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Getting Started • Audience: • Fifth Grade Students • Parents and Families • Teachers • Principals Purpose: Format: • Multiple Paragraph • Expository

Paragraph #1 Opening/Lead Paragraph # 2 First Topic Expository Essay Map Paragraph # 3 Second Topic Paragraph # 4 Third Topic Paragraph # 5 Closing/Concluding Paragraph

Expository/Explanatory Essay Graphic Organizer Subject Statement and Lead Paragraph #1 Topic #1 Detail Detail Detail Paragraph #2 • Topic #2 • Detail • Detail • Detail Paragraph #3 • Topic/ #3 • Detail • Detail • Detail Paragraph #4 Closing/Conclusion Paragraph #5

Revision Questions Ideas • Is my essay informative? • Does my essay have a clear focus? • Have I used an effective lead? • Have I used specific details, examples, and facts? • Have I elaborated and explained the details, examples, and facts? Organization • Is my essay broken into effective paragraphs? • Are my paragraphs connected to each other and to the subject? • Do I have effective topic sentences for each paragraph? • Are my body sentences organized to help create meaning? • Have I used an effective closing for my essay? Voice • Do I use language in an engaging way that keeps readers interested? • Is my writing confident, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic? • Does my writing present an appropriate level of language? (not too informal) Word Choice • Do I use specific nouns and powerful verbs? • Do I use adjectives and adverbs appropriately for an essay? • Is my writing free of wordy phrases and unnecessary words? • Have I used specialized words related to the subject of my essay? Sentence Fluency • Are my sentences complete? Do they flow smoothly? • Did I try to vary my sentence structure? • Have I used effective transition phrases? Conventions • follows the basic rules of grammar • follows the basic rules of spelling • follows the basic rules of capitalization • follows the basic rules of punctuation Revision Worksheet Things That Are Bugging Me

Editing Worksheet Editing Checklist Conventions • Do my sentences follow the basic rules of grammar? • Are all my words spelled correctly? • Have I followed the basic rules of capitalization? • Are all my sentences punctuated correctly? • Does my essay look neat and presentable? I want to focus on the following areas:

Publishing Format • Publishing/Computer Cluster Guidelines • Publishing Guidelines • 12 point font • Black • Times New Roman, Calibri, Comic Sans • 1.5 Line Spacing • Title • First and Last Name • Period • Check paragraph indentations and spacing. Title First and Last Name Period #

Expository Writing Rubric Six Traits Rubric Ideas • essay is informative with a clear focus • has an effective lead • contains specific details, examples, and facts • elaborates on details, examples, and facts Organization • essay is broken into effective paragraphs • paragraphs are connected to each other and subject • paragraphs have effective topic sentences • body sentences are organized to create meaning • essay has an effective closing Voice • speaks in an engaging way that keeps readers interested • writer sounds confident, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic • presents an appropriate level of language (not too informal) Word Choice • writer uses specific nouns • writer uses powerful verbs • writer uses interesting adjectives • writer uses adverbs if appropriate • writing is free of wordiness • writer uses specialized words related to the subject of essay Sentence Fluency • sentences are clear and easy to understand • shows a variety in sentence structure • effective transition phrases are used Conventions • follows the basic rules of grammar • follows the basic rules of spelling • follows the basic rules of capitalization • follows the basic rules of punctuation • Feedback • I like the way you… Name: Period: Title: Type:Expository Length: Multiple Paragraphs Writing Process Rubric • Prewriting • brainstorms and plans writing • Rough Draft Writing • uses plan to generate rough draft • Revising • makes revisions • Editing • proofreads and edits writing • Publishing • writing is neat and presentable

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