The Signs of Fall
For Language Arts this week, you are to spend some time sitting outside all alone. Be sure no one is around to disturb you. Listen carefully, smell deeply, touch objects, slowly look around you . . . look up, down, and to each side. Next, on the back of this paper, make a list of all the signs of fall you can find. Now, carefully write a paragraph in which you describe the signs you have chosen, so that anyone reading your paragraph will have a vivid mental picture of what autumn is like in our town. Be sure to develop a strong topic sentence with three to five supporting sentences and a good concluding sentence.
REMEMBER:
1. Five to eight sentences
2. Topic sentence, detail sentences, concluding sentence
3. Six traits of good writing, focusing on IDEAS and
WORD CHOICE
4. Clearly reworked rough draft
5. Final is neat and written in ink or word processed
6. Signature of adult who helped you proofread your
work for content and presentation (on RD)
7. All three papers (directions, rough draft, final) stapled together with final on top
THIS PARAGRAPH IS DUE ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16TH!
