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5th Grade Language Arts, Part Two
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In this Lesson:

Lesson 10: Reading about Issues

Progress Evaluation

You should now complete the lesson 10 progress evaluation. Be sure to reread the general requirements for progress evaluations from the overview.

Instructor-evaluated; 25 points

Return to page 160 in your Daybook to begin prewriting. Your assignment is to write a persuasive essay on a topic you have strong feelings about. You will include both facts and opinions, and you will try to present information in a balanced way, presenting both the pros and cons.

Pages 94–99 in Writers Express give you step-by-step instructions for completing a persuasive essay. The textbook also gives you some student examples to look at. One important thing to remember is that a persuasive paper ends with a “call to action.” In other words, you want your reader to do something or to think a particular way. Make sure that you use facts and opinions supported by information to lead your reader to your point of view.

Your essay should be a page or two in length. You are expected to use the same writing conventions that have been outlined in earlier assessments and writing assignments. Look back over the grammar lessons you have done in this course and be sure that you have followed these rules in your writing.

If you are having trouble, check the Web Sites page for links to some helpful sites about persuasive writing.

After you have done your prewriting, research for your topic, and a rough draft, revise and edit and write your final draft. Look at the checklist below to see if you have covered everything for this assessment.

Have you done the following things?

  • Taken a clear stand on an issue and fully supported it with appropriate personal or factual information
  • Included numerous specific details that support your stand
  • Chosen an organization that is logical and does not jump around
  • Shown that you understand the type of audience you are writing for and used language and arguments that they will understand
  • Made good language choices to help influence the reader to agree with you
  • Made few spelling and grammatical errors

Your work will be evaluated by an instructor using a scoring guide.

Scoring Guide

A
23–25 points
B
20–22 points
C
18–19 points
D
15–17 points
F
0–14 points

Review the scoring criteria.

Congratulations! You have now finished this course and the evaluations that accompany it! Pat yourself on the back and thank your parent/teacher for helping you become a better reader and writer!

    Directions for submitting your progress evaluation:
  1. Create a new Word document (.doc) using Microsoft Word (versions 97–2003/XP) or another office suite that saves in the .doc format, such as the open-source OpenOffice. At the top of the page, please include your name, CDIS ID number, mailing address, e-mail address, the course title, and the lesson number. Then type your response to the progress evaluation question(s) or assignment.
  2. Save the Word document, either to your computer or another storage device, as Lesson10.doc. (Note: Most word-processing programs will automatically add the suffix .doc if you save in Microsoft Word format.)
  3. When you have completed the progress evaluation, submit the progress evaluation to the Center for grading by clicking the “Submit a Lesson” link below and following any additional instructions. Remember to keep a copy of your progress evaluation for your records.

Note: Progress evaluations must be submitted in sequence, and you cannot submit more than three progress evaluations in a seven-day period.

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