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I am a new teacher, and I'm teaching a writing class for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. I was just wondering what kind of graded assessments should I be giving, besides essays and etc? Our school requires at least one grade a week, so I was just wanting some feedback as to how many grades you give a week, and what types of assessments do you give?

I'm really confused about this.
tgs/ga/8 My first year as an 8th grade teacher, we split reading and writing, and I was the writing teacher. The standards I was responsible to teach included both writing and conventions. Thus, you can do a variety of conventions mini-lessons and assess students on those skills. In addition, grammar is included within conventions, so there is also a pletho...See More
Nov 7, 2009


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