This week we worked on writing to inform and final drafts were due today. Students read the text set, and wrote and informative essay containing text-based evidence. On last week's essay, only 8 students out of 49 wrote an essay that would have met the FSA writing test's minimum expectations. Many students are writing too little, with loose organization and little to no text based evidence. Please monitor your child's writing each evening and continue to encourage them. As soon as I grade this week's essay, I'll send it home. Here is a example of the type of writing we're looking for:
Juliette Gordon Low- Informative Essay Example
The Girl
Scouts was founded over 100 years ago by Juliette Gordon Low. She was a creative and independent woman who
inspired many girls.
To begin
with, Juliette was born on October 31, 1860 and she grew up in Savannah,
Georgia. According to the text, Juliette
Gordon Low: A Guiding Light for Girls by Valerie Davis, she was a happy,
creative, and artistic child. She grew
up in a family with 5 siblings, and Juliette enjoyed writing poetry, plays, and
drawing pictures of the world around her.
The text explained that
Juliette was both adventurous and athletic.
She enjoyed exploring outdoors, and she also played several sports. For example, she excelled at swimming, she
played tennis, and she held the position of the captain of her rowing
team. The article stated that when Juliette grew older, she went away to
school in Virginia, and then New York.
Although her schools were meant to prepare her to be a “proper” young
lady of that time period, Juliette longed to be more adventurous! She wanted to travel not just around the
United States, but also the whole world!
Juliette got married when she was 26 to an Englishman. The
text revealed that in 1911, Juliette met a man who changed her life
forever.
Next,
Valerie Davis explained that Sir Robert Baden-Powell was the founder of the Boy
Scouts. This organization taught a
variety of skills to boys that would help them throughout their lives. Juliette loved this idea, and was inspired to
start the same type of group in the United States for girls. The
article A Chance Meeting by
Janine Butler, stated that Juliette had a lot in common with Baden-Powell. For example, he too was adventurous, he loved
to travel, and he loved the arts.
Juliette felt at this time that her life did not have much purpose. She thought the idea of teaching survival
skills to girls would be important and fun.
The last paragraph explained
that Juliette created the Girl Scouts in 1913.
She used her adventurous spirit to give girls the same opportunities as
boys.
To
conclude, Juliette Gordon Low’s organization, the Girl Scouts, is still in
existence today. The text indicated that over 59 million girls have been members of
the Girl Scouts and have enjoyed learning skills to help them become strong and
confident women.
