Think about the prompt'

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WRITING STEPS TO SUCCESS

• Think about the prompt.

• Pick your topic and create your circle map. BE
  SURE to include ALL the details you have. More
  details are better than less. Remember you can
  MAKE THEM UP to add spice to your writing.

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Circle Map
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• Look at your circle map and decide what you know
  the most about or what will be of the most
  interest to your reader.
• Try to group some items together to form a detail
  with tell me mores.
• Create a Tree Map.

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Tree Map
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• Draw the beginnings of your Flee Map (intro box,
  arrows, and detail boxes)

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• Write your introduction and fill in the detail
  boxes.
• Add your tell me mores.
• Choose your transition words for each detail.
• Draw the conclusion box.

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This was going to be the best day ever! My best
friend, Shayne, and I had recently entered a
contest at school to win NASCAR tickets. And we
won! The weekend had finally arrived when we
would get to go to the Texas Motor Speedway and
see all those famous drivers racing around the
track. It was cold that morning so we packed
warmly for our weekend at the track.
As soon as we got there
In the middle of the race
As a result of his hard work
Camping
M. Waltrip Wreck
J. Johnson Won!

• Slept in a camper
• Wore jeans-hot!
• Breakfast on the grill
• Walked to track

• Turn 2
• Hit wall and flipped
• Car caught on fire
• OK-But DNF

• Almost ran out of gas
• Neck in neck with JG
• Pulled away last minute
• Won by a hair

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• Write your conclusion.

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This was going to be the best day ever! My best
friend, Shayne, and I had recently entered a
contest at school to win NASCAR tickets. And we
won! The weekend had finally arrived when we
would get to go to the Texas Motor Speedway and
see all those famous drivers racing around the
track. It was cold that morning so we packed
warmly for our weekend at the track.
As soon as we got there
In the middle of the race
As a result of his hard work
Camping
M. Waltrip Wreck
J. Johnson Won!

• Slept in a camper
• Wore jeans-hot!
• Breakfast on the grill
• Walked to track

• Turn 2
• Hit wall and flipped
• Car caught on fire
• OK-But DNF

• Almost ran out of gas
• Neck in neck with JG
• Pulled away last minute
• Won by a hair

What a day! I cant believe we won tickets and
got to go to the races. I am going to enter all
the contests I can in the future. Maybe Ill get
lucky and win again! Keep your fingers crossed!
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• Talk through your paper IN YOUR MIND.
• This is when you can rehearse what you want your
  paper to sound like.
• Write your rough draft.
• Check it for spelling errors. Also check for
  capitals and ending punctuation.
• Reread it to make sure it sounds the way you want
  it to sound.
• Make corrections and write your final draft.