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Getting Started Audience: • Fifth Grade Students • Parents and Families • Teachers and Principals Purpose:Write an essay describing a person you admire Voice: Personal Essay Format: Multiple Paragraph Essay

Paragraph One Opening/Lead Paragraph Two Physical Traits Descriptive Essay Map Paragraph Three Redeeming Quality #1 Paragraph Four Redeeming Quality #2 Paragraph Five Closing/Concluding Paragraph

Personal 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

Admirable Personality Traits and Redeeming Qualities Admirable Qualities and Personality Traits Evidence Of Qualities and Traits

Admirable Personality Traits Redeeming Qualities Person Redeeming Qualities Evidence Herman Boone Bill Yoast Julius Cambell Gary Bertier

Brainstorming Person Qualities I Admire/Personality Traits Evidence

Paragraph #1 Introduction Beginning • The introductory paragraph has a few important functions. Grab The Reader’s Attention Lead Topic Sentence Present the Subject of the Essay Briefly Explain Topics Support Sentences

Physical Characteristics Middle Paragraph 2 Detail Digging Questions Elaboration Detail #1 Detail #2 Detail #3 Detail #4 Detail #5 Detail #6

Paragraph Three Redeeming Quality #1 Middle Fill in redeeming quality #1here. Story That Shows This Quality

Paragraph Four Redeeming Quality #2 Middle Fill in redeeming quality #2here. Story That Shows This Quality

Paragraph 5 Conclusion End Sum up the main points of the essay Leave the reader with a clear understanding of subject Finish with a powerful sentence

Revision Questions Ideas • Does my essay have a clear focus? • Have I used an effective lead? • Have I used specific details, examples, and facts? • Have I elaborated on 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? • Does my writing show that I care about the subject? • Does my writing show that I am thinking about the reader? • Does my writing present an appropriate level of language? (not too informal) Word Choice • Do I use specific nouns? • Do I use interesting adjectives? • Is my writing free of wordy phrases and unnecessary words? Sentence Fluency • Are my sentences complete? • Are they clear and easy to understand? • Did I try to vary my sentence structure? 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 #

Personal Essay 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 • shows that writer cares about the subject • shows that the writer is thinking about the reader • presents an appropriate level of language (not too informal) Word Choice • specific nouns are used to create meaning • interesting adjectives • writing is free of wordiness Sentence Fluency • sentences are clear and easy to understand • shows a variety in sentence beginnings and lengths 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 Name: Period: Title: A Person I Admire Type:Personal Essay Length: Multiple Paragraphs • Feedback • I like the way you… 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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