Post Writing Assessment Explanations

The Life Cycle of Butterflies

Your class has been researching the life cycles of butterflies. You need to write an explanation of the processes of change that occur during a butterfly's life cycle. Look carefully at the diagram.

You need to write to explain the life cycle of a butterfly. You should think about the process that happens and include details and reasons in your explanation.

Hints

• Remember who you are writing the explanation for.
• Use the diagram to help you think about what to write.
• You can add ideas of your own.
• Start by telling what it is you are going to write about.
• Remember to give details and reasons to help explain the process.
• Write in sentences.
• Think about the order of your ideas.
• Pay attention to spelling and punctuation.
• Remember to use the time at the beginning for planning and the time at the end to check and edit your writing.
• If you need more space to plan your writing, ask the teacher for more paper.

Time Frame:

5min discussion as a class

5min Planning

30min Writing

5min editing at the end