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Norview Middle School
Grade 6 English Language Arts
What makes someone a HERO?
Write at least one complete paragraph (5-7) sentences explaining what you think makes someone a hero.
What do you remember about
T-A-Ping a Prompt?
Complete the first two columns of your K-W-L chart with this information.
WHAT
On what in particular is the prompt asking you to focus your writing?
What information do you need to include?
WHO
For whom are you writing this according to the prompt? (Remember, it is not always your teacher.)
What knowledge does your audience have of the topic?
WHY
Why are you writing this?
Are you writing to persuade (convince your reader of something), inform (share information), or entertain (tell a story)?
How does this purpose influence your writing?
A hero is a person you look up to. Before you begin writing, think about someone you look up to. Why do you admire this person? Write an expository essay in which you explain to your classmates whom you admire and why you admire this person.
Heroes
Your Classmates
To Inform:
Prewriting is the first stage of the writing process, typically followed by drafting, revision, editing, and publishing.
Prewriting can consist of a combination of strategies such as outlining, diagramming, storyboarding, or clustering.
Begin by brainstorming what you know about the topic.
Don't worry about organization or complete sentences - just writing everything down.
This helps you to generate ideas and narrow your topic.
Identify the key words or phrases in the prompt.
What do you need to know in order to write the essay?
Make a list of some real people you admire.
These can be people you know personally, famous people, or historical figures.
You can list people who are both living as well as people who are dead.
Think about why you admire these people?
What did they do/say that you admire?
What characteristics or qualties do you value that they demonstrate?
How would you like to be similar to these people?
An outline is a plan for the paper that will help you organize and structure your ideas in a way that effectively communicates them to your reader and supports your thesis statement. You'll want to work on an outline after you've completed some of the other exercises, since having an idea of what you'll say in the paper will make it much easier to write. An outline can be very informal; you might simply jot down your thesis statement, what the introduction will discuss, what you'll say in the body of the paper, and what you want to include in the conclusion.
A prewriting 4-square is a visual organizational strategy for planning an essay.
Using a 4-square can help to focus your writing, provide detail, and enhance word choice.
Begin with a hook to catch your reader's attention.
Rephrase the prompt or topic.
Introduce your idea with a strong thesis statement.
Example:
Have you ever been totally and completely lost before?
Example:
Click-clack, click-clack, click-clack! That's the sound of my footsteps echoing through the empty aisles in the library as I looked frantically for my sister.
Example:
"Moooo-ooommmm?" I called out nervously as I searched the grocery store aisles for her curly brown hair.
Example:
The day I got lost in Walmart is a day that will live in my memory forever.
Example:
When we boarded the bus for Lincoln, I never expected to have fun, but it turned out to be an awesome trip!
Why is this person your hero?
What attributes or characteristics does this person possess that you value?
What can you learn from this person's example?
How could you follow this person's example?
What additional information (if any) would you like to share with your audience?
On the back of your prewriting graphic organizer, explain how prewriting helps organize ideas for an effective essay.