2. What the Research Says  Use low stakes writing assignments- Incorporate writing into shorter, simple tasks of recording the thinking of the student  Provide multiple forms of feedback- peer responses, whole class discussions, student self reflection, and brief one on one conferences  Incorporate writing for real purposes  Use a variety of quality mentor texts as models for desirable “writing moves”  Teach transference of skills from one type of writing to another  Use rubrics, both simple and complex

3. Writing Lesson Videos  Reading & Writing Project- http://readingandwritingproject.org/resources/units- of-study# http://readingandwritingproject.org/resources/units- of-study#  K-2 Informative Writing Using a Learning Progression (rubric)  Play through 6:31  3 rd -5 th Opinion Writing  Play through 5:58, then skip to 9:00-9:50, then skip to 12:11-13:45 and stop