Unit 6

What Does It Mean to Be Canadian?

Activity

Report - Writing a Rough Draft

In this lesson, you are going to work on a creating a rough draft of your report.


You will use the information you gathered during the lesson Writing a Report - Researching and Gathering Information to do this.

After you have written your rough draft, you will submit it on this Activity page for your teacher to look at and give you feedback.

Click each coloured tab for information about the activity.

  1. When you write a rough draft, you are creating the first version of your report. This version of your report is not expected to be perfect - it is the first time you will be writing your report down on paper or in a Word document.
  2. You will write your rough draft in paragraphs using complete sentences. (Remember that your report must include an introduction paragraph and two information paragraphs.) Do your best to use good grammar, spelling, and punctuation. (You will have a chance to fix any mistakes during the revision process.)
  3. Complete the Canadian Person Report: Rough Draft Reflection and submit it with the rough draft of your report.
Rubric

Rubric

Remember to refer to the Canadian Person Report Rubric to see what your teacher will be looking for in your work.
When you are writing your rough draft, think about the following points:

  • Are my words precise? Do they say exactly what I mean?
  • Do my words create interest? Would my report be interesting to read?
  • Do my words create the emotion I want from my audience (my teacher)?
  • Have I included all the information from my research?
  • Do each of my paragraphs have a specific purpose? Is each paragraph focused, or does it go in many directions at once?





Document: Canadian Person Report - Rough Draft Reflection
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  1. Download the document Canadian Person Report - Rough Draft Reflection.
  2. IMPORTANT NOTE: When the download screen opens:
      • Click the "Open with" button.
      • Select "Adobe Reader".
      • Click "OK".
      • You will then be able to view the document Canadian Person Report - Rough Draft Reflection.

  3. Print the document.

Save

How to save a file for submission:

  1. You may choose to write your rough draft on a piece of paper or on a blank Word document. If you choose to write on paper, you will have to scan your rough draft and save it to your Documents folder. If you use a Word document, save it to your Documents folder.
  2. Name the document. You will always name your documents in a similar way.
      • Use the first letter of your first name, followed by your last name, then an underscore (_), then the name of the file.
      • In this case, the file name is Rough Draft. For example, if my name is John Smith, I would name my file jsmith_roughdraft.
      • Scan your worksheet Rough Draft Reflection and save it to your Documents folder. Name the file in this format: jsmith_roughdraftreflection.

  3. Click Save. Your chart is in your Documents folder.
  1. The submission of your completed worksheets is an opportunity for formative assessment by your teacher. Your teacher will review your work and provide feedback to help you create an even better report.
  2. The worksheet and rough draft you submit are NOT for marks.
  3. Submit your completed Rough Draft and the worksheet Rough Draft Reflection.
  4. Click on the Add Submission button to upload your document.

Your teacher will provide you with feedback and suggestions about how to improve your report. Save this feedback in a place where you can find it again easily for when you revise your report.