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D. Composition: Expressing Ideas and Creating Texts · Writing with Purpose and Voice

Writing with Purpose and Voice: Unit Review

D1.1 D1.2 D1.3 D1.4 D1.5 D2.1 D2.2 D2.3 D2.4 D2.5 D2.6 D3.1 D3.2 D3.3 A1.1 A1.2 A2.1 A2.2 A2.3 A2.4 A2.5 A3.1 A3.3About 40 minutes
Learning goals
  • I can plan a text by naming its purpose, audience and form, and gather and organize ideas.
  • I can write narratives, persuasive texts, informational texts and media texts.
  • I can use voice, point of view, revising and editing to make my writing strong.
  • I can publish, present and reflect on my writing.

Words to know

purpose
Why a text is written: to entertain, inform, persuade or share feelings.
paragraph
A group of sentences about one main idea.
point of view
Who is telling: first person (I, we) or third person (he, she, they).
evidence
Facts or examples that prove a reason.
revise
To improve ideas, order and words.
proofread
To read edited writing one last time to catch mistakes.

Let's review!

In this unit you planned with purpose and audience, researched, organized ideas into paragraphs, added voice, and wrote stories, persuasive texts, reports, procedures, poems and media texts. You also revised, edited, published and presented. This review has a few questions from every lesson. Try each one, then press Show answer to check. If a part feels tricky, go back to that lesson for more practice.

NARRATIVEa problem anda solutionPERSUASIVEO-R-E-O: opinion,reasons, proofREPORTheadings, facts,text featuresPROCEDUREmaterials andcommand verbs
Four kinds of writing from this unit and the key ingredient of each.

Planning: Purpose, Audience, Form and Ideas

1

Name the topic, purpose, audience and a good form: You want your neighbours to come to your lemonade stand.

2

Name two strategies for finding ideas.

3

Which form fits best for telling a story to entertain your class: a report, a made-up story, or a materials list?

Research: Questions, Sources and Notes in My Own Words

1

Write a research question about loons.

2

Paraphrase: "Raccoons are very good climbers and often sleep in trees."

3

What should you do before sharing a story an Elder or family member told you?

4

Is this fact relevant to a report on how bears get ready for winter? Bears eat lots of berries and nuts in the fall.

Organizing Ideas: Graphic Organizers and Paragraphs

1

What are the three parts of a hamburger paragraph?

2

Find the sentence that doesn't belong: Pumpkins grow on vines. They start as small flowers. I like hockey. They turn orange when they're ripe.

3

Which organizer fits comparing cats and dogs?

Personal Voice: Descriptive Words, Sentence Patterns and Poems

1

Write a simile about snow.

2

Join with because: We stayed inside. It was storming.

3

Write line 2 of a cinquain about leaves (two describing words).

Writing Narratives: Stories with a Problem and a Solution

1

What are the parts of a story map?

2

Punctuate: Where are my skates asked Jun

3

Show, don't tell: Nora was excited.

Point of View: First Person and Third Person

1

First or third person? She tied her skates tightly.

2

Rewrite in first person: Malik found a shiny rock by the river.

3

Which point of view fits a report about volcanoes?

Persuasive Writing: Opinions, Reasons and Proof

1

Fact or opinion? Pizza is the best food.

2

What does O-R-E-O stand for?

3

Add proof to this reason: We should plant more trees at school because they help the environment.

Informational Texts: Reports and How-To Procedures

1

Name three parts of an information report.

2

Fix this step: Maybe you could put the glue on.

3

What is a glossary?

4

What two parts come before the steps in a procedure?

Creating Media Texts: Posters, Slideshows and Storyboards

1

What three things must an event poster tell?

2

What is a storyboard for?

3

Name one way to be a responsible media maker.

1. REVISEmake it BETTERideas, order, wordsARMS: add, remove,move, substitutethen2. EDITmake it CORRECTcapitals, punctuation,grammar, spellingthen proofread
Revise first, then edit. Why fix the spelling of a sentence you might delete?

Revising: Making Writing Clear, Focused and Smooth

1

What are the three revising goals?

2

Make it clearer: The movie was good.

3

Add transitions: We packed. We drove to the cottage. We swam.

Editing and Proofreading Like a Pro

1

Edit: on friday we goes to montreal

2

Choose: I want to come (to / too / two).

3

Choose: (Their / They're / There) building a snow fort.

Publishing, Presenting and Reflecting

1

What should your voice do at an exclamation mark?

2

Name two publishing techniques.

3

Write a reflection sentence about one strategy that helped you.

Just for fun

Why did the period break up with the comma?

It was ready to end things, but the comma only wanted a little pause.

How to use this review

  • Do one or two sections at a time. You don't have to finish in one sitting.
  • Say your answer out loud or write it down before pressing Show answer.
  • Many writing answers can be different from the model. Check that yours does the same job (for example, a simile uses like or as).
  • Put a star beside any section that felt hard, and go back to that lesson.
  • Finish with the quiz to see how much you've learned!
Check your understanding

Quiz

1.

What is the audience of a text?

2.

Which is the best paraphrase of "Bats sleep upside down during the day."?

3.

What does a topic sentence do?

4.

Which is a simile?

5.

Which sentence uses dialogue punctuation correctly?

6.

Which sentence is in the first person?

7.

In a persuasive text, what makes a reason stronger?

8.

Which is a text feature in an information report?

9.

Which change is editing (not revising)?

10.

When reading aloud, what should you do at a question mark?

For parents and teachers

Use mistakes to choose what to revisit. Each review section matches one lesson.

  • Mixes up purpose and audience, or can't explain why a form fits: revisit Planning: Purpose, Audience, Form and Ideas.
  • Copies sentences, keeps facts that don't fit, or forgets sources: revisit Research: Questions, Sources and Notes in My Own Words.
  • Paragraphs that wander or have no topic sentence: revisit Organizing Ideas: Graphic Organizers and Paragraphs.
  • Flat writing ("good", "fun") or every sentence starting the same way: revisit Personal Voice: Descriptive Words, Sentence Patterns and Poems.
  • Stories with no problem, or dialogue without quotation marks: revisit Writing Narratives: Stories with a Problem and a Solution.
  • Switching between I and he/she, or using "I think" in reports: revisit Point of View: First Person and Third Person.
  • Reasons without proof, or confusing fact and opinion: revisit Persuasive Writing: Opinions, Reasons and Proof.
  • Reports without headings, or procedures that skip steps: revisit Informational Texts: Reports and How-To Procedures.
  • Posters with tiny words or missing details, or using others' photos without asking: revisit Creating Media Texts: Posters, Slideshows and Storyboards.
  • Only fixing spelling when asked to revise: revisit Revising: Making Writing Clear, Focused and Smooth.
  • Homophone mix-ups, verb tense slips, missing capitals: revisit Editing and Proofreading Like a Pro.
  • Rushed, flat reading aloud or vague reflections: revisit Publishing, Presenting and Reflecting.

Writing grows slowly across the year. Praise ideas and voice first, and work on only one or two conventions at a time.