8th Grade Writing Assessments - Ware County School System
8th Grade Writing Assessments - Ware County School System
8th Grade Writing Assessments - Ware County School System
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Eighth <strong>Grade</strong> <strong>Writing</strong><br />
Persuasive Essay: <strong>Grade</strong> 8<br />
Think and Write<br />
Instructions to the Teacher<br />
Session 1:<br />
1. The assessment may or may not be used as part of a final examination. If it is part of the final exam, it will be done<br />
in class previous to the day of the final exam.<br />
2. Pass out the Persuasive Essay topics and briefly go over them with the students. Draw attention to the choices, the<br />
graphic organizer and the grading rubric. The grading rubric will be familiar to the students because of previous<br />
experiences writing persuasive essays.<br />
3. The students will select the choice of topic and use the graphic organizer to outline the development of their essays.<br />
4. Students will write a rough draft of the persuasive essay that will be about 200 - 250 words.<br />
Time: one class session<br />
Session 2:<br />
1. Students will have access to both a dictionary and thesaurus. The students will complete their rough drafts and revise and<br />
edit their essays, referring again to the rubric to review areas that will be assessed.<br />
2. Students will write final copies, following standard publishing procedures that have been used throughout the year.<br />
3. Students should proofread their papers, neatly making any final corrections.<br />
Time: one class session<br />
15
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