Questions and Answers Graded A+
Common Purposes for Writing (2) To express an idea or opinion, to provide information,
to explore a topic or to argue a point.
3 Needs for Assessment Tools (2) 1. Inform students of expectations before starting
2. Act as a formative, self or peer assessment during
3. Act as a final evaluative tool after
Holistic Rubrics (2) Best when assessing the overall quality, proficiency, or
comprehension of writing
Analytic Rubrics (2) Best for giving detailed feedback on a specific set of skills
Peer Review (2) Occurs between drafting & revising
Acts as a reader to offer feedback on if the writer communicated clearly
Helps build reading, writing, & collaboration skills
Teacher Student Conferencing (2) Great time to do this is when students are involved in
centers/workshops
,Written Comments on Drafts (2) Avoid overwhelming student with too much feedback
Must be specific, helpful & encouraging
Margin notes- Formative
Notes at the end- summative
Google Docs (2) Effective collaboration tool, allowing students to share writing and get
feedback.
3 Steps When Choosing Text (3) 1. Use quantitative measures such as Lexile
2. Use qualitative tools such as rubrics
3. apply professional judgement
Effective Text Analysis Strategies (3) Modeling text analysis (metacognition or thinking
aloud is important when doing this)
Graphic Organizers
Literary Devices to Examine During Text Analysis (3) Imagery, symbolism, diction,
figurative language, semantic structures & syntactic structures
Activating Prior Knowledge (reading strategy) (3) Pre reading strategy
Clarifying (reading strategy) (3) During reading
Self monitoring comprehension by asking questions, reading & searching for context clues.
,Generating & Answering Questions (reading strategy) (3) During reading
Students ask and answer questions at key points in the text
Summarizing (reading strategy) (3) After reading
present statement that sums up main idea
Paraphrasing (reading strategy) (3) During key points & after reading
like summarizing
incorporates new knowledge into student thinking
Analyzing (reading strategy) (3) During close reads
Students reread key pieces of text with a specific question in mine.
Students organize information into a graphic organizer
ELA Text books (3) Resource not curriculum
May be below grade reading level/ too easy at times
Hints Authors Drop Within a Text for Unknown Words (3) Restatement, definition,
contrast, synonyms/ antonyms, examples, explanations
When Choosing a Text Consider... (3) Student interest, readability, matching text to task
, Good Strategies to Promote Fluency (3) Readers Theater - when students read from a
script adapted from literature
Choral Reading
Bad Strategies to Promote Fluency (3) Popcorn reading, round robin reading, & sustained
silent reading
Cause & Effect (Text Structure) (3) Casual relationship between an event & the events
that come after. Clue words: therefore, because, as a result, leading to, consequently, for this
reason.
Chronological Order (Text Structure) (3) Organized into chronological order. Clue words:
after, at, before, during, finally, first, second, third, last.
Compare & Contrast (Text Structure) (3) Communicates the similarities & differences
between a set of events, concepts, ideas, or people. Clue words: more/less, in contrast to, in spite
of, instead of, nevertheless, on the other hand, rather than, similarly.
Descriptive (Text Structure) (3) Paints a picture for the reader. Clue words: for example,
for instance, looks like, sounds like, feels like.
Problem/ Solution (Text Structure) (3) Presents an issue or set of issues & possible
solutions. Then examines the effects of the solutions. Clue words: because, one part of, as a
result, consequently.