UNIT ONE ASSIGNMENTS The Extended Response

NAME______________ PERIOD #____EXTENDED RESPONSE RUBRIC 1 POINT EACH

Content Development: • Presents a clear central idea about the topic• Fully develops the central idea with specific details that are insightful and/or relevant details• Sustains focus on central idea throughout the writing

Organization: • Has a clear introduction, body, and conclusion.• Provides a smooth progression of ideas throughout the writing.•MLA formating

Voice:• Uses precise and/or vivid vocabulary appropriate for the topic• Phrasing is effective, not predictable or obvious• Varies sentence structure to promote rhythmic reading• Strongly aware of audience and task; tone is

Conventions/Grammar: • Minor errors in standard written English may be present.

Writing Process must be shown to be graded.

Of all the genres you have read so far, which is your favorite and why?

Question:

genre Type of literature

• Follow the writing process to write an extended response (4 or more paragraphs)• Type in MLA format• Turn in with all work

• Please see the rubric for details about grading .

Extended Response

Essay

Remember your Construction Introduction paragraph

› Hook sentence› Background sentence› Thesis

1st Body Paragraph› Topic Sentence› Example sentence› Elaboration sentence› Transition sentence

2nd Body Paragraph› Topic Sentence› Example sentence› Elaboration sentence

Concluding Paragraph› Thesis› Truism

4 or more paragraphs.

The extended response Essay

Introduction

ConclusionBODY

HookBackground InformationThesis

EACH PARAGRAPH:- Topic Sentence - Point- Example - Elaboration - Transition

ThesisSummary Statement Truism

HOOKBackground Thesis -

The Introduction

Topic sentence --- Point ExampleElaborationTransition

The Body

ThesisSummary sentence Truism

The Conclusion

HOW is the Extended Response Graded?????

CONTENT/DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION VOICE CONVENTIONS

4B BlankOT Off TopicIS Insufficient amount of original writing to evaluateUR Unreadable or illegible

Presents a clear central idea about the topic Fully develops the central idea with specific

details that are insightful and/or relevant details

Sustains focus on central idea throughout the writing

Content

Has a clear introduction, body, and conclusion. Provides a smooth progression of ideas

throughout the writing.

Organization

Uses precise and/or vivid vocabulary appropriate for the topic

• Phrasing is effective, not predictable or obvious

Varies sentence structure to promote rhythmic reading

Strongly aware of audience and task; tone is

Voice

Minor errors in standard written English may be present.

Conventions

The journey of 1000 miles begins with one step.