Expository Writing for 6th graders A. González Topic: History and evolution of the Earth (Click here to see the rubric for this essay) Concept: Interactions within systems Directions: Know the importance of fossils in documenting life and environmental changes over time. The importance of fossils cannot be minimized. Explain how they provide physical evidence of life as it existed before recorded history, for example, the diversification of earth environments or changes in species diversification. An effective writer may consider the following points: Explain how fossils document the existence of plant and animal life on earth over long periods of time. Explain how environmental changes, species extinction or evolution, and climatic variances can be tracked with fossil records. Explain how fossils taken from various layers of sedimentary rock can provide a physical timeline of life on earth. For your writing task, you will have the opportunity to follow all of the steps of the writing process: prewriting, writing a first draft, revising and editing your first draft, and writing a final draft. CHECK LIST FOR MY WRITING My writing will be most effective if I have a good design. In other words, I - used interesting, thoughtful, and essential information to communicate ideas about my topic. - used specific details - organized writing with a beginning, middle, and end. - used paragraphs - used transitions to connect ideas   have an interesting style - used words that helps the reader understands my ideas   follow conventions in writing. In other words, I - used complete sentences - used capitalizations and punctuations correctly - have subject/verb agreement - spelled correctly

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