1. August 18, 2010 Name: ________________
Returning to School
This week for Writing, you will begin your Paragraph of the Week writing. This writing will
need to be proofread, edited, and then rewritten neatly. You will need to have the person
proofread
who proofread your copy write their signature.
started,
Your topic this week is RETURNING TO SCHOOL. To get you started, jot some ideas on
the bottom of this paper. You may make a list or create a web, your choice. These ideas
should be what you thought about starting back to school, whether they were happy
thoughts or thoughts that bothered you. After you have brainstormed your ideas, put them
into paragraph form. Remember to indent your paragraph and check for capitals and
punctuation.
REMEMBER:
1. 5-
___ 5-8 sentences
2. ___ topic sentence, detail sentences, concluding sentence
3. ___ five elements of good writing, focusing on IDEAS
4. ___ clearly reworked rough draft
5. ___ final is neat and written in ink or typed
6. ___ signature of adult who helped you proofread your work for content and
content
PRESENTATION
7. ___ all three papers stapled together with final on top
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