1. New Caney Middle School

2. On Campus from 7:45-11:45 Room 222 Email: tburson@newcaneyisd Ext: 4377

3. TEA 3 The two are integrally aligned.

4. TEA 4

5. Students will Take the TELPAS Reading test March 17 (Make – up on March 20) Please plan your lessons knowing that some of your students will be out for state testing.

7. To make sure the collections portray the students’ overall English language writing proficiency TEA 7

8. TELPAS writing samples should be taken from authentic classroom activities grounded in content area TEKS ELPS TEA 8

9. At least 5 total samples are required in each collection. In each collection there must be - at least 1 narrative about a past event - at least 2 writing samples from math, science, or social studies TEA 9

10. Descriptive writing on a familiar topic Writing about a familiar process Narrative writing about a past event Personal narratives and reflective pieces Expository and other extended writing from language arts classes Expository or procedural writing from science, math, and social studies classes TEA 10

11. Papers containing copied language Papers in which student relies heavily on resources (dictionary, thesaurus, etc.) Papers showing teacher comments and corrections Worksheets and question-answer assignments Papers that have been polished with help from peers or teachers Papers written primarily in student’s native language Papers that are brief, incomplete, or rushed TEA 11

12. All teachers will give a writing assignment It must be a class assignment The writing must be based on what is being taught in class The teacher will turn in only the ELL papers to Tami Burson (ELL Specialist)

13. Due dates: Electives– Feb. 23 rd Science – Feb. 25 th Social Studies –Feb. 27 th Math – March 3 rd ELA – March 6 th (Two Samples)

14. Prompts must be focused on what is being taught in class Look at the list on the back of the handout to give you ideas If you are unsure check with Tami Burson

15. https://visualwritingprompts.wordpress.com/category /subjects/science/ https://visualwritingprompts.wordpress.com/category /subjects/science/ ​ On the right-hand side of the visual prompts are more subjects. Each subject has a set of visual prompts. You can find one that relates to what you are doing in class.

16. http://sww.newcaneyisd.org/cms/lib5/TX01918142/Centricity /Domain/1204/TELPAS%20Writing%20Samples.pdf