Mood Change – Grade 8, Richard
This creative assignment – Mood Change – is done by one of my grade 8 students. He has used the appropriate word choice as well as literary devices to change the mood of the original piece.
Raise the Minimum Wage – Grade 10, Judy
This well-researched argumentative essay is written by one of my grade 10 students. The essay presents three well-researched reasons as to why the Ontario government must increase the minimum wage. The essay follows the rules of a standard five-paragraph essay, which is an acceptable format for high school. The essay …
A Grammar Presentation – Grade 10, Judy
This PPT presentation is created by one of my grade 10 students. The PPT is very well done as it has the many elements that a professional presentation should include. Firstly, it has a contents page, which makes it easier for the audience to follow the presentation. It has headings …
Decrease the Conserved Land – Grade 9, Angela
This rant is written by one of my grade 9 students. The rant is very emotionally loaded. It provides very specific details and so is very persuasive. It is conversational in style, yet it is very accurate in its organization and choice of supporting details. However, remember that the script …
Writing Riot
Important information about the pieces inducted into my Hall of Fame: They are all written by my students. They all deserve a 4 or a 4+. And I am proud to share them on Writing Riot.
Repetitive Homework Gets an F- from Me – Grade 7, William
This speech is written by one of my grade 7 students. He has started his speech with a personal anecdote, which not only sets the scene but also attracts the attention of the audience. He has also included a number of other stories to appeal to listeners’ emotions. At times, …
The Myths about Schizophrenia – Yolanda, Grade 8
This essay is written by one of my grade 8 students. The essay presents well-researched reasons as to why schizophrenia patients should not be stigmatized. The writer starts with a vivid description of an incident to draw the readers’ attention and then goes on to present her thesis, which clearly …
The Sunhat – Candy, Grade 11
This personal narrative is written by one of my grade 11 students. She has aptly described a number of rising actions, which clearly portray her type of character, helping readers better digest the climactic scene. She has also used a number of literary devices, such as simile, and imagery, to help readers imagine the events in the story. Finally, he has presented his thesis clearly at the end of the story.
What is Home? – Angela, Grade 9
This definition essay is written by one of my grade 9 ESL E students. Such essays help students realize that they should never take definitions for granted. Nor should they blindly follow other people’s definitions of various abstract and concrete terms. By doing this assignment, they realize defining a term …
Pontiac – Ray, Grade 7
This short biography is written by one of my grade 7 students. He has started the biography with a rhetorical question that attracts the readers’ attention. He then gives a few highlights of Pontiac’s life before giving an account of his childhood in order to make the readers more interested. …