Domains for informational writing

1. Focus, Content, Organization, Style, and Conventions Domains for informational writing

2. Is the ability to stay on topic • Is the ability to keep from straying off topic • Is the ability to emphasis the thesis • How do stay focused? • Repeat your thesis often • Repeat your thesis at the end of each paragraph • Reread the prompt often and make sure that it connects to your text • Avoid tangents that relate to the topic but do not emphasize the prompt and your thesis Focus

3. Is the use of appropriate facts, statements, and supporting details • Is the incorporation of a large number of facts, statements, and supporting details • How do I include appropriate content? • Be sure to include a minimum of five paragraphs • Include an introduction that provides background information, educating the reader • Include several body paragraphs, adding meat and substance • Include a conclusion that sums up the information presented Content

4. Is the ability to establish order and to maintain that order • Is the logical and/or meaningful organization of paragraphs • How do I establish good organization? • In the introductions create a statement that will foreshadow the order of your body paragraphs • Use transitional terms like, first, next, and last • If appropriate, order your paragraphs according to meaning or importance • Maintain the order established in the introduction Organization

5. Is the use of advanced vocabulary • Is the use of literary terms • Is the use of dialogue • Is the use of varied sentence structure • How do I create style? • Use varied vocabulary terms from a thesaurus • Use literary terms, like imagery, simile, etc. • Use dialogue • Use different sentence structures, including transitional words Style

6. Is the use of proper grammar • Is the use of proper capitalization, spelling, and punctuation • How do I incorporate proper conventions? • Proofreading • Proofreading • Proofreading Conventions