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Writing Workshop 3 (continued)
Prewriting/Drafting
1. With your writing group, reread and mark the prompt to highlight major elements of the task you are being asked to do.
2. Review the writing steps from the class-constructed expository essay and apply them to your group-constructed essay.
• Brainstorm and choose a topic.
• Draft a thesis that includes your topic and opinion.
• Create a graphic organizer (such as the one on page 5) to brainstorm and organize your supporting ideas and details.
• Draft an introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion.
Peer Review
3. You will evaluate and provide feedback for another group’s essay, based on criteria established in the writing prompt and the Scoring Guide. Another group will review the work your group has done. Use the revision checklist that follows to guide your peer review.
Topic Thesis
Support
Audience
Language and Style Conclusion
• Is the topic made clear in the introduction? Does it respond to the prompt?
• Does the thesis combine the topic and an opinion? • Does the writer provide explanation?
• What facts, statistics, examples, and personal experiences does the writer use to support the thesis?
• Does the writer include relevant details?
• Is the evidence accurate, current, and relevant to the topic?
• Who is the target audience?
• Are the thesis, topic, and supporting ideas appropriate for the target audience?
• Does the writer use precise and vivid diction?
• Doe the writer use a style that is appropriate for the purpose and audience?
• Does the writer conclude the essay in a way that follows from and supports the ideas presented in the essay?
8 SpringBoard® Writing Workshop with Grammar Activities Grade 6
Expository Essay Revision Checklist
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