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.