Writing Assessment

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Writing Assessment Help
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Forms of Composition

• Expository
• Narrative
• Descriptive
• Persuasive

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Persuasive

• Tells writers feelings
• Lists reasons
• Asks readers to agree with the writer

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Persuasive
Also,
One reason,
Reason 1
Reason 2
Tell me more.

• detail
• detail
• detail

• detail
• detail
• detail

Schools should be year round.
Take your stand.
In addition,
Reason 3
In summary,,
Wrap-up

• detail
• detail
• detail

The center box states your position. Three boxes
tell reasons why. The last box is the wrap-up.
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First Paragraph

• Topic Sentence
• Center of 4 Square
• Wrap-Up Sentence
• Without Transition Word
• Personal /Feeling Sentence (Hook)

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Improving the Final Paragraph

• Wrap-up Sentence with a Transition
• Personal/Feeling Sentence, Question or
  Exclamation(closing with a punch!)

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• Work intersessions
• Remediation
• Travel off season

Persuasive
Also,
One reason,
Bonus for Teachers
Summer Lag

• Research
• Summer camps
• Review

Tell me more.
Schools should be year round.
Take your stand.
In addition,
Cost Effectiveness
In summary,,

• Save money
• Less vandalism
• Relieve overcrowd

Wrap-up
The center box states your position. Three boxes
tell reasons why. The last box is the wrap-up.
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Moving to 5 Paragraphs
Have you ever considered the many advantages to
going to school year round? Reduction of summer
slump, more pay for teachers, and cost effective
options are but a few reasons to advocate
alternative school schedules. Just when you have
just about had it with correcting mounds of
papers, you think about the three-week break that
looms ahead like a green oasis in the desert.
Relief is in sight! One reason that year round
schools are often preferred is that two to three
months gains in reading can be lost due to
summer lag in the early grades. Current research
shows that students who do not read over the
summer start school behind in the fall. Summer
camps can help however, children most at risk
often do not attend. Seventy percent of our
elementary school participants in 2005 maintained
or improved reading scores by attending summer
reading camps. Teachers often must waste valuable
time reviewing in the fall instead of covering
new material. Also, teachers have the option of
taking advantage of several additional benefits.
Educators have the opportunity to work
intersession and to make higher pay. In fact, a
district in Houston extends teacher contracts
enabling teachers to have an additional
thirty-six days pay each year. Educators would
also be able to travel during off peak times and


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• and save money during vacation times. With
  the emphasis on academic performance and test
  scores, children are afforded quality remediation
  opportunities during intercessions.
• In addition, many stakeholders feel that year
  round schools are more cost effective. Several
  studies have indicated that there is a potential
  for districts to save money on day-to-day
  operating costs such as utilities and
  maintenance. According to the NEA Research
  Division, most studies indicate a savings of
  about 8 if schools are operating at maximum
  capacity. If schools are open, the likelihood for
  vandalism is reduced. Opportunities for staggered
  enrollment may pose an option for problems of
  overcrowding.
• In summary, among the many benefits of year
  round schools are higher academic achievement due
  to a reduction in summer lag, extra perks for
  teachers and staff, and the possibility of
  financial gains in cost effectiveness for
  districts. This, however, remains a highly
  contested topic and needs further study. It
  appears that negotiation rather than mandate is
  more desirable. It seems that little change comes
  about without controversy!

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Improving the Essay

• Time to add vivid language (vocabulary)
• Adjectives, adverbs, prepositional phrases
• Similes, metaphors, onomatopoeia
• Use the 5 senses
• Choose words selectively

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Elaboration
E

• Explanation
• Examples
• Experience

Remember to pick only one detail from each of the
three boxes to Elaborate.
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Writing in the Content Areas

• Group info together as a Study Guide for easier
  recall.
• 4 Square is a Graphic Organizer
• Break students into groups to cover longer
  sections of text.
• Cover the essentials without having to worry
  about the readability of the text.

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Formula for Word Problems
Process
Information
Question
Compute
Answer
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Science and Social Studies
Folding
Faults
San Andreas,Ca. Plates shift fault
lines Earthquakes
Crumpled rock Earth contracts Appalachians
How are mountains formed?
As you can see, mountains on our planet can be
formed by faults, folding of the earths crust,
or volcanic action.
Volcanoes
Magma Lava Cascade Mts.(Or.Wa)
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Covering that Social Studies Text
Scientist
Architect
Moldboard Plow Astronomer-telescope Studied
botany-plants from Lewis Clark
Monticello University of Virginia Virginia State
Capital
Thomas Jefferson was a Renaissance man of many
talents.
As you can see, Thomas Jefferson was much more
than a past president of the US. He was also a
scientist, architect, and diplomat.
Diplomat
Declaration of Indep. Minister to France 3rd
Pres.
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Persuasive Convincing Argument(Sales Pitch)

• Complaints
• Letter to the Editor
• Memo to the Boss
• Job in Sales
• Working with Customers
• Dealing with Vendors

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