D.W.A. Practice—Thursday, Feb. 10 & Friday, Feb. 11
Persuasive: Computers and the Internet The Internet offers us many great opportunities. There are, however, disadvantages to consider. Do you think the internet is a positive or negative influence on our lives? Be sure to develop your response fully.
Persuasive: Who Belongs on the Postage Stamp? Many famous individuals, both real and fictional, have been honored with a commemorative postage stamp. Choose a real person or fictional character that you feel deserves this honor. Write a paper that would persuade others to support your choice. Be sure to develop your response fully.
Persuasive: Home School? Imagine you have a choice between being schooled at home full-time or attending school with others. Think of the positive and negative aspects of each of these types of schooling. Choose whether home schooling or attending school with others is better. Be sure to develop your response fully.
Directions:
1. Read each prompt carefully before deciding which to write about. Also, make sure that the position you take is the one you can support with the most LOGIC: facts, statistics, examples, or expert testimony. Just having a strong feeling one way or another is not enough to PERSUADE.
2. Do a fast-write (like a journal write) for 5 minutes to get as many ideas (positive and negative) written as you can. The more writing and thinking you do at this stage, the easier your entire essay will be. I promise! J
3. Take 5-10 minutes to fill out your graphic organizer. Use your bright orange paper with all the introductory and concluding paragraph ideas RIGHT NOW! The only materials you can take with you to the computer lab are a pencil/pen and your graphic organizer. Once again, planning and organizing your thoughts before you begin your essay will help your writing.
4. At the computer lab, go directly to utahwrite.com. I don’t want anyone to type anywhere else or use any other website. Part of your grade for the D.W.A. is based on ‘conventions’—the trait that has to do with spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Proofread your writing with a critical eye before submitting for the first time!
5. You have 3 attempts at resubmitting your work. Next time you will have 2 tries, then just one. The essay you hand in to me should be free of red and/or green highlights!
6. Print out your essay, as well as the scoring pages, from utahwrite.com. Circle your name and your score, and staple it to your graphic organizer. This will go on Powerschool out of 26 points.
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