HOT BREAD

I have a lot of childhood memories about hot bread. So, every time I smell hot bread, I
miss my grandma. She was baking bread all time and it was delicious. But the reason why I liked
hot bread wasn’t the taste of the hot bread. I liked it because whenever she baked hot bread, I
was eating hot bread with all of my cousins. Eating hot bread was like an activity to get
together. Because of that it has effective memory on me.
My grandma was an old woman but she had never hesitated about baking a bread.
Because she knew that we all like her breads. When she wanted us to do something, she was
saying that if you do that, I promise that I will bake a bread for you. I and my cousins were
always doing her wishes.
We were going the mosque to learn about Quran when we were little child. After the
lessons were running toward to home because we knew grandma baked hot bread for us. It
was such a reward for us. She was encouraging us to go to the mosque with her hot bread. She
was saying if you go there, I will bake bread.
You may not understand how important her bread was but after my grandma death hot
bread gained a lot of mean. She was good at cooking but I just miss her breads. I think you
understood the reason why it is important. Whenever I smell hot bread, I miss my childhood
and my grandma. I have a lot of memories about it.

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Writing Task: People have strong feelings about food. They associate food with important
events and people in their lives. Write a descriptive essay about a food you feel strongly about—
one you really like or dislike.

Points
Criteria 20 15 10 5 0
The essay effectively responds
to the writing task.
The essay is well organized,
with an introduction, body
paragraphs, and a conclusion.
The introduction includes a
hook, background
information, and a clear
thesis statement.
The body paragraph(s) use
adjectives, prepositional
phrases, and similes to make
the description more vivid.
The writer uses proper
grammar, spelling, and
punctuation.

Total Score:       / 100

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Timed Writing Prompt: Describe a place that has special significance for you. Describe
where it is, what the place looks like, the people who live there, and the feelings you have about
the place.

Points
Criteria 20 15 10 5 0
The essay effectively responds
to the prompt.

The essay is well organized,

with an introduction, body
paragraphs, and a conclusion.
The introduction includes a
hook, background
information, and a clear
thesis statement.
Each body paragraph
contains clear and vivid
details to describe the place,
people, and feelings.
The writer uses proper
grammar, spelling, and
punctuation.

Total Score:       / 100

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