Sixth Grade: Informational Writing
Fifth and Sixth Grade Writing Rubric:
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Homework for November 4th and 5th 2013
Practice reading and presenting your Egypt essay to present in class.
Practice reading and presenting your Egypt essay to present in class.
Homework Due Monday October 28, 2013
“Ancient Egyptian society functioned and grew as a result of the different levels of society working together and for the good of Egypt. Select three occupations and defend why each job was essential (necessary) to the survival of Ancient Egyptian life and culture”.
· Answer this question in a five paragraph essay.
· This must include an introduction, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Each paragraph should contain at least five sentences.
· Use your social studies textbook and classroom notes as a resource to answer this question.
· You will be graded on completeness, spelling and grammar, as well as how well the question was answered.
“Ancient Egyptian society functioned and grew as a result of the different levels of society working together and for the good of Egypt. Select three occupations and defend why each job was essential (necessary) to the survival of Ancient Egyptian life and culture”.
· Answer this question in a five paragraph essay.
· This must include an introduction, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Each paragraph should contain at least five sentences.
· Use your social studies textbook and classroom notes as a resource to answer this question.
· You will be graded on completeness, spelling and grammar, as well as how well the question was answered.
Homework Due Friday October 25, 2013
Complete your rough draft in your notebooks to edit in class.
Complete your rough draft in your notebooks to edit in class.
Homework Due Thursday October 24, 2013
Complete your three body paragraphs (in your notebook) on the assignment essay topic due Monday.
Complete your three body paragraphs (in your notebook) on the assignment essay topic due Monday.
Homework Due Wednesday October 23, 2013
Complete your graphic organizer on the assignment essay topic due on Monday. Write your introductory paragraph in your notebook.
Complete your graphic organizer on the assignment essay topic due on Monday. Write your introductory paragraph in your notebook.
Writing Extra Credit Due Friday October 25, 2013
- Write a five paragraph information essay about any topic in Chapter 4 of our Social Studies book (Ancient Egypt).
- Be sure to have an introduction, a conclusion, and three body paragraphs (if not more!).
- Be sure to include facts, details, and definitions to make your piece more interesting and easy to understand.
- Remember what audience you are writing this piece for and what you might need to explain for them.
- This assignment will be worth up to 100 extra credit points.
Expert Writing Homework Due Thursday October 17, 2013
- Using your expert graphic organizers that we made in class, write a five paragraph essay about your topic.
- Be sure to have an introduction, a conclusion, and three body paragraphs.
- Be sure to include facts, details, and definitions to make your piece more interesting and easy to understand.
- Remember what audience you are writing this piece for and what you might need to explain for them.
- Save this piece. We will work on it to turn in for a final draft later.
- Write this rough draft in your writer's notebook.
Mesopotamia Tri-orama paper Due Tuesday October 15, 2013
· You must write a five-paragraph essay providing description and detail about what is shown in your tri-orama for social studies.
· This is a descriptive and informative writing piece.
· You are sharing with me information about the topic you have chosen.
· Be sure to include the important details about your topic from your textbook and notes.
· Be sure to include why your topic is historically significant.
· You must have an introduction, at least three body paragraphs, and a conclusion about your topic.
· Your essay must be on loose leaf paper or typed.
· We will spend time in class working on this essay and you must complete it for homework.
· Make sure you spend time carefully editing your essay before you turn it in.
· You must write a five-paragraph essay providing description and detail about what is shown in your tri-orama for social studies.
· This is a descriptive and informative writing piece.
· You are sharing with me information about the topic you have chosen.
· Be sure to include the important details about your topic from your textbook and notes.
· Be sure to include why your topic is historically significant.
· You must have an introduction, at least three body paragraphs, and a conclusion about your topic.
· Your essay must be on loose leaf paper or typed.
· We will spend time in class working on this essay and you must complete it for homework.
· Make sure you spend time carefully editing your essay before you turn it in.
Expert Writing Homework Due Tuesday October 8, 2013
- Using your expert graphic organizers that we made in class, write a five paragraph essay about your topic.
- Be sure to have an introduction, a conclusion, and three body paragraphs.
- Be sure to include facts, details, and definitions to make your piece more interesting and easy to understand.
- Remember what audience you are writing this piece for and what you might need to explain for them.
- Save this piece. We will work on it to turn in for a final draft later.
- Write this rough draft in your writer's notebook.