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Work Smarter (not Harder)
Sarah CrainK-12 Literacy Coordinator
Gifted Education Resource Teacher 8th Annual Symposium
WRITE
Collaborative Opportunities
5th Grade Writing 6 &7 English “Enrichment”
O 3 On-Demand PromptsO Project Based Learning
(SS)O Research, plan,
compose, and revise for a variety of purposes
O Edit for correct use of language, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling
O Content-area writingO Progression charts
developed by the AP/IB Vertical Team (see handout)
O Enrichment resources for teachers
Why Write?O Writing helps students get more
actively engaged in subject matter.
O Writing helps students perform well on high stakes tests.
O Writing prepares students for involved active citizenship.
Daniels, H., Zemelman, S., & Steineke, N. (2007). Content-area writing: Every teachers' guide. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann
Yes, but…
Why does writing take SO MUCH time to grade?
Myths About Grading Essays
1. Only full length essays should be graded and given feedback.
2. My rubric has to be specific to the exact essay I assign.
3. I have to grade for all elements on the rubric in each essay.
4. I have to correct all of my students’ grammatical and mechanical errors.
The Question of Rigor
SKILL
Complexity
TASK
#1: Only full length essays should be graded and given feedback.
O Practice writing skills on a smaller scale firstO Literary analysis
paragraph BEFORE a full paper
O Use these small assignments to make detailed comments
O Quality over quantity
Poetry Paragraph Journal*An “A” response consists of the following:___ Clear topic sentence stating the main
point of the paragraph___ Several specific and persuasive examples
from the poem to support the main point___ A comprehensive understanding of the
literary element discussed___ A comprehensive understanding and
explanation of the thought and feeling expressed in the poem including subtleties of meaning
___ Correctly formatted quotations and in-text citations
___ Few grammatical errors; those present are not distracting
___ Language that is clear, varied, and concise
___ Varied style and effective tone
#2: My rubric has to be specific to the exact essay I assign.
O Design a rubric with common categories that will work for multiple assignments
O Teach mini-lessons on specific features to help students improve
Common CategoriesC. Appreciation of
Literary Features D. Presentation E. Formal Use of
Language
#3: I have to grade for all elementson the rubric in each essay.
Teacher DirectedO Assign a specific
focus for a paperO Grade only for
this element
Student DirectedO Student self-
assesses his/her opportunities for improvement
O Writes with selected element as primary focus
#4: I have to correct all of my students’ grammatical and mechanical errors.
O Highlight sentences that you want students to revise
O Limit the number of revision sentences
O Encourage students to use resources to figure out mistakes
Write the sentence where the problem occurs here.
Write the corrected sentence here.
Circle the problem(s) here.
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