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Writing Workshop 1
Decoding Your Audience
Tracking Your Writing
Effective Transitions
Elements of Writing
Guided Reflection
The Teaching Room Writing Workshop 1 - The Writing Process

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Table of Contents
● Common Core Standards ● Editing

● Elements of Writing Peer Editing
● Tracking Your Writing Effective Transition Words
● Planning to Write 6 Common Writing Mistakes
● Beyond the 5-Paragraph Essay Commonly Misspelled Words
● The Writing Process ● Publishing/Presenting
● Determine Your Writing Purpose ● MLA Formatting
● Decode Your Audience ● Editing Checklist
● Prewriting ● Audience Profile Sheet
● Drafting ● Peer Edit/Peer Review Rubric
Hook Statements ● Teacher Rubric
Elaborate ● Guided Writing Reflection
● Revising ● Writing Log
Claim ● The Writing Process Classroom Posters
Claim Evidence ● Claim, Claim Evidence, & Commentary
Commentary Classroom Posters
Tone
Diction
21 Ways to Avoid the Word “very”
21 Ways to Avoid Saying “a lot”
Avoiding reTIRED words
Words and Phrases to Seek and Destroy
Using Like & This

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Step-by-Step
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The Writing Process

PREWRITING
Think of a topic, brainstorm, and plan.
List five jobs that do not
require writing. For each job on
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DRAFTING PREVIEW PREVIEW
your list, challenge a partner to
Set the framework for your writing by quickly think of how the job does
putting thoughts on paper.
require writing.
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REVISING
Identify your claim, evaluate your evidence, and elaborate (commentary).
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Reorganize & eliminate unnecessary details. PREVIEW
EDITING
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Check for smooth transitions,PREVIEW
correct spelling, proper grammar,PREVIEW
capitalization, and
punctuation. Have someone in your group or in the class review your work and make
comments and suggestions. Make any necessary adjustments and corrections based on
peer review.
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PUBLISHING & PRESENTING
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Present your paper. Enter an essay competition or submit
it to a literary magazine.

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Know Your Audience
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Decode Your Audience

Who will read your work? What is the audience’s age and education
level? How much does your audience already know about your topic?
What type of language would
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PROFIL
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AUDIE Adults profile to help you tailor
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audiences a
student may write for.
Example:
A community newspaper

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The hook does not
Drafting
need to be written first.
If you are having difficulty
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Hook continue to develop your
Grab your reader by leading with a strong hood. Be clever. writing and add the hook later.
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entire your audience to keep reading.
1. Begin with a scene.

Example: "The day of his birth began with Hurricane Katrina pounding at the hospital's door in New Orleans.”
2. Begin with a statistic.

Example: "The Unemployment Rate in the United States averaged 5.83 percent from 1948 until 2014, reaching an all
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time high of 10.80 percent in November of 1982 and a record low of 2.50 percent in May of 1953."
3. Begin with a question.

Example: Have you ever told a lie? Were you eventually caught?
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Example: Hillary Rodham Clinton once said, “There cannot be true democracy unless women's voices are heard.”
5. Begin with a dilemma.

Leaving college to work full time to help support my family was a difficult decision to make.
6. Begin with an anecdote.
Example: "One summer evening during a violent thunderstorm, a mother was tucking her son into bed. She was about
to turn off the light when…."
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7. Begin with a definition.
Example: Persistence is key. Firm, tenacious, and constant are the best way to describe our President.
8. Begin with a simile or metaphor.

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Example: My high school years have been a fashion show on the runway.
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9. Begin with a brilliant piece of advice.
Example: Multitasking is a myth. Just breathe and do one thing at a time.
10. Begin with a startling statement?

Example: All human beings are capable of the most gruesome crimes imaginable.

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Drafting
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Elaborate
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develop your key points
more thoroughly. Add evidence from the text, facts, examples, commentary, and details.
Try the following method:

SEE Method
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SEE is a method for developing paragraphs by providing clarification and understanding.
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Elaborate: Clarify the concept in your own words explaining it at greater length.
Elaboration may range from a few sentences to a few paragraphs.
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Exemplify: Provide specific PREVIEW PREVIEW
examples and/or counter examples.
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State: “The majority of U.S. public school students are living in poverty.”
“The effects of poverty on children

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range of diverse challenges for children and their families.”
Exemplify: “The more than 30 million children who are growing up in poverty have
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absenteeism and are 1.3 times more likely to have
developmental delays or learning disabilities than those who don’t live
in poverty.” Source: www.dosomething.org/facts, washingtonpost.com

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Revising
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Identify your claim, evaluate your evidence, and elaborate (commentary). Reorganize & eliminate
unnecessary details.
A claim statement tells the reader your position on the issue you are writing about. The claim is what will be
supported throughout the essay.
Hypothesis
Main-Idea Thesis
Stand
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Position
Allegation
Case
Proposal
Declaration
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Claim evidence is proof from the text which supports the claim. Evidence shows how or why the claim is true.
Backing
Justification Facts
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Statistics
Support

Expert-Opinion
Reinforcement Verification
Data
Testimonials
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Commentary explains how the evidence supports the claim and is a reasonable interpretation and analysis of the
facts.
Explanation Examination
Opinion Discussion

Evaluation Extension
Interpretation Connection Exemplification Observation
Criticism Illustration Assessment Clarification

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Tone Tone is the author’s attitude towards the audience,
subject or self.
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Example Tone Words
Sorrowful/Fear
apologetic apprehensive depressed disturbed embarrassed
fearful grave hopeless horrific melancholy
miserable mournful nervous number paranoid
pessimistic pitiful poignant regretful remorseful
sad serious solemn somber worried
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Write a paragraph answering one of the

questions below. Identify the tone in your Humor/Sarcasm
writing. Ask a classmate to identify the tone in
your writing and compare your responses. comical condescending
contemptuous humorous
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joking
Are law enforcement cameras an
mocking patronizing
invasion of privacy?
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ridiculing sarcastic
Is art an expression of the satiric silly
imagination or fallacy?
taunting teasing
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political ideology?
Is there such a thing called

'absolute truth'?

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Editing
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Writing that contains mistakes Separate yourself from your writing. Set your text aside for an
and errors is difficult to read hour, a day, a week before writing and proofing. Some distance
and distracts the reader from from the text will help you see mistakes more easily.
your message.
Proofread for only one kind of error at a time. If you try to identify
too many things at once, you may lose focus, and your proofreading will become less effective.
Read your writing backwards. Start with the last word of

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Using spell check on a computer is a
word of your writing. This technique is effective for checking useful tool, but it will not catch all of
spelling. your spelling errors. You still need to
edit your writing line by line.
CHECK FOR:
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Adequate use of punctuation, capitalization, sentence formation, and correct spelling.
Smooth transitions and proper grammar.
Appropriately cited quotes, paraphrases, and ideas taken from sources.
Proper formatting.

Andrew,
● Get a new perspective on your writing. Have anoth-
“You’ve done an excellent job providing
er student review your work and make comments and
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suggestions for improvement. PREVIEW
evidence from the text to support your
claim. Your should consider adding
● A peer reviewer’s comments are merely suggestions,
more commentary to your essay to
and you may or may not choose to follow suggestions
balance the evidence. More commen-
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tary will also let the reader know your
● When you are reviewing another’s students work,
perspective on the matter. I circled two
balance positive and negative comments. Offer
words that were misspelled. I enjoyed
relevant, constructive criticism. Go beyond leaving
reading your essay. Nicely done!
terse comments such as, “It’s good. I like it. or It’s boring.”
Faith
Provide thoughtful and useful comments.

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Editing
Effective Transition Words
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Compare
In the same way, similarly, likewise, as, also
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Clarification PREVIEW PREVIEW
that is to say, in other words, to explain, to clarify
Illustration
Thus, for example, for instance, namely, to illustrate, in other words, in particular, specifically, such as.

Contrast
On the contrary, contrarily, but, however, nevertheless, in spite of, in contrast, yet, on one hand, on the
other hand, rather, or, nor, conversely, at the same time, while this may be true, yet, otherwise
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Addition
And, in addition to, furthermore, moreover, besides, than, too, also, both-and, another, equally im-
portant, first, second, etc., again, further, last, finally, not only-but also, as well as, in the second place,
next, likewise, similarly, in fact, as a result, consequently, in the same way, for example, for instance,
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however, thus, therefore, otherwise. PREVIEW PREVIEW
Time
After, afterward, before, then, once, next, last, at last, at length, first, second, etc., at first, formerly, rarely,
usually, another, finally, soon, meanwhile, at the same time, for a minute, hour, day, etc., during the
morning, day, week, etc., most important, later, ordinarily, to begin with, afterwards, generally, in order
to, subsequently, previously, in the meantime, immediately, eventually, concurrently, simultaneously.
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In the center, on the side, along the edge, on top, below, beneath, under, around, above, over, straight
ahead, at the top, at the bottom, surrounding, opposite, at the rear, at the front, in front of, beside, be-
hind, next to, nearby, in the distance, beyond, in the forefront, in the foreground, within sight, out of
sight, across, under, nearer, adjacent, in the background.
Concession
Although, at any rate, at least, still, thought, even though, granted that, while it may be true, in spite of, of
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Publishing/Presenting
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Ways to publish your work: Publishing means
sharing your work.
Submit your assignment to your teacher.
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Reflect on Your Writing
Submit it to a literary magazine.
Each time you complete a piece of writing, you
Post it on your blog.
have the opportunity to learn something
Guest post on another person’s blog. about yourself, your topic, your writing, and
your writing process.
Benefits of Reflecting
● Contributes to your growth as a writer.
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● Expands literacy and critical thinking skills.
Brainstorm more ways to publish ● Reveals what you know and need to learn
your writing.
● Enhances metacognition, or awareness of
your thinking processes.
● Identifies writing strategies that work or do
not work for you.
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Guided Reflection
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Writi
flecti
ng Po
on to
your
rtfolio
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How did your purpose or audience influence decisions you made as a writer?
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What part of the writing process was the most difficult? Most rewarding?
What advice would you give to a friend who had to complete the same
assignment?
How did the feedback you received help you?
What steps you are going to take on the basis of what you have learned?
What else would you like to add to your reflection?

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MLA Formatting
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MLA stands for Modern Language Association, an academic organization focused on language
and its impact in the world.
General MLA Formatting:

□The paper is double spaced and typed in a standard 12-font (ex. Times New Roman or Cambria)
using black ink only.
□The heading begins with your name, teacher's name, title of course, and the date in the top left
corner of the first page.

□The title is centered on the top line of the first page. There is only one double space between
the title and the first line of the paragraph.
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□There is a one inch margin.

□The heading requires your last name and the page number.
Additional Tips
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□Capitalize the first, last, and important words in titles, including the second part of the hyphen-
ated words.
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□The only words which are NOT capitalized in titles are:
▪ article adjectives (a, an, and the),
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▪ coordinating conjunctions, unless they begin or end a title. (but, and, or)
□Do not put a period after a title which makes a complete statement. You should, however, use a
question mark or exclamation point after appropriate titles.

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Decoding Your Audience

Tracking Your Writing

The Teaching Room Writing Workshop 1 - The Writing Process

● Common Core Standards ● Editing

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The Writing Process

PUBLISHING & PRESENTING

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Decode Your Audience

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1. Begin with a scene.

2. Begin with a statistic.

3. Begin with a question.

5. Begin with a dilemma.

8. Begin with a simile or metaphor.

10. Begin with a startling statement?

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Try the following method:

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“The effects of poverty on children

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Interpretation Connection Exemplification Observation

Criticism Illustration Assessment Clarification

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Is there such a thing called

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