Grade or School-Wide Write Resources
This School or Grade-Wide Write Process Overview outlines an example of a thoughtful two to three-day process for facilitating a grade or school-wide write. Thanks to SmartLearning for reinforcing the idea that writing is a process.
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These detailed Personal Writing Rubrics for spring grades 1 to 7 reflect work done by teachers from various districts in the Okanagan Mainline Literacy Network (2008; revised 2010). The Performance Standards for writing were consulted. A second optional page for each grade focuses on conventions. Currently, there is no rubric for kindergarten.
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This Strengths/Struggles/Surprises/Steps Reflection Chart can be used right after marking to list general observations about cohorts' strengths, struggles, surprises, and next steps.
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Presented at the BC Education Leadership Council (2008), a writing clothesline shows a continuum of exemplars to encourage students to self-assess and revise writing.
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K-7 Personal Writing Exemplars
Consulting exemplars is an important part of marking writing assessments, especially when done collaboratively with colleagues. The English student writing exemplars for spring kindergarten to grade 7, identified by district and regional teachers, feature a continuum of grade-level samples with accompanying rubrics. French Immersion student writing exemplars are available for grades 1 to 2.
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Primary samples
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Intermediate samples
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French Immersion Primary samples
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