ENG011B English Foundations II Unit 4 Writing Assignment 4.10 Writing Strategies

ENG011B | English Foundations II| Unit 4 Writing Assignment|4.10 Writing Strategies

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Answer Key

Writing Assignment

Writing Strategies

Award points for answers as shown below. Starter feedback for correct and incorrect answers is in red. Use or adapt the feedback in this Answer Key as you grade each student paper. If you have suggestions for improving this key, send them to .

Grading Instructions

Student must choose a question and rewrite it in the provided space.

1 point for choosing and rewriting a “What if?” question for a total of 1 point

(1point)

One of the best questions for generating ideas is “What if?” Choose one of these “What if?” questions and write it in the space below.

a. What if I could change one thing in my life?

b. What if television had never been invented?

c. What if I had my driver’s license?

d. What if animals could talk?

e. What if I could be invisible for a day?

My “What if?” Question:

Student must create four questions for their “What if?” question and then create four answers for those questions.

½ point for each question created for a total of 2 points
½ point for each answer created for a total of 2 points
Total of 4 points

(1/2 point each)

Write 4 questions you might ask about your “What if?” question. For example, if you chose the question “What if I had my driver’s license?” you might ask, “where would I go?” or “what kind of car would I have?”.

Write an answer to each of your four questions here. Write complete sentences.

Student must draft a paragraph using the four sentences from task 2, include a title, and arrange the sentences in a logical order.

1 point for each sentence used for a total of 4 points
2 points if the sentences are arranged in a logical order
1 point for including a title
Total of 7 points

(7 points)

3. Draft a paragraph using the four sentences developed in the previous task. Make sure the

sentences are arranged in logical order and include a title.

Student must answer questions based on the photograph provided.

1 point per question answered for a total of 8 points

(8 points)

4. Write answers to the questions that follow about the photograph below. (Most of your answers

will be your own “best guess.”)

a. Who lived here?

b. What might their life have been like?

c. Where is this building?

d. When did people live here?

e. Why did these people build their houses here?

f. How did these people survive?

g. How did they get food and water?

h. How did they make their clothing?

Your Score / ___ of 20

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