Open Up - Grade 7 - ELA - Module 1 - End of Unit 2 Assessment

Write an Essay

Throughout this unit, you have been planning an essay to answer the question How has the author of A Long Walk to Water used or altered history in the novel? In this assessment, you will draft the essay you have been planning.

REMEMBER: A well-written, informational piece

• clearly states a focus and stays focused throughout the piece;

• uses accurate and relevant examples, details, and quotations to explain your thinking;

• groups information logically, in a way that makes your thinking clear to the reader; and

• follows rules of writing (spelling, punctuation, and grammar).

Now, begin work on your essay. Manage your time carefully so that you can complete the steps below:

1. Review your plans for the essay on your Compare and Contrast Writing Plan graphic organizer.

2. Draft the essay.

3. Use the Informative-Explanatory Writing Checklist to revise and edit your essay.

4. Reread your essay checking for good reasoning, evidence, and organization.

5. Check your essay for spelling, punctuation, and grammar mistakes.

Use the following documents to assist you in writing your essay:

• Similarities and Differences: A Long Walk to Water and “The ‘Lost Girls’ of Sudan” note-catcher (from Unit 2, Lesson 8, Work Time B)

• A Long Walk to Water (text; one per student; from Unit 1, Lesson 1, Work Time C)

• “The ‘Lost Girls’ of Sudan” article (from Unit 2, Lesson 1, Work Time A)

• Compare and Contrast Writing Plan graphic organizer

• Vocabulary log (from Unit 1, Lesson 2, Opening A)

• Online or print dictionaries (including ELL and home language dictionaries)