My Memorable Day

GLENCOE LANGUAGE ARTS

NORTH CAROLINA
STANDARD COURSE OF STUDY

WRITING PROMPTS, STUDENT RUBRICS, AND SAMPLE RESPONSES
Grade

7

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CONTENTS
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv Thinking About the Writing Prompt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Using Scoring Rubrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Writing Prompts, Scoring Rubrics, and Sample Responses
Expository Clarification Essay Prompt 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Prompt 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Prompt 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Prompt 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Expository Point-of-View Essay Prompt 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Prompt 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Prompt 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Prompt 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Personal Narrative Essay Prompt 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....