7th Grade

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7th Grade

• Centro Educativo Piaget
• Cherita King

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Assignment

• Students will write a full description (2
  paragraphs with short introduction and conlusion)
  of a picture.
• Include
• A brainstorm using Wh-questions.
• The name of the artist and the name of the
  picture
• Describe picture with
• Descriptive words (adjectives)
• imagined sensory details.
• Sensory details describe what is seen, heard,
  smelled, tasted, or touched.
• Personal opinions
• Why they like/dislike the picture
• And why they chose it

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What is a Brainstorm??

• A brainstorm is a way to generate/create ideas
  for a certain topic. For us, we will use a
  brainstorm to begin our writing process.
• You will write the name of you picture in the
  center, and while looking at your picture, write
  everything that the picture makes you think/feel
  or any ideas and connect them to the picture.
• After this we can then organize these ideas into
  sentences and then into our paragraph.

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The ScreamBy Edvard Munch
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What are Wh-question words?
Wh-questions are

• Who
• What
• Where
• When
• Why
• How

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• Sensory Details

Sensory Details

• When you describe a person, place, thing, or
  animal, it is important that you give the reader
  a clear picture of what you are describing. The
  best way to do this is to use sensory details.
  They are called "sensory details" because they
  use the five senses they show how something or
  someone looks, sounds, smells, tastes, or feels.
  Writing that has a lot of sensory detail is much
  more interesting to read!

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IMAGINED Sensory Details

• For our pictures, we must imagine or create
  sensory details.
• From the picture we have chosen we know how our
  scene looks. But.
• We dont KNOW how the scene/picture feels,
  smells, tastes or sounds so we must imagine these
  details.

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Rubric

• What is a Rubric?
• A rubric is a scoring tool that lists the
  criteria for a piece of work.
• We can think of this as what counts in our CW.
• This is what I will use to grade you.

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Word Choice

• The use of rich, colorful, precise language that
  moves and enlightens the reader.
• Sensory details and other words and phrases that
  draw a picture for your reader.

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Ideas and Organization

• Ideas are fully developed and conveyed in a clear
  and organized way which help to explain the main
  purpose of the writing.

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Content

• Include full description of picture using
  descriptive adjective, sensory details, and
  introductory and concluding sentences.

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Convention

• The mechanical correctness of the piece
  spelling, grammar and usage, paragraphing, use of
  capitals, and punctuation.

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Format

• Front cover, 12 pt font if typed or clear clean
  legible handwriting

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Picture

• You have TWO options for you picture
• A classic painting that can be found HERE, Next,
  Then here, and Finally Here
• (http//www.famouspainter.com/)
• Choose one of the following artists
• Vincent van Gogh
• Pablo Picasso
• Frida Kahlo
• Leonardo da Vinci
• OR a Photo at Flickr then choose your picture
• (http//www.flickr.com/groups/best100only/pool/)

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The ScreamBy Edvard Munch
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Brainstorm
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Brainstorm cont.
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Creative Writing Example

• Introduction
• My grandmother is the most important person in
  my life. She always gives me advice, love and
  support. I look up to her because she is a very
  gentle person, but she is also very strong.
• Strong can mean physically strong but also
  strength of character or personality.

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• Body
• I love my grandmothers face. She has many deep
  wrinkles on her kind face. I think she is
  beautiful, especially when she smiles. She has a
  big, bright, happy smile. When she smiles, her
  soft, brown eyes light up. I also love how my
  grandmother smells. She uses lotion on her hands.
  The lotion smells like roses. Every time I smell
  roses, I think of my grandmother. I think of her
  warm, loving hugs. Although she is small, she
  gives big, strong hugs. Whenever I come to her
  house, she gives me one of these hugs. Then she
  makes me sweet, delicious hot chocolate. This is
  our tradition.

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• My grandmother is also a very strong person. My
  grandfather died many years ago. She lives alone
  and takes care of herself. When I have a problem,
  I always go to her. She is very wise and gives
  good advice. My grandmother can also be very
  strict. She wants me to get good grades and to be
  responsible. I always try my best because I want
  her to be pround of me.

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• Conclusion
• My grandmother is a very important person to
  me. I cant imagine life without her. Sometimes I
  worry that one day she will not be here. However.
  I know that my grand mothers beautiful smile and
  her loving hugs will always be in my heart.