5.8: Bringing It Together- Writing Task
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Your Task
Using your phone or camera, take a photo of one of the following:
- A person who is important to you
- A place that has a special meaning for you
- An item that is important to you
Write a descriptive paragraph describing the picture you have taken.
Checklist
When you have written your paragraph, check to see if the following are true:
_____ My paragraph is on the correct topic.
_____ I have a good topic sentence, supporting details, and a concluding sentence.
_____ The first sentence of my paragraph is indented.
_____ My sentences all have a subject and a verb.
_____ I have used enough detail to paint a picture in my reader’s mind.
_____ I have appealed at least one sense in my writing (sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch).
_____ I have shown which emotion(s) my writing conveys.
_____ I have used a variety of simple, compound, and complex sentences.
_____ There are no run-on sentences in my writing.
_____ There are no fragments in my writing.
_____ I have used capital letters and periods in the right places.
_____ My vocabulary is suitable for college writing.