Create Your Own App

Imagine that Apple has hired you, and you have been asked to create a new application
to sell on their App Store. You will need to write a proposal to the company, describing
your idea and persuading them to buy into your concept.

Name: _________________________
What type of App is it? Who would like to download this App? Special Features/Requirements?

App Name:
________________________

What does it do? Why should people buy this App? How much does the App cost?
Name: ______________________________

Design Your App Logo: Rough Draft

Use vibrant colors and bold outlines.
Name: ______________________________

Design Your App Logo: Final

Use vibrant colors and bold outlines.
 Editing Your Writing
Look at the three original sentences and contrast them with the enhanced versions. Note the
enhancements that were made in the last column, and keep these improvements in mind while
you’re writing your paragraph.
Original Sentence(s) Enhanced Sentence(s) What changed?
Are you wondering why you should buy
this app? Here are some reasons why you  Vivid words
Users will enjoy this app because it’s
should buy this awesome app. First, it is  Less repetitive
amusing to play and includes glamorous
really fun to play. Another reason you  More efficient
pictures.
should buy this app is that it has cool  Synonyms for “you”
pictures.

Attention teachers, parents, and  More fluid

students everywhere! If you’re worried  More specific
Teachers, parents, and students should
that your child or student isn’t paying  Exclamatory sentence
buy this app because it will help kids focus.
attention in school, you should give this  Rephrased “you should buy this
app a try. app because…”

People should buy this app because it’s fun Those boring moments students  More specific
and will give you something to do when experience will become a thing of the  More appealing
you’re bored. past with this brain-stimulating app.  Vivid language
Name:
Create Your Own App Rubric
4 3
Grammar, Punctuation, & Writer makes no convention
Spelling (Conventions) errors.
All sentences are well
Sentence Structure
constructed with varied
(Sentence Fluency)
structure.
The writer seems to be
writing from knowledge or
Adding Personality
experience. The author has
(Voice)
taken the ideas and made
them their own.
Relevant, telling, quality details
Support for Topic give the reader important
(Content) information that goes beyond
the obvious or predictable.
The description includes a
creative topic and concluding
Topic & Concluding
sentence that enhances the
Sentences
paragraph and catches the
reader’s interest.
Writer makes 1-2 convention
errors.
Most sentences are well
constructed with varied
structure.
The writer seems to be
drawing on knowledge or
experience, but there is some
lack of ownership of the
topic.
Supporting details and
information are relevant, but
one key issue or portion of
the App is unsupported.
The description includes a
topic and concluding
sentence.
2 1
Writer makes 3-4 convention
errors that distract the
reader from the content.
Sentences are well
constructed, but have a
similar structure.
The writer relates some of
his own knowledge or
experience, but it adds
nothing to the discussion of
the topic.
Supporting details and
information are somewhat
relevant, but several key
issues or portions of the App
are unsupported.
One of the topic and
concluding sentences is weak
or missing.
Total Points:
Writer makes more than 4
convention errors that
distract the reader from the
content.
Sentences lack structure and
appear incomplete or
rambling.
The writer has not tried to
transform the information in
a personal way. The ideas
seem to belong to someone
else.
The purpose of the app is
unclear due to
limited/confusing details.
Both topic and concluding
sentences are weak or
missing.
/20 = %