Unit 1 & 2: Writing Summative Assessment



Unit 1 & 2: Writing Summative Assessment

Criterion B: Organization

Criterion C: Producing Text

Write a memoir (real experiences) or a short story (imagined experiences) focusing on your personal writing style and the development of narrative elements.

You will select one of the tasks below for your summative narrative writing piece:

|Task 1: |Task 2: |

| | |

|After reading real or imagined narratives, write a memoir or short story |After reading real or imagined narratives about human experiences, write a |

|from the perspective of yourself or a fictional main character. |memoir or short story that relates a theme or life lesson. |

Your published piece will be used in a class/grade level collection of narratives.

You will be expected to complete each of the following steps/stages of the writing process:

1. Brainstorming/planning

2. Rough draft (hand written and double spaced)

3. Small group reflections and feedback

4. Revising

5. Editing

6. Published final draft (Typed: Times New Roman, 12 font, double spaced)

7. Title page with emphasized narrative elements (Task 1) or theme clearly stated (Task 2) (design/illustration is optional)

|Mastery Standard |Writing Process Step/Stage |

|W.1.a Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using | |

|effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event | |

|sequences. (CCSS:W.7.3) | |

|W.1.a.i Use a variety of planning strategies to generate and organize ideas (such as |Brainstorming/planning |

|brainstorming, mapping, graphic organizers). | |

|W.3.e With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen |Brainstorming/planning |

|writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach,|Rough draft |

|focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed. (CCSS:W.7.5) |Small group reflections and feedback |

| |Revising |

| |Editing |

|W.1.a.vii Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to |Rough draft |

|develop experiences, events, and/or characters. (CCSS: W.7.3b) |Small group reflections and feedback |

| |Revising |

| |Editing |

| |Published final draft |

| |Rough draft |

|W.1.a.viii Use a variety of transition words, phrases and clauses to convey sequence |Small group reflections and feedback |

|and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another. (CCSS: W.7.3c) |Revising |

| |Editing |

| |Published final draft |

|W.3.x Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences |Rough draft |

|or events. (CCSS: W.7.3e) |Small group reflections and feedback |

| |Revising |

| |Editing |

| |Published final draft |

|W.3.e.viii Improve word choice by using a variety of references, such as a thesaurus |Revising |

| |Editing |

| |Published final draft |

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