6th Grade Writing Overview with Food

Match

Match the following

• Explain or inform your reader about a given topic in four paragraphs

• Convince your reader to agree with your opinion on a given debate in four paragraphs

• Write a story with descriptive language, dialogue, characters, and a plot

• Use the RACE structure to clearly and concisely answer a question

• Use the IVF structure to retell the most important parts of a source

Explanatory Essay

Argumentative Essay

Narrative

Brief Writes

Summary

• Explanatory Essay

• Argumentative Essay

• Narrative

• Brief Writes

• Summary

Reorder

Reorder our writing process

• Pick apart the prompt

• Organize

• Write

• Edit

• Revise

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Match the following

• Read the question/instructions to find out what you are being asked to write!

• Use a scratch piece of paper to create a plan, brainstorm, and organize your writing!

• Write in full, complete, and meaningful sentences!

• Read your writing and fix any errors you find and add any details that would enhance your writing!

• Re-read your writing and make any last changes you would like!

Pick apart the prompt

Organize

Write

Edit

Revise

• Pick apart the prompt

• Organize

• Write

• Edit

• Revise

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What four questions should you consider when reading a prompt?

• What are you writing?

• What is the topic?

• What is the purpose?

• What do you have to use?

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If the prompt includes phrases like ​

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or the word​

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you are being asked to write an explanatory, argumentative, or narrative essay.

Categorize

Options (8)

Explain

Inform

Argue

Persuade

Any prompt that does not tell you to write an essay, story, or summary!

play

story

characters

What words can you look out for to know what type of writing to produce?

Explanatory Essay

Argumentative Essay

Brief Write

Narrative

Multiple Select

What is true about four folds? Choose all that apply

• You create it a four fold to organize a brief write (RACE)

• You use the underline method

• You never include direct quotes

• You fold the paper in half, and then half again

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What is true about t-charts? Choose all that apply

• You create it to organize your four paragraph essays

• It is double sided

• You never include direct quotes

• You should write bullet points ideas for Es, hook, background, and learn, future, do

Drag and Drop

When it is time to ​

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use your ​

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graphic organizer (four fold, t-chart, IVF, ect) to create your writing with ​

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, full and meaningful ​

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. Your writing should not have any bullet ​

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write

organizational

complete

sentences

points.

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Which one of these pieces of writing is an essay (argumentative or explanatory)?

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Which one of these pieces of writing is a narrative?

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Which one of these pieces of writing is a brief write?

Multiple Select

When editing your writing, which of the following would need to be rewritten? Select all that apply.

• I think that In and Out has the best fries.

• The quote proves pineapple belongs on pizza.

• My essay will explain the importance of salt and pepper.

• People really wanna eat delicious food.

Match

Match these common errors with academic voice.

• I think that In and Out has the best fries.

• The quote proves pineapple belongs on pizza.

• People really wanna eat delicious food.

• We like food.

Feeling words

Behind the scene words

Casual language

Personal pronouns

• Feeling words

• Behind the scene words

• Casual language

• Personal pronouns

Multiple Select

What two things should you do when revising your writing?

• Re-read your writing and make any last changes you would like. Be sure to pay special attention to sentence structure, a smooth transition of ideas, and does your writing directly address the prompt. As you read, edit any errors you encounter.

• Highlight your writing (essays and brief writes) before turning it in to ensure you have everything you need!

• Nothing, you are tired... rest

• Ask your teacher to grade it before you turn it in!

Reorder

On the next slides, what should you do in order?

• Read the prompt carefully BEFORE moving on

• Consider what questions you need to answer

• Show me what you know by answering the questions

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Categorize

Options (8)

Explanatory Essay

In and Out food trucks are a good choice

Explain

Thesis/Multiple Paragraphs

T-chart

Typed- Four Paragraphs

Drag the correct words or phrases into each part of the writing process

Pick Apart

Organize

Write

Drag and Drop

You are being asked to write an argumentative essay arguing whether ​

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. Your goal is to ​

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the reader by including a ​

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, multiple ​

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, and ​

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

a hot dog is a sandwich

persuade

thesis,

paragraphs

evidence.

brief write

entertain

food

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What two words in the prompt help you know that you are writing a summary?

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What four words in the prompt help you know that you are writing a narrative essay?

Categorize

Options (8)

Brief Write

Pineapple on pizza is good

Explain

Textual evidence/citations

Four Fold

Typed- One Paragraph

Drag the correct words or phrases into each part of the writing process

Pick Apart

Organize

Write