On-Demand Writing What is it? On-Demand Writing is… Part of tests given at the end of the school year. It tests your writing skills. You are given

On-Demand WritingOn-Demand Writing

What is it?What is it?

On-Demand Writing is…On-Demand Writing is…

Part of tests given at the end of the school Part of tests given at the end of the school year.year.

It tests your writing skills.It tests your writing skills. You are given two prompts which contain You are given two prompts which contain

a situation and a writing task.a situation and a writing task. You will be asked to persuade, narrate an You will be asked to persuade, narrate an

event, or inform.event, or inform. You will either write a letter or an article.You will either write a letter or an article.

MAP IT!!!MAP IT!!!On Demand WritingOn Demand Writing

What is MAP?What is MAP?

MAP stands for Mode, Audience, and MAP stands for Mode, Audience, and Purpose. It is used to organize the Purpose. It is used to organize the information that you will see in given information that you will see in given prompts. You will be able to find MAP in prompts. You will be able to find MAP in the the writing taskwriting task of the prompts. of the prompts.

M is for MODEM is for MODEWHAT are you writing?WHAT are you writing?

You are given two prompt choices. The You are given two prompt choices. The prompts contain a situation and a writing prompts contain a situation and a writing task. You will be able to find the mode task. You will be able to find the mode within the writing task of your prompt. within the writing task of your prompt.

The two possible modes are a The two possible modes are a letterletter or an or an

articlearticle. Usually you are given a choice of . Usually you are given a choice of each, each, BUT NOT ALWAYS!!!BUT NOT ALWAYS!!!

A is for AUDIENCEA is for AUDIENCETo WHOM are you writing?To WHOM are you writing?

You will be able to find the audience within You will be able to find the audience within the writing task of your prompt.the writing task of your prompt.

There are many possible audiences: There are many possible audiences: parents, site-based council, authors, parents, site-based council, authors, students, neighbors, businesses, teachers, students, neighbors, businesses, teachers, board of education, and many more!!! board of education, and many more!!!

P is for PURPOSEP is for PURPOSEWHY are you writing?WHY are you writing?

You will be able to find the purpose within the You will be able to find the purpose within the writing task of your prompt.writing task of your prompt.

For on-demand writing you will write for one of For on-demand writing you will write for one of threethree purposes: purposes:

to persuadeto persuade to narrate an event for a transactive purposeto narrate an event for a transactive purpose to inform.to inform.

So…NOW WHAT?So…NOW WHAT?

11st st - Read both prompts carefully.- Read both prompts carefully.

22ndnd - Read them both AGAIN!!! - Read them both AGAIN!!!

33rd - rd - MAP both prompts to identify the mode, MAP both prompts to identify the mode, audience, and purpose.audience, and purpose.

How do I MAP it?How do I MAP it?

M (mode) – identify whether you are M (mode) – identify whether you are writing a letter or an article.writing a letter or an article.

A (audience) – identify to whom you A (audience) – identify to whom you are writing. Is it a grownup? Is it a are writing. Is it a grownup? Is it a business person? Who is it?business person? Who is it?

P (purpose) – identify why you are P (purpose) – identify why you are writing. Are you persuading, writing. Are you persuading, narrating, or informing? narrating, or informing?

It should look like this…It should look like this…

M- _______________________M- _______________________

A- _______________________A- _______________________

P- _______________________P- _______________________

Let’s Let’s Practice…Practice…

Step 1Step 1Read both prompts Read both prompts

carefully.carefully.

Let’s PracticeLet’s Practice

Prompt Choice #1Prompt Choice #1Situation:Situation: Summer is almost here and kids are Summer is almost here and kids are

going to have more free time to enjoy. Some kids going to have more free time to enjoy. Some kids spend most of their free time in front of a video spend most of their free time in front of a video game or the television. They don’t even like to go game or the television. They don’t even like to go outside.outside.

Writing Task: Writing Task: Write an article for your school paper Write an article for your school paper persuading those students to be more active. Tell persuading those students to be more active. Tell them why they need more exercise and fresh air, them why they need more exercise and fresh air, and suggest some activities they might enjoy.and suggest some activities they might enjoy.


Prompt Choice #2Prompt Choice #2

Situation: I Love to Read WeekSituation: I Love to Read Week is coming up. is coming up. Your librarian wants you to pick one of your Your librarian wants you to pick one of your favorite books and write a letter to the author to favorite books and write a letter to the author to tell them why you enjoyed the book so much.tell them why you enjoyed the book so much.

Writing Task: Writing Task: Think of your favorite book. Write Think of your favorite book. Write a letter to the author of that book telling him or a letter to the author of that book telling him or her why you enjoyed that book so much.her why you enjoyed that book so much.

Step 2Step 2Read them both again!!!Read them both again!!!



going to have more free time to enjoy. Some kids going to have more free time to enjoy. Some kids spend most of their free time in front of a video spend most of their free time in front of a video game or the television. They don’t even like to go game or the television. They don’t even like to go outside.outside.

Writing Task: Writing Task: Write an article for your school paper Write an article for your school paper persuading those students to be more active. Tell persuading those students to be more active. Tell them why they need more exercise and fresh air, them why they need more exercise and fresh air, and suggest some activities they might enjoy.and suggest some activities they might enjoy.





Step 3Step 3MAP it!!!MAP it!!!

MAP it!!!MAP it!!!


going to have more free time to enjoy. Some going to have more free time to enjoy. Some kids spend most of their free time in front of a kids spend most of their free time in front of a video game or the television. They don’t even video game or the television. They don’t even like to go outside.like to go outside.

Writing Task: Writing Task: Write an article for your school Write an article for your school paper persuading those students to be more paper persuading those students to be more active. Tell them why they need more exercise active. Tell them why they need more exercise and fresh air, and suggest some activities they and fresh air, and suggest some activities they might enjoy.might enjoy.

MAP it!!!MAP it!!!




Let’s Check…Let’s Check…


M – M – articlearticle

A – A – studentsstudents

P – P – to persuadeto persuade


M – M – letterletter

A – A – author author

P – P – to informto inform

Let’s Practice Let’s Practice Again!!!Again!!!

More PracticeMore Practice


Situation: Situation: Your site-based council is looking at Your site-based council is looking at whether or not to sell junk food to students as whether or not to sell junk food to students as snacks. They like the money it makes for the snacks. They like the money it makes for the school, but worry about students’ health.school, but worry about students’ health.

Writing Task: Writing Task: Think about what you would like to see Think about what you would like to see the school do about snack sales. Write a letter to the school do about snack sales. Write a letter to the site-based council with your suggestions. the site-based council with your suggestions. Convince them to follow your advice.Convince them to follow your advice.

More PracticeMore Practice


Situation: Situation: There are many retired adults who are There are many retired adults who are afraid to try the computer. afraid to try the computer.

Writing Task: Writing Task: Write an article for the AARP Write an article for the AARP magazine persuading those grownups to try magazine persuading those grownups to try computers. Explain how computers will make computers. Explain how computers will make their lives easier and how easy they are to learn their lives easier and how easy they are to learn to use. to use.

Read it Again and MAP it!!!Read it Again and MAP it!!!


Situation: Situation: Your site-based council is looking at Your site-based council is looking at whether or not to sell junk food to students as whether or not to sell junk food to students as snacks. They like the money it makes for the snacks. They like the money it makes for the school, but worry about students’ health.school, but worry about students’ health.


Read it Again and MAP it!!!Read it Again and MAP it!!!


Situation: Situation: There are many retired adults who are There are many retired adults who are afraid to try the computer. afraid to try the computer.

Writing Task: Writing Task: Write an article for the AARP Write an article for the AARP magazine persuading those grownups to try magazine persuading those grownups to try computers. Explain how computers will make computers. Explain how computers will make their lives easier and how easy they are to learn their lives easier and how easy they are to learn to use.to use.



M – M – letterletter

A – A – site-based councilsite-based council



M – M – articlearticle

A – A – grownupsgrownups


Finding Key Finding Key WordsWords

What are Key Words?What are Key Words?

Key words are found in the Key words are found in the situationsituation of of the writing prompts.the writing prompts.

They are the words that you will need to They are the words that you will need to use in the introduction paragraph of your use in the introduction paragraph of your response.response.

Key words help your audience focus on Key words help your audience focus on the main ideas of your response.the main ideas of your response.

You must look at the You must look at the writing taskwriting task in order in order to figure out the key words.to figure out the key words.

What are the Key Words?What are the Key Words?


going to have more free time to enjoy. Some going to have more free time to enjoy. Some kids spend most of their free time in front of a kids spend most of their free time in front of a video game or the television. They don’t even video game or the television. They don’t even like to go outside.like to go outside.


Key WordsKey Words

Prompt Choice #1Prompt Choice #1Situation:Situation: Summer is almost here and Summer is almost here and kidskids are are

going to have more going to have more free timefree time to enjoy. Some to enjoy. Some kids spend most of their free time in front of a kids spend most of their free time in front of a video gamevideo game or the or the televisiontelevision. They don’t even . They don’t even like to go like to go outsideoutside..






Key WordsKey Words


Situation: I Love to Read WeekSituation: I Love to Read Week is coming up. is coming up. Your librarian wants you to pick one of your Your librarian wants you to pick one of your favorite booksfavorite books and write a and write a letterletter to the to the authorauthor to tell them why you to tell them why you enjoyedenjoyed the book so much. the book so much.



Prompt Choice #3Prompt Choice #3Situation: Situation: Your site-based council is looking at Your site-based council is looking at

whether or not to sell junk food to students as whether or not to sell junk food to students as snacks. They like the money it makes for the snacks. They like the money it makes for the school, but worry about students’ health.school, but worry about students’ health.


Key WordsKey Words

Prompt Choice #3Prompt Choice #3Situation: Situation: Your Your site-based councilsite-based council is looking at is looking at

whether or not to sell whether or not to sell junk foodjunk food to to studentsstudents as as snackssnacks. They like the . They like the moneymoney it makes for the it makes for the schoolschool, but worry about , but worry about students’ healthstudents’ health..



Prompt Choice #4Prompt Choice #4Situation: Situation: There are many retired adults There are many retired adults

who are afraid to try the computer. who are afraid to try the computer. Writing Task: Writing Task: Write an article for the AARP Write an article for the AARP

magazine persuading those grownups to magazine persuading those grownups to try computers. Explain how computers will try computers. Explain how computers will make their lives easier and how easy they make their lives easier and how easy they are to learn to use.are to learn to use.

Key WordsKey Words

Prompt Choice #4Prompt Choice #4Situation: Situation: There are many There are many retired adultsretired adults

who are who are afraidafraid to try the to try the computercomputer. . Writing Task: Writing Task: Write an article for the AARP Write an article for the AARP


Day 2: Day 2: Using Key Words to Using Key Words to

Write LeadsWrite Leads

Key Word ReviewKey Word Review

Prompt Choice #3Prompt Choice #3Situation: Situation: Your site-based council is looking at Your site-based council is looking at

whether or not to sell junk food to students as whether or not to sell junk food to students as snacks. They like the money it makes for the snacks. They like the money it makes for the school, but worry about students’ health.school, but worry about students’ health.



Prompt Choice #3Prompt Choice #3Situation: Situation: Your Your site-based councilsite-based council is looking at is looking at

whether or not to sell whether or not to sell junk foodjunk food to to studentsstudents as as snackssnacks. They like the . They like the moneymoney it makes for the it makes for the schoolschool, but worry about , but worry about students’ healthstudents’ health..


Key Word ReviewKey Word Review

Prompt Choice #4Prompt Choice #4Situation: Situation: There are many retired adults There are many retired adults

who are afraid to try the computer. who are afraid to try the computer. Writing Task: Writing Task: Write an article for the AARP Write an article for the AARP




who are who are afraidafraid to try the to try the computercomputer. . Writing Task: Writing Task: Write an article for the AARP Write an article for the AARP


Why are Key Words important?Why are Key Words important?

Key words are important because they are Key words are important because they are the main ideas that will help you write a the main ideas that will help you write a great great leadlead. By using key words in the lead, . By using key words in the lead, the reader can easily understand the main the reader can easily understand the main ideas of your response.ideas of your response.

Key words are found in the Key words are found in the situationsituation..

Writing Leads Writing Leads Using Key Using Key

WordsWords

How Do I Write a Good Lead?How Do I Write a Good Lead?

The lead is an introduction paragraph that The lead is an introduction paragraph that jumps out at the audience and grabs the jumps out at the audience and grabs the reader’s attention.reader’s attention.

Remember to use KEY WORDS!Remember to use KEY WORDS!

Grab the reader’s attention by using a Grab the reader’s attention by using a question, anecdote, fact, command, list, or question, anecdote, fact, command, list, or exclamation.exclamation.

Let’s Practice…Let’s Practice…

Prompt Choice #1Prompt Choice #1SituationSituation: Summer: Summer is almost here and is almost here and kidskids are are

going to have more going to have more free timefree time to enjoy. Some to enjoy. Some kids spend most of their free time in front of a kids spend most of their free time in front of a video gamevideo game or the or the televisiontelevision. They don’t even . They don’t even like to go like to go outsideoutside..

Writing Task: Writing Task: Write an Write an articlearticle for your school for your school paper paper persuadingpersuading those those studentsstudents to be more to be more active. Tell them why they need more exercise active. Tell them why they need more exercise and fresh air, and suggest some activities they and fresh air, and suggest some activities they might enjoy.might enjoy.

Prompt Choice #2Prompt Choice #2Situation: I Love to Read WeekSituation: I Love to Read Week is coming is coming

up. Your librarian wants you to pick one of up. Your librarian wants you to pick one of your your favorite booksfavorite books and write a letter to and write a letter to the the authorauthor to tell them why you to tell them why you enjoyedenjoyed the book so much.the book so much.

Writing Task: Writing Task: Think of your favorite book. Think of your favorite book. Write a Write a letter letter to theto the author author of that book of that book tellingtelling him or her why you enjoyed that him or her why you enjoyed that book so much.book so much.

Prompt Choice #3Prompt Choice #3Situation: Situation: Your Your site-based councilsite-based council is is

looking at whether or not to sell looking at whether or not to sell junk foodjunk food to to studentsstudents as as snackssnacks. They like the . They like the moneymoney it makes for the it makes for the schoolschool, but worry , but worry about about students’ healthstudents’ health..

Writing Task: Writing Task: Think about what you would Think about what you would like to see the school do about snack sales. like to see the school do about snack sales. Write a Write a letterletter to the to the site-based councilsite-based council with your suggestions. with your suggestions. ConvinceConvince them to them to follow your advice.follow your advice.


who are who are afraidafraid to try the to try the computercomputer. .

Writing Task: Writing Task: Write an Write an articlearticle for the for the AARP magazine AARP magazine persuadingpersuading those those grownupsgrownups to try computers. Explain how to try computers. Explain how computers will make their lives easier and computers will make their lives easier and how easy they are to learn to use.how easy they are to learn to use.

Try it on your Try it on your own with the own with the

Practice Practice Prompts!!!Prompts!!!

Writing ConclusionsWriting Conclusions

Wrap it Up!!!Wrap it Up!!!

What is a Conclusion?What is a Conclusion?

The conclusion paragraph contains your The conclusion paragraph contains your final thoughts.final thoughts.

It closes/wraps up/sums up your ideas.It closes/wraps up/sums up your ideas. Contains main ideas and Contains main ideas and key wordskey words.. The conclusion is a lot like the The conclusion is a lot like the leadlead, but, but

DO NOTDO NOT simply restate the introduction simply restate the introduction paragraph or lead!!!paragraph or lead!!!

Let’s Practice Let’s Practice Together…Together…

Possible lead for Prompt #1:Possible lead for Prompt #1:

Are you a Are you a kid kid who spends hours who spends hours watching watching televisiontelevision and playing and playing video video gamesgames? Well it’s time to get ? Well it’s time to get outsideoutside! In ! In your your free timefree time you should try to exercise you should try to exercise and play in the sun instead of being lazy and play in the sun instead of being lazy and staying indoors.and staying indoors.


Dear Dr. Suess,Dear Dr. Suess,

I just finished reading one of my I just finished reading one of my favorite booksfavorite books, , Green Eggs and HamGreen Eggs and Ham. I . I enjoyedenjoyed this book so much because you this book so much because you made me laugh and I think you are a made me laugh and I think you are a fantastic fantastic authorauthor. You really painted a . You really painted a picture in my mind of goofy characters and picture in my mind of goofy characters and settings.settings.


Dear Dear site-based councilsite-based council,,

I do not think it is a wise idea to sell I do not think it is a wise idea to sell junk foodjunk food to to studentsstudents. I would rather eat . I would rather eat fruits and vegetables that are good for my fruits and vegetables that are good for my healthhealth. Although unhealthy . Although unhealthy snackssnacks may may bring more bring more money money to ourto our school school, they are , they are not the only option for munchies.not the only option for munchies.


My grandmother is My grandmother is retiredretired and used and used to be to be afraidafraid of new technology. Once I of new technology. Once I showed her how to use the Internet and showed her how to use the Internet and send email, she decided she loves the send email, she decided she loves the World Wide Web! So don’t be shy about World Wide Web! So don’t be shy about computerscomputers – give them a try! – give them a try!

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On-Demand Writing What is it? On-Demand Writing is… Part of tests given at the end of the school year. It tests your writing skills. You are given