Writing Assignment and Rubric – Cells

Read the following writing prompts. You will choose ONE to complete as your 2 nd six week’s writing assignment.
This will be 10% of your average. Take the assignment seriously. Use the rubric for your prompt to guide you.
1. You are an organelle living in a cell writing to the cell a “Dear John” letter to inform it what will
happen once you leave.
2. You have been asked to describe to the manager of a factory the organelles and their functions.
Use the factory as an analogy to the parts of a cell to write an essay explaining each organelle
and its function.
3. You are a bacterial cell that longs to be a plant cell. Write a diary entry describing what changes
you need to make and why.

Before you begin writing you must show your thoughts and ideas using the ABC format. We will work on this in
class. Your ABC work will be a daily grade.
ABC Process:
ATTACK!
1) Cross out extra information not needed
2) Circle task (verb) and what you will do (explain, describe, evaluate, etc)
3) Draw arrow to specific information verbs address
4) Rewrite the writing task
BRAINSTORM!
1) Use graphic organizer
2) Brainstorm arguments/ ideas
3) Make sure each argument/idea has specific examples
4) Ensure your examples are specific
CHOOSE ORDER!
1) Number order arguments will appear in essay (don’t have to use all of them)
2) In scientific argument evidence is used to make a case whether scientific ideas should be
accepted or rejected