Homework 4/20/12

ELA:
Unit 8 Writing Piece Draft.
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Procedural Text
Fires, spiders, volcanoes—these were just a few of the topics you encountered as you discovered how to dig for information in nonfiction sources. As you master writing a procedural text (text that explains how to do something), you will learn how to communicate information in precise ways and in an orderly format.


Writing Task
Write a procedural text in which you explain to a specific
audience how to complete a process.
Idea Starters
• setting up a video game console
• installing a complex device, such as a cable modem
• evacuating a home or school in case of fire
• designing a recycling program for your school
• changing a tire
the essentials
Here are some common purposes, audiences, and formats for a procedural text.


procedural text
score common core traits
6
• Development Introduces a topic in a clear and engaging way; provides relevant,
well-chosen facts and details about each step in the process; ends with a strong
concluding section that follows from the explanation
• Organization Organizes steps in a clear, logical order; effectively uses appropriate and
varied transitions to link ideas and create cohesion
• Language Consistently maintains a formal style; ably uses precise language; shows a
strong command of conventions
5
• Development Clearly introduces a topic; provides relevant, well-chosen facts and
details about most steps in the process; ends with a concluding section that follows
from the explanation
• Organization Arranges steps logically; uses appropriate and varied transitions
• Language Maintains a formal style; uses precise language; has a few errors in
conventions
4
• Development Sufficiently introduces a topic; could use more facts and details to
explain some steps; has an adequate concluding section
• Organization Arranges steps in a mostly logical order; uses some transitions
• Language Mostly maintains a formal style; needs more precise language at times;
includes a few distracting errors in conventions
3
• Development Introduces a topic and concludes the explanation in an adequate way;
lacks enough facts and details in most steps
• Organization Has some organizational flaws; needs more transitions to link ideas
• Language Frequently lapses into an informal style; expresses some key ideas in too
complex a manner; has some critical errors in conventions
2
• Development Has a weak introduction of the topic and concluding section; lacks
facts and details in all steps
• Organization Has organizational flaws; lacks transitions throughout
• Language Uses an informal style; expresses ideas in too complex a manner; has many
errors in conventions
1
• Development Lacks an introduction, concluding section, and explanation of steps
• Organization Has no organization or transitions
• Language Uses an inappropriate style; expresses ideas in too complex a manner and
creates confusion; has major problems with conventions
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