; ends strongly and insightfully
• Organization Arranges ideas in a clear, logical order; effectively uses appropriate and varied transitions to link ideas and create cohesion
• Language Consistently maintains a formal style; effectively uses precise language; shows a strong command of conventions
5
• Development Competently introduces a cause-and-effect relationship; states a clear controlling idea; supports most key points with relevant, well-chosen evidence; ends strongly
• Organization Arranges ideas logically; uses appropriate and varied transitions to link ideas
• Language Maintains a formal style; uses precise language; has a few errors in conventions
4
• Development Sufficiently introduces a cause-and-effect relationship; states a controlling idea; could choose better evidence to support key points; has a satisfactory concluding section
• Organization Arranges ideas fairly logically; uses some transitions that may not make sense
• Language Mostly maintains a formal style; needs more precise language at times; includes a few distracting errors in conventions
3
• Development States a controlling idea but lacks a clear introduction; lacks enough relevant, well-chosen evidence; has an adequate concluding section
• Organization Has some organizational flaws; needs more transitions to link ideas
• Language Frequently lapses into an informal style; uses some vague language; has some critical errors in conventions
2
• Development Has a weak introduction and controlling idea; lacks relevant, well-chosen evidence; has a weak concluding section
• Organization Has organizational flaws; lacks transitions throughout
• Language Uses informal style and vague language; has many errors in conventions
1
• Development Has no introduction, controlling idea, and evidence; ends abruptly
• Organization Has poor organization and no transitions
• Language Uses an inappropriate style and vague words; has