ESL+C

=ESL 4= =Periods 3 & 4=

Unit 5 Writing Projects

 * EXPOSITORY AND NARRATIVE WRITING: FEATURES OF A RELATED REPORT AND STORY**

Writing Prompt
Now you will write a report to inform your classmates about a time in history. After you finish your report, use the facts and details to make up a fictional story.

Now use this information in a fictional narrative about the same topic (as your research report) for your classmates to read.

[|Download the checklist here]

Checklist for scoring

 * 1) The report and the story relate to the same topic
 * 2) The report uses accurate facts to inform the reader about the topic
 * 3) The report has an introduction, body, and conclusion.
 * 4) The story includes characters, a setting, and a plot with beginning, middle and ending.
 * 5) Some story elements reflect the real people, places, and/or events in the report
 * 6) The report and story demonstrate proper usage of the following language conventions:
 * Has at least one sentence that uses a present participial phrase (e.g., //Looking at her report, the student checked that it included participial phrases.//
 * Has at least one sentence that uses a past participial phrase (e.g., //Surprised by the error, the boy quickly rewrote the sentence to include a participial phrase)//
 * //Has at least one comparative adjective (//e.g., //better, more, happier) and one superlative adjective (//e.g., //best, most, happiest)//

Tools for Success

 * [|Writing Lesson Explanation]
 * [|Writing Mexican Rev Internet Research]
 * [|Writing Notecards from Anchor]
 * [|Writing Notecards MR good v bad]
 * [|Writing Packet]
 * [|Writing Peer Checklist old]
 * [|Writing Peer Checklist research]
 * [|Writing Peer Checklist story]
 * [|Writing plusdelta]
 * [|Writing Research Atomic Bomb]
 * [|Writing Research Boston Tea]
 * [|Writing Research Cesar]
 * [|Writing Research San Fran Quake]
 * [|Writing Research Spanish Inquisition]
 * [|Writing Research The Great Chicago Fire]
 * [|Writing Student Anchor3]
 * [|Writing Topics]