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Intro Card

In a 5-10 sentence paragraph, introduce someone from the class by writing about something that is important to him or her.

	4 (A/B)	3 (C/D)	2 (N-not passing)	1
Ideas	My writing is focused on the subject or idea that I found was important to the person I interviewed.  The details connect to that central idea.	I use a variety of details that are somewhat focused on the central idea that I discovered in the interview.	I use a variety of details that are not focused on the central idea that I discovered in the interview.	I need to collect more details about this subject.
Mechanics/style	There may be a few errors in sentence formation, usage and mechanics, but they do not detract from the overall quality of the composition.	There may be errors in sentence formation, word usage and mechanics, but they do not detract from the overall quality of the composition.	Errors in sentence formation, word usage, and mechanics are frequent enough to detract from the overall quality of the composition.	I need help making corrections.
Organization	My writing grabs the reader by giving the name of the person I interviewed and stating the important subject or idea in the first sentence.  The next sentences give details about that subject.  The last sentence reviews how the subject is important to the interviewed person.	My writing mentions the subject or idea that is important to the person, but the sentences are not in the best order.	My writing may mention the subject or idea that is important to the person, but does not stay focused on that idea.	My writing is basically a list of unrelated facts about the person.

Revision Checklist

Instructions:  Ask a partner to read your writing.  Afterwards have the partner put a YES or NO  in the first column before each question.  If the answer is NO, ask the partner what he or she noticed that could be fixed when you revise your writing.  After you revise your writing go through the checklist again to make sure you can answer YES to each question.

Partner     Self

                                    Ideas

_____   _____ 1.  Does the paragraph focus on a subject (hobby, interest, event, thing) that is important to the person being

                                    interviewed?

_____   _____ 2.  Does it include details that describe this subject?

Mechanics/style (use the back cover of Write Source)

_____   _____  3.  Are all the sentences clear and complete?

_____   _____  4.  Is the spelling and punctuation correct?

Organization

_____   _____  5.  Does the paragraph begin with a sentence that includes the person’s name and mentions the important

 subject?

_____   _____  6.  Are the details about the subject in the best order?

_____   _____  7.  Does my last sentence review how important this subject is to the person being interviewed?

 

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