OKALOOSA WRITES

Learning Objectives

Participants will close read the Argumentative Writing prompt, sources, and rubric

Participants will text mark student anchor papers

Success CriteriaELA and Social Studies teachers will collaboratively score Okaloosa Writes essays

Review the Middle School Prompt

Cite evidence from both the article, “Is Bottled Water Really

Better?” and the graphs to support your claim.

Should bottled water be banned?

A Closer Look at the Prompt

What is the prompt asking?

Should bottled water be banned?Cite evidence from both the article, “Is

Bottled Water Really Better?” and graphs to support your claim.

A Closer Look at the Sources

Possible Answers

This column shows

support FOR banning

bottled water

This column shows

support AGAINST banning

bottled water

The Rubric

Introduction and Claim

Developing an Argument with Support

Organization

VocabularyTone and

Conventions

Conclusion

A Closer Look at the Rubric

Close Read the

Rubric and

Complete

Handout #2A to

Determine How

the Expectati

ons Progress

A Closer Look at the RubricLook at

Each Category of the Rubric

and Determine

Skills Needed for

Scores

A Closer Look at the Rubric

A Closer Look at the Rubric

A Closer Look at the Rubric

A Closer Look at the Rubric

A Closer Look at the Rubric

STRONG Conclusion that

Explains how Evidence

Supports the Claim;

EFFECTIVELY Explains Why It

Matters

A Closer Look at the Rubric

Text Marking

Introductory Statement= IOpposing Claim= OClaim= CSupport (evidence)= SExplanation (commentary)= E

Grading argumentative writing can be a challenge.

Consider text marking:

Score Anchor Papers

Score Point 2.5

How Did You Get That?

• Add the Points from Each Category

• Divide by Six

• If the Score is a Decimal, Confer With Scoring Partner and Decide to Round Up or Down

Score Anchor Papers

Score Point

4 Score Essay

2

Score Point

1Score

Essay 3

Score Anchor Papers

Score Point

2

Score Anchor Papers

Score Essay 4

Score Point 2.5

Score Anchor Papers

Score Essay 5

Score Your Papers

Two Graders per Essay

Remember the Rubric

Check the Anchors