This page updated:  1/29/2021

Organize:  Writing Scaffold 

The Goal:  

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Use your Mind Map with categories to complete a writing scaffold.  When you have a completed writing scaffold, you will be ready to create a rough draft in a mini-essay format. 

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Do you remember your essential question?  If not, go back and check our Liam's letter.

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Do you remember your Purpose?

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Do you remember your Audience?

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The Mini Essay Format:  

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Review what each section of your mini essay requires.  The writing scaffold for this piece will contain these sections.

Your Introductory Paragraph:  

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Opening hook: Your Choice  Need Help?  Check out these suggestions!

Background information:  BRIEFLY describe Liam's letter.

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Create your own thesis statement based on Liam's essential question.

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Your Body Paragraphs:

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Using three categories you chose, explain and give examples of the qualities you chose.

Try to give more than one example to really "show" the quality in action.

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Your Conclusion Paragraph:

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You will restate your thesis statement using different words.   

Include a summary:  Choose -  Summarizing key/best points, a Personal Reflection, Prediction, or Call-to-Action   Challenge Liam to reflect on his own qualities, just like you reflected in the essay.

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Use a closing hook  similar to your opening hook to bring the writing to a close. 

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Directions:   

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1.  Find your copy of the printable document from the Intro Lesson.   Copy and paste the blank writing scaffold into a new Google document.  

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• Call your new document, " [My name] writing scaffold for Classification Mini Essay"

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2.   Use the blank writing scaffold for your assignment.  

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3.  When you complete your writing scaffold, submit a sharable link below.