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EMbEddEd AssEssMENt
definition Essay of a Hero Informative/Explanatory Writing
Language
Resources
Heroic Characteristics
Adjectives
Adverbs
smart brave determined
courageously quickly firmly
Vivid Verbs
Figurative Language
concentrate
heave conquer
heard the rat-a-tat of his drum
felt the heavy weight of his role
twisted it like a screw
Writing Checklist
■ Review the Expository Writing Rubric
■ Review the Student Expository Writing Exemplar
■ Review your draft
■ Participate in peer editing
■ Revise
■ Publish
■ Present
Step 4: Drafting
Before you begin the draft of your essay, review the scoring guide with your partner so that you understand how your essay will be assessed. Ask your partner questions if you do not understand any of part of the scoring guide.
Use your completed graphic organizer and brainstorming document to help you as you begin to draft your definition essay. As you explain the three qualities and actions that define a hero, remember to use adjectives, adverbs, vivid verbs, and figurative language that will help show the heroic characteristics you are describing.
Be sure to include in your draft:
• specific qualities and actions that show the character is a hero
• supporting examples and details from the text
• transitions between and within paragraphs
• vivid verbs, adjectives, and adverbs and figurative language that emphasize the heroic characteristics
• a variety of long, short, and combined clauses in your sentences Step 5: Editing and Revising
Exchange drafts with your partner. Then review the scoring guide again and look at the Student Expository Text Exemplar, which you will receive from your teacher. Read each other’s drafts. Use this checklist as you read your partner’s draft.
Peer Editing Checklist
Did the writer follow the prompt and discuss one or two characters from the unit?
Did the writer state a strong thesis statement that defines a hero?
Did the writer include supporting details and examples from the text?
Is the writing organized in a way that makes sense?
Did the writer include adjectives, adverbs, and vivid verbs in describing the character?
Did the writer include transitions to add details about the central idea and connect supporting paragraphs?
Does the essay end with a restatement of the thesis? Are there any spelling or punctuation mistakes?
Are there any grammar errors?
Look at the peer editing checklist that your partner completed and discuss it together, using these sentence frames. Takes notes on what you discuss.
• I really liked ______ about the essay.
• Another thing I liked about the essay is ______.
• One part of the essay that could have been clearer is ______.
• One part of the essay that needs stronger support is ______.
• One thing I think the writer could do to improve the essay is ______.
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