Create Your Own Detective

Create Your Own Detective Writing Assignment

Follow the steps below to create your own detective.

1) Create a name for your detective. Write it across a plain sheet of 8½x11” paper in this format: “Detective .”

2) Draw an illustration of your detective. Add as much detail as possible to your illustration. Colour the picture.

3) Create a write-up about your detective on a piece of looseleaf. It is to be 2 paragraphs in length. Remember paragraphs are about 5 sentences in length. Paragraph 1: - Who are they? (name, age, description of family, any pets or sidekicks) - What are their hobbies or favourite things to do?

Paragraph 2: - How did they become a detective? - Are they good at being a detective? Outline their sleuthing history.

4) When you are done writing, please re-read your work and edit for spelling, punctuation, and grammar. Ask yourself, “Does this make sense?” Make any necessary changes.

5) Choose someone else to edit your writing. It could be a classmate, parent/guardian, friend, or sibling. They must give you at least one reasonable suggestion to change. Once they are done editing, have them sign their initials somewhere on the page.

6) Write out a good copy of your paragraphs on looseleaf.

7) Staple or paperclip your illustration, rough copy, and good copy together to turn in.

8) Practice reading your write up out loud. You will create a presentation with your illustration and write-up. * Mrs. Smith will explain this step further in class.* MYSTERY WRITING ASSIGNMENT Rubric

1 2 3 4 * Appropriate vocabulary, sentence structure, rate of * Appropriate vocabulary, * Appropriate vocabulary, * Appropriate vocabulary, speech or tone sometimes sentence structure, rate of sentence structure, rate of sentence structure, rate of used speech or tone used speech and tone used speech and tone always used “Presentation” * Appropriate communication * Appropriate communication * Appropriate communication * Appropriate communication 2.2, 3.4 , 10.3, 10.5 choices were not considered choices were considered for choices made for the context choices always made for the for the context of this project the context of this project of this project context of this project * iPad app not used * iPad app used * iPad app used well * iPad app used effectively OR * No presentation * A creative, colourful * An illustration was not * An illustration was * A creative or colourful illustration was completed completed and/or submitted completed or submitted illustration was completed * Effective word choices were * Considerations were not * Considerations were made * Effective word choices were Creation of made consistently made for word choices for word choices made Detective * Both questions were * One or neither question was * Both questions were * Both questions were 8.1, 8.4, 9.1, 9.3 answered with detail and no answered answered answered with detail unnecessary “filler” information *Some steps of the writing *Few steps of the writing *Most steps of the writing *All steps of the writing process were followed as process were followed as process were followed as process were followed as described in #3-6 of the described in #3-6 of the described in #3-6 of the described in #3-6 of the Writing Process project outline 9.5, 10.1, 10.2 project outline project outline project outline * Spelling, punctuation and * Spelling, punctuation and * Spelling, punctuation and * Spelling, punctuation and grammar are somewhat grammar need correcting grammar are appropriate grammar are used effectively appropriate