Writing



As you are aware we have a focus on improving our writing this year. To help you do that I have found some sheets that will help you with your paragraphing. You can download these to your computer to practice these skills. Identifying the [|Main] idea - when you read a paragraph you should be able to tell what the purpose is. This activity is easy but gives you some practice in doing that. [|Identifying] and [|Writing] a Topic Sentence - remember that this is at the beginning of the topic. It tells the reader what the paragraph is about.

A good way to think of a paragraph is to think of a [|traffic lights.] This sheet is downloadable and explains the parts of the paragraph. I would suggest one goes in your writing book and you put one into your wikispace. If you are unsure of this go and ask Ms Smith.



 I have also constructed a writing [|checklist] that will help you make sure that your writing is of the quality we are aiming for now. It is also downloadable so make use of it! You will be using this in class also.

Have a look at this writing [|rubric]. It definately needs more work to make it an effective tool to assess our writing by. Give me the changes you believe need to be made. Look at adding in some numbers and better words. You may like to discuss this with your teachers.