Writing Assignment: School on Saturdays?

Over the past week, our class has been working on the four types of sentences.  These included Declarative, Imperative, Exclamatory and Interrogative sentences.  Students are expected to use these four types of sentences in their upcoming assignment.

Assignment:

The Board of Education for School District No. 8 is looking at ways at increasing the Academic success of students within their district.  From this discussion, a motion has been put forth to increase the school week from five days a week to six days a week.  The end result would see students attend school on Saturday morning from 8:00am to 12:00pm.  Since the board is aware that many students may struggle with this idea, they are allowing students to write a paragraph addressing their concerns.

Criteria:

• Paragraph must be at least five sentences.  1 Mark for five to six sentences.  2 marks for seven or more sentences.
• Students must use all four types of sentences in their paragraphs correctly.  4 marks.
• Must include the correct ending punctuation for their sentence.  4 marks.
• Must be typed on the computer.  2 marks.
• Must use a topic and clincher sentence. 2 marks.
• Use correct spelling.  2 marks
• Use capital letters appropriately.  2 marks.
• Include a title, name and date.  2 marks.

Total Marks:  20 marks

Students must use a USB Flash drive so they can save their work. 

The assignment will be started Thursday October 17 and must be completed by Wednesday October 23.  Plenty of class time and computer time will be given.  That said, students are encouraged to use their memory sticks at home if necessary.