Interdisciplinary Writing Unit By Mary (Kathy) King READ 7140 OWA May, 2008

Social Studies: Geography 4th Grade Persuasive Writing Social Studies: Geography

5th Grade Writing Assessment Administered: 120 minutes One day Make-up ~next day 1ST week in March Types: Narrative Persuasive Expository / Informational Georgia Department of Education. (n.d.). Grade Five Writing Assessment. Retrieved May 22, 2007, from the Georgia Department of Education Web site: http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/DMGetDocument.aspx/Grade%205.doc?p=6CC6799F8C13 71F6C0EEF2BA1C3472A1300BEB9F0D2B4BD71CBD45CD9F4D062E&Type=D

5th Grade Writing Assessment Continued Scoring: 2 raters Four domains: ~ideas ~organization ~style ~conventions Reporting: Student Label Student Report Student Achievement Report Scale Score Rank Order Roster School Report System Report Georgia Department of Education. (n.d.). Grade Five Writing Assessment. Retrieved May 22, 2007, from the Georgia Department of Education Web site: http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/DMGetDocument.aspx/ Grade%205.doc?p=6CC6799F8C1371F6C0EEF2BA1C3 472A1300BEB9F0D2B4BD71CBD45CD9F4D062E&Ty pe=D

Instructional Grouping Assessment: Individually ~assess ability Peer partnering ~peer tutoring ~scaffolding Practice Activity: Whole group ~saves time ~gives instruction at one time ~offers peer tutoring ~helps with scaffolding

Student’s Needs Grouping Developmental , Bilingual, and Other Languages: Independently ~assess ability Peer partnering ~peer tutoring ~scaffolding Cultural: Independently ~assess ability Peer partnering ~peer tutoring ~scaffolding

Accommodations and Modifications Developmental Scaffolding Thesaurus Peer tutoring Proofreaders’ marks Punctuation guide Adjective list Close monitoring Dictionary Extended time Interactive website Model displayed

Accommodations and Modifications Cultural, Bilingual, and Other Languages: Repeat instructions Simplify instructions Scaffolding Thesaurus Translation dictionary Adjective list Dictionary Extended time Model displayed Peer tutoring Proofreaders’ marks Punctuation guide

Prewriting Instructions Decide audience ~peers Decide form ~brochure Decide genre ~persuasive Decide purpose ~persuade a person to visit their place Decide topic ~a place and the surrounding area Fill out graphic organizer Resource material Teacher lead instructions Teacher modeling

Assessment Graphic Organizer (front) King, M.K. (2008). Brochure graphic organizer. Unpublished manuscript, Valdosta State University, GA.

Assessment Graphic Organizer (back) King, M.K. (2008). Brochure graphic organizer. Unpublished manuscript, Valdosta State University, GA.

Assessment Prewriting Checklist Name:  Prewriting Brochure Checklist   Topic Title Name 5 pictures in envelope 1 map in envelope Subtitle under the 5 pictures Subtitle under the map Descriptions of the 5 pictures 2 to 3 adjectives describe the pictures 3 details under each picture Description of the map 2 adjectives describe the map 3 details under map King, M.K. (2008). Prewriting brochure checklist. Unpublished Manuscript, Valdosta State University, GA.

Assessment Prewriting Rubric King, M.K. (2008). Prewriting brochure rubric. Unpublished Manuscript, Valdosta State University, GA.

Drafting Instructions Adjective list Display model Information from graphic organizer Labeled rough draft Readable Skip lines Teacher lead Teacher modeling Unconcerned with spelling Unconcerned with punctuation Write in complete sentences

Assessment Drafting Sheet (front) King. M.K. (2008). Drafting brochure sheet. Unpublished manuscript. Valdosta State University, GA.

Assessment Drafting Sheet (back) King. M.K. (2008). Drafting brochure sheet. Unpublished manuscript. Valdosta State University, GA.

Assessment Drafting Checklist Kidd, L. (2007, May). Drafting checklist. Unpublished checklist, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA. (Modified)

Assessment Drafting Rubric King, M.K. (2008). Drafting rubric. Unpublished manuscript. Valdosta State University, GA.

Revising Instructions Insertions Deletions Different color pen or pencil Display model Get distant Moving content Proofreaders’ marks Rough draft Substitutions Teacher lead Teacher modeling Unconcerned with spelling Unconcerned with punctuation

Assessment Revising Checklist King, M.K. (2008, May). Revising checklist. Unpublished manuscript. Valdosta, GA: Valdosta State University.

Assessment Revising Rubric King, M.K. (2008, May). Revising rubric. Unpublished manuscript. Valdosta, GA: Valdosta State University.

Editing Instructions Adjective list Complete sentences Correct spelling Correct punctuation Correct capitalization Different color pen/pencil Get distant Proofreaders’ marks Punctuation guide Reread Sentence structure Teacher lead Teacher modeling

Assessment Editing Checklist Name: Editing Checklist Self Peer ____ ____ Paragraph Indentions ____ ____ Complete Sentences (Each has a subject and predicate.)  ____ ____ Capitalization • Do all sentences begin with a capital letter? • Do all proper nouns begin with capital letters?  ____ ____ Punctuation • Are periods and commas used correctly? • Are quotations punctuated correctly?  ____ ____ Verb Usage • Do all main verbs agree with the subject in person and number? • Are any parts of verb phrases missing or incorrect? Are verb endings correct? • Is the verb tense correct? • Are helping verbs used when needed?  ____ ____ Noun Usage • Do regular plurals end in “s”? Are irregular plurals correct? • Are articles (“a,” “an,” and “the”) used correctly? • Does every pronoun have a clear referent?  ____ ____ Correct Spelling (Be careful of words that sound the same but have different meanings.)  ____ ____ Adjectives usage  ____ ____ Sentence Structure • Do sentences begin with different words? • Did the writer use a variety of types in each sentence? Editing checklist. Retrieved May 22, 2008, from Jefferson county School Web site: http://jc-schools.net/write/checklist.pdf (Modified))

Assessment Editing Rubric King, M.K. (2008). Editing rubric. Unpublished manuscript, Valdosta State University, GA.

Publishing Instructions Audience ~peers Brochure Edited brochure Final form Map Neat Pictures Share writing ~authors chair ~displayed on bulletin board Teacher lead Teacher modeling

Assessment Publishing Brochure Template (front) King, M.K. (2008). Brochure template. Unpublished manuscript, Valdosta State University, GA.

Assessment Publishing Brochure Template (back) King, M.K. (2008). Brochure template. Unpublished manuscript, Valdosta State University, GA.

Assessment Publishing Checklist King, M.K. (2008). Publishing checklist. Unpublished manuscript. Valdosta State University, GA.

Assessment Publishing Rubric King, M.K. (2008). Publishing rubric. Unpublished manuscript. Valdosta State University, GA.