Mrs. Withstandley/ Miss Amendola
Writing Assignment
Topic: Description: Describe a plane or train ride you have taken. This essay should be one paragraph.
Plan/Outline: Think about: What did you see, hear, feel and smell? Was the seat scratchy? Did you smell the recycled air? Were you listening to music on the airline headphones? Was your brother bothering you? Make an outline similar to the “When I wake up in the morning…” outline.
Draft: Expand your outline into some semblance of a first draft.
Revise/ Edit: This means more than check your
spelling. You should read it aloud and
make sure your ideas flow and they are written in logical order. Editing includes moving sentences,
restructuring sentences or paragraphs, and checking for spelling. Do this
BEFORE you hand it in on Thursday.
Draft: Write your first draft (due Thursday). First drafts may be handwritten or typed.
Revise/ Edit: Yes, do it again, taking into consideration
any comments from your teacher.
Final draft: Make
your writing as clear and interesting (with details!) as possible. Final drafts must be typed in 12-font
with standard margins.