Book C Writer's Checklist
(continued)
Trait
Did I...?
Unit
Sentence
Fluency
Write complete sentences
Expand some of my sentences by painting the subject
and/or predicate
Write a compound sentence part or a compound sentence
Write a sentence with a direct object
1
318
718
318
Conventions
Capitalize words correctly:
Capitalize the first word of each sentence
Capitalize proper nouns, including people's names
1
3
Punctuate correctly:
Put a period or question mark at the end of each
sentence
Put an apostrophe before the
s for a singular possessive
noun
Put an apostrophe after the
s for a plural possessive noun
Use an apostrophe with contractions
Use a comma after a long adverb phrase at the beginning
of a sentence
Use a comma to separate the appositive and its modifiers
from the rest of the sentence
1
2
11
7
5
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Use grammar correctly:
Use the correct verb tense
Make sure the verb agrees with the subject in number
4
4
Spell correctly:
Spell all
Essential Words correctly
Apply spelling rules
e doubling rule (1-1-1)
e drop
e rule
e words ending in
o preceded by a consonant rule
e change
y rule
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6
10, 16
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Book C Writer's Checklist
R9
Book C Writer's Checklist
Trait
Did I...?
Unit
Ideas and
Content
Expository writing:
Clearly state the topic of the composition
Focus each paragraph on the topic
Include examples, evidence, and/or explanations to
develop each paragraph
Personal narrative:
Tell a single true story
Include enough description and detail to develop the
message/lesson learned
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7
7
9
9
Organization
Write paragraphs:
Tell things in an order that makes sense
Include all parts of a paragraph
Write an expository essay:
Write an introductory paragraph that states the topic
and the plan
Use transition topic sentences to connect paragraphs
Write a concluding paragraph that restates the
introductory paragraph
Write a personal narrative:
Write an introductory paragraph that hints at the
message/lesson learned
Write three middle paragraphs that form the beginning,
middle, and end of the story
Use story transitions to connect anecdotes/events
Write a concluding paragraph that explains the message/
lesson learned
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6
7
7
8, 14
9
9
9
9
Voice and
Audience
Awareness
ink about my audience and purpose for writing
Write in a clear and engaging way that makes my audience
want to read my work; can my reader "hear" me speaking
Use the word I to write about myself
6
6
9
Word Choice
Try to find my own way to say things
Use words that are lively and specific to the content
2
2
R8
Book C Writer's Checklist
Provides additional
writing directly related
to the content of the
Challenge Text selections
Develops speaking strategies:
· Speak clearly and at an
appropriate pace
· Make eye contact with listeners
· Stay on topic
· Organize content in a logical
sequence
· Use specific vocabulary
Uses motivational topics for
writing applications:
· Speeches
· Interviews
· Movie reviews
· Letter writing
· News broadcasts
· Debates
· Storytelling
The effort was unsuccessful. Leonardo l
eft Florence
without completing the work. Michelan
gelo left his piece
unfinished as well and departed for Rom
e. Had they been
completed, both of these paintings mig
ht have ranked
among the greatest artistic masterpiece
s of Renaissance
Italy. Sadly, all traces of both these work
s are gone.
The last of Leonardo da Vinci's three gr
eat works is
Mona Lisa. It is probably the most fam
ous image in the
world. Apparently, he never gave it to th
e person who
ordered it. Leonardo took it with him w
hen he moved to
France near the end of his life. Some th
ink the portrait is
actually a self-portrait! X-rays of the pa
inting and close
comparison with other of Leonardo da V
inci's drawings
suggest that this may be true. But other
s believe the lady
in the painting was the wife of a Floren
tine merchant
named Francesco del Giocondo.
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150
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Leonardo da Vinci's
Mona Lisa is one of
the most famous
paintings in the world.
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Unit 14 · Make Art
Program Overview
F
25
Writing Using the Challenge Text
provides additional opportunities
for writing as well as oral presentations,
based on the Challenge Text selections,
applying skills and strategies learned in Step 6.
Pre-write
Write
Revise
In Unit 14, Lesson 5, students write an essay in response to
a prompt and apply the writing process--pre-write, write,
and revise--using the LANGUAGE! Writer's Checklist.
English
Language
Learners
Curriculum
Casualties
Language-Based
Learning Disabilities
Leonardo da Vinci was a multi-talented genius. Drawing on infor
mation
from "Leonardo da Vinci: The Inventor" and "Leonardo the Artist
," write
an essay in which you explain two areas in which he demonstrate
d his
brilliance. Your essay should include a two-sentence introducto
ry paragraph,
two body paragraphs, and a concluding paragraph.
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Reading
Writing
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