On Demand Writing

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On Demand Writing

Original PowerPoint from Muhlenberg County,
Kentucky
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Constraints of On Demand Writing

• Timed
• 40 min Stand alone
• 90 min Passage based.
• Feedback (none).
• Limited writing space.

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In each prompt- Look for WWF

• Who? Audience The individual(s) youre
  pretending to write to.
• Why? Purpose The reason youre writing to
  persuade, inform, or entertain (narrative).
• Format? The type of writing you are to do
  letter, feature article, editorial, or speech.

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WHO? (Audience)

• Look in the writing task for the audience
• It might be an individual or a group
• You write to audience for reasons stated in the
  prompt
• Consider what the audience needs to know, wants
  to know, and already knows
• Imagine what questions they will have for you.
  Answer them in your writing.

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WHY? (Purpose)

• Look for one of these in the writing task
• Inform Respond to a text/graphic/chart (use 1
  main idea and 3 supporting details.)
• Persuade Solve problems and/or convince
  audience to agree with you. (Use 1 main idea
  (claim) and 3 supporting details (reasons).)
• Entertain Narrate an event/tell a story (Share
  what you said, thought, did, sensory details,
  etc. to make a point.

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FORMAT What kind of writing you are to do?

• Look in the writing task for the format letter,
  feature article, editorial, speech
• Follow the format
• Letter has a date, a greeting, a body, a closing,
  a signature
• Speeches have titles, leads, bodies, closings

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Situation

• Situation is labeled for you
• Its always the first part of the prompt
• Its a make believe situation that hasnt really
  happened to you (pretend)
• It creates a need to write

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W? W? F?
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Pre-write

• Do the following pre-writing techniques
• W?W?F?
• Inverted Triangle

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Organize your ideas

• What is the MAIN POINT you want to make? (Thesis
  Statement)
• What are three reasons/main points that support
  your thesis?

Think before writing. Sort out your ideas.
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Lead/Introduction

• Get readers attention
• Ask a question
• Tell a related short story (anecdote)
• Use a quote
• Make sure you state the thesis (Main Idea)

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Drafting the Body

• Follow your prewriting
• Revise as you go
• Revise again when you think youre finished
• When persuading and responding,
  tell why and how
• Give examples for each reason/main point
• Answer questions your audience might have
• Connect your ideas with transitions.

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Drafting the Closing

• Make the piece feel finished
• Restate your Thesis Statement.
• Give the reader something to think about
• You can tie back to something to think about
• Tie it back to something you said in the title or
  lead
• Be brief

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Edit your CorrectnessCheck the following

• Capitalization
• Usage (we were/ not we was)
• Punctuation
• Spelling
• Complete sentences
• Repetition

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FINAL COPY

• Use your best handwriting
• Make it LOOK like a letter, feature article, or
  editorial
• Indent paragraphs
• Be correct and neat