WESTEST 2 Online Writing Teacher-Created Passage and Prompt

WESTEST 2 Online Writing Teacher-Created Passages and Prompts Grade 8 Samples

WESTEST 2 Online Writing Grade 8 Sample Passage and Prompt

Grade: 8 CSO: RLA.0.8.2.5 From a prompt use the five-step writing process to develop a focused composition that contains specific, relevant details, and vivid precise words. Genre: Descriptive 21st Century Emphasis: Health Literacy Lexile: 1000L

DIRECTIONS: Read the passage and prompt and type a composition in the box below. PASSAGE: Place You Love

People often rush here and hurry there. Assignments come due, work and chores have to be completed, and people and animals need fed and nurtured. Often, we go to school, rush to practices, scamper to recitals, and scurry to meetings. Going, doing, and working are necessary because it is how we have come to expect results.

Our world runs because of people meeting deadlines as they work. However, our lives have become so hectic that we expect immediate gratification of our needs. We expect doctors to diagnose our illnesses in a timely way, or we get frustrated. We intend for teachers to grade our work soon, or we will not know if we’re passing. We pick a restaurant in which to eat based on how quickly we are served, or we think we will die of starvation.

It has become increasingly important for us to take a break from the busyness of our lives. To keep ourselves well, we need to balance the activity of our daily lives with some downtime. One key to living in a fast-paced, high energy world is finding a place to unwind and relax.

PROMPT: Write a composition describing your favorite place where you enjoy being by yourself. Describe what it looks like and what you can see and hear there. What makes it so special to you? Begin typing your composition here WESTEST 2 Online Writing Grade 8 Passage and Prompt

Grade: 8 CSO: RLA.0.8.2.5 From a prompt use the five-step writing process to develop a focused composition that contains specific, relevant details, and vivid precise words Genre: Informative 21st Century Emphasis: Ethical Behavior Lexile: 1000L

DIRECTIONS: Read the passage and prompt and type a composition in the box below. PASSAGE: Rules and Responsibilities

Abby’s mother was angry and disappointed in her daughter. One rule that she expected Abby to follow was to make her bed each morning. Abby had disobeyed her and not made her bed for several mornings, thus creating additional work for her mother. Bobby’s father had told him to be sure to take out the trash, but Bobby once again failed to perform his assigned duty.

In Abby’s and Bobby’s worlds, as in yours, there are rules with responsibilities that need to be followed. It is important to be responsible and to follow rules because this is a skill that will help you throughout your life. Rules help to build character and to develop a good worth ethic.

PROMPT: Write an essay explaining the importance of following rules and fulfilling responsibilities. Be sure to support your explanation with examples and reasons.

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Grade: 8 CSO: RLA.0.8.2.5 From a prompt use the five-step writing process to develop a focused composition that contains specific, relevant details, and vivid precise words. Genre: Narrative 21st Century Emphasis: Communication skills Lexile: 1030L

DIRECTIONS: Read the passage and prompt and type a composition in the box below. PASSAGE: Memorable Vacation

Vacations mean different things to different people. Some people enjoy taking trips to visit family and friends; some people travel to amusement parks, the beach, the mountains or other locations; some people travel to foreign countries. Other people prefer staying close to home when they take a vacation.

Regardless of whether you travel somewhere or stay home, vacations usually present an opportunity to relax and have fun, to escape from the hectic pace of everyday life and to make fond memories that last a lifetime. Some vacations, however, do not turn out as planned and take a turn for the worse, filling the mind with memories a person would just as soon forget.

PROMPT: Write a story about your most memorable vacation. Be sure to include the events and details about what you did that made this vacation your memorable.

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Grade: 8 CSO: RLA.0.8.2.5 From a prompt use the five-step writing process to develop a focused composition that contains specific, relevant details, and vivid precise words. Genre: Persuasive 21st Century Emphasis: Personal Accountability Lexile: 1060L

DIRECTIONS: Read the passage and prompt and type a composition in the box below. PASSAGE: School Uniforms

Joey wakes up in the morning and walks over to his closet to choose an outfit to wear to school. After a few sleepy moments of searching through his wardrobe, he chooses a pair of blue jeans, a colorful polo shirt and his favorite pair of tennis shoes.

Janie wakes up, walks to her closet and pulls out her school uniform, a navy skirt and a gold blouse.

More schools are beginning to require students to wear school uniforms for a number of reasons. However, other school districts have resisted implementing a school uniform policy for a number of equally valid reasons.

What do you think? What are some sound arguments for either opposing or supporting school uniforms in your school? How could you encourage others to believe what you think?

PROMPT: Write a persuasive essay that could be presented to the board of education stating whether students at your school should be required to wear uniforms. Provide reasons with supporting details to defend your position. Remember, you must argue in such a convincing manner that others will agree with you.

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