Writing With a Purpose - article by Sarah Powley
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Sep 17, 2009
We need to come up with a way to pre-assess them, create an intervention, and track progress. We're confused because there are so many different forms of writing. We decided to focus on writing a paragraph that contains a topic sentence, details and a closing sentence---something that sounds easy, but a lot of kids aren't doing this!
Can anyone offer a way that we can track progress? Or offer any other suggestions if you don't think the basic paragraph is the way to go. Thanks!!
lovesbooks
It sounds to me like you'll need to use the same state rubric to pre-assess the 15 who fell short of passing. Since I'm not familiar with your state's writing test, do you receive a copy of the students' papers? If so, that could be your baseline for driving instruction. If not, you'll need to have students write to a prompt, similar to that given ...See More
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