6E-1 Preparation for EQAO

Students are practicing for the EQAO test at school. The test takes place at Willowdale May 26, 2014 - June 2, 2014.


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7A and 7E-1 Persuasive Writing / 5 Paragraph Essay / Speech

What an AMAZING trip we had to Mono Cliffs!!!!

We will be using our experiences to plan and write a Persuasive 5-Paragraph Essay. Once done, students will present this as their "Speech."

This week, students are working on For and Against t-charts to list reasons for the following statement:

All Grade 7 students should go to Mono Cliffs

From there, they are choosing their strongest 3 reasons and providing examples from their experience to support their statements. After this is complete, I am conferencing with each student to ensure that they are on track for creating solid arguments with vivid examples.

The next and final step will be to use this plan to develop strong and interesting paragraphs. The 5 Paragraph Essay includes:

1. Introductory Paragraph
2. 1st Argument, with supporting details
3. 2nd Argument, with supporting details
4. 3rd Argument, with supporting details
5. Conclusion Paragraph

The writing should be completed by the end of next week  Speeches will take place during the 1st week of June.