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Here are the teacher pack items for Writing for Assessment:
Overview In this experience, students learn and practice strategies for responding to writing tasks during assessment. First they read a poem, then they learn PAST strategy to analyze the prompt, and they are directed through a shortened writing process to compose an assessment essay. Then they repeat the process independently for a second passage. At the end of the experience, students will self-evaluate their work based on a rubric. You may review the rubric with them at any point during this experience. Objectives Duration Two class periods. Vocabulary Words “The Road Not Taken” The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Throughout the school year you are asked to “show what you know” by completing an assessment, or test, that asks you to read a passage and respond to what you read. In this experience you will learn and practice strategies that you can use when you are asked to respond to a writing task on a test. You will analyze a writing prompt to figure out what the question is asking you. Using a shortened version of the writing process, you will then plan and write a response for the writing task, knowing that there is a time limit.
Objectives
Little Boy Blue, come, blow your horn!
The sheep’s in the meadow, the cow’s in the corn.
Where’s the little boy that looks after the sheep?
Under the haystack, fast asleep!Write a test question about “Little Boy Blue.”
The purpose of this activity is to let students “be in control” of a test question. If the questions they write are simplistic, then you can make a few suggestions and move on. If students post any interesting questions, take time to discuss them with the class. Some sample questions include:
