Dress-Up Writing Assignment
We have been practising some techniques to improve our writing. They are:
- quality adverbs (ly words) such as magnificently, courageously, specifically
- strong verbs eg. instead of "said" use "grumbled", "screeched" or "giggled".
- who/which clauses - eg. Georgia and Sally were sworn enemies. Be more descriptive/specific by editing it to this: Georgia and Sally, who were vicious pit bulls, were sworn enemies.
We are also about to study Ancient Rome (Chapter 7) in Social Studies. Therefore, this assignment asks you to put the two together.
Directions:
- Read Chapter 7 of World History in Christian Perspective. Read for enjoyment, keeping in the back of your mind that you are hoping to find a specific topic of interest within this chapter that you can write about.
- Reread the parts of the chapter that deal with your chosen topic.
- If you want to know more information, research it a bit. Use this website for starters: www.rome.mrdonn.org
- Write a paragraph or two on your chosen topic. (approx. 150 -200 words)
- Now rewrite your paragraph adding in the following dress-up requirements.
Dress up Requirements and Evaluation
3 quality adverbs
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/3
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2 strong verbs
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/2
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1 who/which clause
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/1
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Conventions (spelling, punctuation, capitalization)
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/4
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Style (sentence structure, fluency, flair)
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/5
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Content (correct information, clearly presented)
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/5
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(Please highlight, underline or somehow specify which words you are intending to be evaluated for the categories.)
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/20
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