1. Georgia American Literature Milestone
Writing Review
Georgia American Literature Milestone

2. The review session is broken into two parts.
Agenda:
The review session is broken into two parts.
This part will focus on the writing portion of the American Literature GMAS.

3. Agenda: I will complete a task. We will complete a task.
The review will follow the Gradual Release Model.
I will complete a task.
We will complete a task.
You will complete the task independently.

4. By the end of the session students should be able to:
Identify several types of writing prompts that may appear on the GMAS.
Identify the type of writing a prompt asks a student to write.
Identify the types of evidence students will need to include in their responses to the writing prompts on the GMAS.
Incorporate textual evidence into a written response.
Analyze a piece of text in order to determine the author’s purpose and tone.

5. Rules and Procedures
If you have a question or comment, please raise your hand and wait to be recognized.
Do not interrupt Mr. Hatch while he is teaching.
You will be allowed to use the restroom at the end of the session.
Please remain on task at all times.

6. Terms Task Prompt Response Rubric Scorers
A specific item, topic, problem, question, prompt, or assignment
Prompt
Prompts are statements that focus on a topic or an issue, followed by questions.
Response
Any kind of performance to be evaluated, including short answer, extended answer, essay, etc.
Rubric
The scoring criteria, scoring guide, rating scale and descriptors, or other framework used to evaluate responses
Scorers
People who evaluate responses

7. General Advice for Successful Written Responses
Before reading the text selection, read the prompt to know what you should be looking for as you read.
Make notes about the selection as you read.
Every written response will ask you to provide textual evidence.
If time permits, read the selection twice.

8. General Advice for Successful Written Responses
After reading the selection read the rubric to find out how you will be assessed.
Make sure you read and fully understand the prompt.
After you finish, read your responses to check for grammatical errors and to make sure that you have fully addressed each part of the prompt.

9. Types of Writing Prompts on the GMAS
There are two types of writing prompts you will encounter on the GMAS.
They are a “Constructed Response” and an “Extended Writing Response.”

10. Constructed Response
Constructed Responses are the smaller of the two types of writing responses you will see on the test.
Accompanying a Constructed Response will be a text selection which the prompt will ask you to analyze.
When answering a Constructed Response, you should typically write two paragraphs.
Most Constructed Responses will ask you to analyze the piece of writing.

11. Sample Constructed Response Prompts
The author claims that Dickey’s career as a poet declined after the success of his novel Deliverance. How does the author develop this claim? Use details from the text to support your answer.
Explain what makes the relationship between Claude and Ralph complicated. Support your answer with details from the text.
Willa Cather wrote the story, One of Ours, using third person point of view. How would the excerpt be different if Ralph were narrating? Rewrite the beginning of the story from Ralph’s perspective.

12. R.A.C.E. – A Method for Answering Prompts
Restate the question. Use words in the question stem to write your topic sentence or thesis. A
Answer the question. Make sure to answer all parts of the question. If there are two questions, you should answer each question in its own paragraph. C
Cite evidence from the text. You MUST quote the text. E
Explain and extend the quote. Explain how this evidence supports your answer. Give examples from connections you made and connect them back to your topic sentence.

13. Explain and Extend Sentence Starters
The most common issue I see in student essays is that they do not “explain and extend.”
This means…
This is because…
This demonstrates…

14. Constructed Response Guided Task:
Look at page 2 of your document.
Read the prompt silently to yourself.
After you read the prompt, read it a second time and raise your hand if there are any parts of the prompt that you do not understand.

15. Constructed Response Guided Task:
Raise your hand if you have an answer to these questions:
What are the “key words” in the prompt?
What type of writing is this prompt asking you to complete?
What types of textual evidence should you look for as you read the passage to help you answer the prompt?

16. Constructed Response Guided Task:
Raise your hand if you have an answer to these questions:
“declined after the success of Deliverance” “How does the author develop the claim?” “Use details to support”
Expository/Analytical
Since the prompt asks you “how does the author DEVELOP his claim,” you want to look primarily what types of evidence the author uses as well as how he or she uses them.

17. Constructed Response Guided Task:
Every paragraph needs a topic sentence.
On your own, write a topic sentence that you might use to answer the prompt on page 2.

18. Constructed Response Guided Task:
Together we will continue answering the prompt on page 2.

19. Constructed Response Guided Task:
Together we will continue answering the prompt on page 2.

20. Constructed Response Guided Task:
On the next slides, you’ll see three sample answers to the prompt you just answered.
Using the rubric on page 3 to evaluate each answer.

21. Constructed Response Sample Response:
The author claims that James Dickey’s career as a celebrated writer declined after the success of his novel, Deliverance, and uses information about awards and reviews to support his claim. Dickey’s early work in poetry earned the National Book Award in Poetry in The next year, Dickey was named the consultant in poetry to the Library of Congress, which was a great honor. In 1970, Dickey’s novel Deliverance was published. This work was later made into a movie, and Dickey became famous. Following the release of the movie, Dickey’s poetic style became “‘more experimental and abstract, less spontaneous and effective.’” The writings of his later years did not earn awards nor praise for the writer.

22. Constructed Response Sample Response:
James Dickey was recognized for poetry that was “‘a mixture of lyricism and narrative.’” He published two volumes of poetry and worked in several universities.

23. Constructed Response Sample Response:
The author states that James Dickey’s poetry was awarded the National Book Award in Poetry in In 1970, Dickey published the novel, Deliverance, which later was made into a movie. Dickey’s style of poetry changed following the success of the novel.

24. Constructed Response Performance Task:
Read the passage on page 4 in the document and answer Items 1-6 on your own sheet of paper.
We will review these as soon as you are finished.

25. Constructed Response Performance Task:
Now read the Constructed Response Prompt (Item 7).
Read the passage again and fully answer the prompt.

26. Extended Writing Response
Extended Writing Responses are the larger of the two types of writing responses you will see on the test.
When answering a Extended Writing Response, you should typically write five paragraphs.
Most Extended Writing Responses will ask you to analyze the piece of writing that accompanies it or argue for an issue presented in the selection.

27. Sample Extended Writing Prompts
Weigh the claims on both sides, and then write an argumentative essay, in your own words, supporting one side of the debate in which you argue EITHER that museums must return cultural treasures to their country of origin if that country requests it OR that museums do sometimes have a right to deny those requests. Be sure to use information from both texts in your argumentative essay.

28. The Writing Process Brainstorming (5-10 Minutes)
Outlining (10-15 Minutes)
Drafting
Revising
Editing (5 -10 Minutes)
Publishing

29. The Writing Process
Following the writing process will help you score well on the Extended Writing Responses.
You have time to complete each part of the Writing Process.
Brainstorming and Outlining important steps.

30. Brainstorming Techniques
Cluster Mapping
Free Writing
Cubing
Five “W’s”

31. Brainstorming Techniques
Cubing enables you to consider your topic from six different sides; To do it, take a sheet of paper, consider your topic, and respond to these six commands.
Describe it.
Compare it.
Associate it.
Analyze it.
Apply it.
Argue for and against it.

32. Outlining Outline what you are going to write. Yes, you can do it.
Yes, it helps you.
If you disagree with me, you haven’t outlined enough or you are lying.

33. Basic Outline for an Argumentative Essay
Hook
How will you grab your reader’s attention?
Thesis
What is your claim? What are the reasons you intend to discuss in your essay to support your claim?
Body Paragraph 1
What evidence will you provide to prove your reasoning to your reader?

34. Basic Outline for an Argumentative Essay
Body Paragraph 2
What evidence will you provide to prove your reasoning to your reader?
Body Paragraph 3
Counterclaim Paragraph
What argument(s) do can you anticipate the opposite side will make to weaken your claim and how can you refute those argument(s)?
Conclusion
How will you conclude your essay and convince your reader?

35. Extended Writing Task:
Look at page 7 of your document.
Read the Context and the Prompt silently to yourself.
After you read the prompt, read it a second time and raise your hand if there are any parts of the prompt that you do not understand.

36. Extended Writing Task:
Raise your hand if you have an answer to these questions:
What are the “key words” in the prompt?
What type of writing is this prompt asking you to complete?
What types of textual evidence should you look for as you read the passage to help you answer the prompt?

37. Extended Writing Task:
Raise your hand if you have an answer to these questions:
The key words are: “Write an argumentative essay” “supporting one side of the debate” “use information from both texts”
Argumentative/Persuasive
Evidence that supports the writer’s position

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