1. READ 7140 Summer 2011 A NNA S CHROETER I NTERDISCIPLINARY W RITING U NIT

2. Genre/Form- Informational /All About Report Content Area: Science F IRST G RADE

3. P RE -A SSESSMENT P ROMPT Today, class I want you to write me a story that is all about you. I want you to include as much as you can about yourself. Don’t forget to include what you look like, what you like to eat, and what you like to do. You can include where you live as well. Be as detailed as possible. You will have thirty minutes to complete this so don’t rush. You may begin after all materials have been passed out.

4. I NSTRUCTIONAL GROUPING : T EACHER ’ S N EEDS

7. I NSTRUCTIONAL G ROUPING : S TUDENTS

9. G EORGIA W RITING T EST Analytic scoring rubrics Teacher Evaluated Teachers collect writing samples by providing many opportunities for students to produce the various types of writing throughout the year For each student in the class, teachers should assemble multiple samples of writing that have been collected from a variety of classroom writing activities.

10. I NFORMATIONAL W RITING Based on facts Audience – teacher, parents, classmates Purpose – to inform the reader You will be writing about plants What it looks like Needs Creates Grows

11. P REWRITING Stage 1

12. S TAGE OF W RITING : P REWRITING Important stage Fill out the graphic organizer During this stage thoughts get placed on paper There are no complete sentences Words or phrases only

13. G RAPHIC O RGANIZER Supporting Facts  ______________________ Supporting Facts  ______________________ Supporting Facts  ______________________ Conclusion  ______________________

14. RUBRIC Met 3 points Partially Met 2 points Attempted to Meet 1 point Did Not Attempt 0 points Purpose IdentifiedClearly StatedStated But Not ClearStated But Not RelevantNo Attempt Audience IdentifiedClearly StatedStated But Not ClearStated But Not RelevantNo Attempt Three Details (identified in the separate leaves) 3 Details2 Details1 DetailNo Details Detail 1 (includes supporting facts) 3 Supporting Details2 Supporting Details1 Supporting Detail No Supporting Details Detail 2 (includes supporting facts) 3 Supporting Details2 Supporting Details1 Supporting Detail No Supporting Details Detail 3 (includes supporting facts) 3 Supporting Details2 Supporting Details1 Supporting Detail No Supporting Details Conclusion (Fully developed and wraps up writing) 3 Supporting Ideas2 Supporting Ideas1 Supporting IdeaNo Attempt

15. C HECKLIST Name:__________________________ Date:______________ ____ Identified the purpose ____ Identified the audience ____ Gave three characteristics ____ Detail 1 – Gave three supporting details ____ Detail 2 – Gave three supporting details ____ Detail 3 – Gave three supporting details ____ Restated the main idea in the conclusion Signature: _____________________ Date: _________________ Prewriting Checklist

16. A CCOMMODATIONS / M ODIFICATIONS Step by step directions can be provided to students who need it Paired with partners when researching Students can sit closer to the board if they have trouble concentrating Include two supporting details instead of three

17. I NSTRUCTIONAL G ROUPING : C ULTURAL /L INGUISTIC N EEDS

18. D RAFTING Stage 2

19. A CTIVITY As a class we will crate a draft based off of the information that is on the graphic organizer. We will not be focusing on spelling. Please raise your hand if you want to add a sentence. Feel free to discuss with your table mates if the sentence you want to add would make sense.

20. S TAGE OF W RITING : D RAFTING Where you put ideas down on paper Spelling is not important No erasing is allowed Errors are allowed Complete sentences are necessary Use information from graphic organizer Focus on what your writing about and stick to that topic

21. R UBRIC Exceeds Standard 4 Meets standard 3 Partially Meets 2 Did Not Meet 1 No Attempt 0 Introduction (Clear and forward introduction. Includes supporting details) Includes 4 or more supporting details Includes 3 facts or supporting details Includes 2 facts or supporting details Includes 1 fact or supporting detail No facts/details provided Paragraph 1 (Includes main idea and three supporting facts) Includes 4 or moreIncludes 3 factsIncludes 2 factsIncludes 1 fact No additional facts added Paragraph 2 (Includes main idea and three supporting facts) Includes 4 or moreIncludes 3 factsIncludes 2 factsIncludes 1 fact No additional facts added Paragraph 3 (Includes main idea and three supporting facts) Includes 4 or more factsIncludes 3 factsIncludes 2 factsIncludes 1 fact No additional facts added Conclusion (restates the main ideas of the story) Includes more than 3 factsIncludes 3 factsIncludes 2 factsIncludes 1 factNo facts from report Skipped Lines (skipped every other line) Skipped every other lineSkipped most lines Skipped lines half of the time Skipped less than half of the lines Did not skip lines

22. C HECKLIST Drafting ____ Skipped lines ____Introduction includes supporting facts ____ Paragraph one includes three supporting facts ____ Paragraph two includes three supporting facts ____ Paragraph 3 includes three supporting facts ___ Conclusion restates the three main ideas ___ Complete sentences were used Signature__________________ Date _________________

23. R EVISING Stage 3

24. S TAGE OF WRITING : R EVISING Use correct proofreading marks Make marks using a colored pencil/marker Move sentences/paragraphs Re-arrange sentences/paragraphs Add information Delete information Use better vocabulary words Spelling, grammar and punctuation are not important

25. R UBRIC Met 3 Partially Met 2 Attempted to Meet 1 Does not Attempt 0 Self Score Teacher Score Adding4 or more2-31None made Deleting (unnecessary information was deleted) AllMostSomeNo Attempt Rearranging (made rearrangement s where necessary) All were madeMost were madeSome were madeNo Attempt Color of revision marks All made in colorSome made in colorNone made in colorNo Attempt Total Score:

26. C HECKLIST Revising Checklist Name______________________ Date__________________ ____ Additions were made in the correct places ____ Sentences, phrases, and/or words were deleted ____ Rearrangements were made ____ Color was used to make corrections ____ NO corrections were made to spelling, grammar, and/or punctuation. Signature_____________________ Date______________

27. E DITING Stage 4

28. S TAGE OF WRITING : E DITING Use proper proofreading marks Use a different color than your revision marks Make corrections to Capitalization Punctuation Spelling Grammar

29. R UBRIC Exceeds 4 Meets 3 Partially Meets 2 Did Not Meet 1 Did Not Attempt 0 Complete Sentences0-1 errors2-4 errors4-6 errors7 or more errorsNo attempt Spelling (all words are spelled correctly) 0-1 errors2-4 errors4-6 errors7 or more errorsNo Attempt Punctuation (ending punctuation and commas in a series) 0-1 errors2-4 errors4-6 errors7 or more errorsNo Attempt Capitalization (beginning of sentences and proper nouns) 0-1 errors2-4 errors4-6 errors7 or more errorsNo Attempt Editing Marks10 or more marks used correctly 8-10 marks used correctly 5-8 marks used correctly 0-5 used properlyNo Attempt

30. C HECKLIST Editing ____ Checked to make sure that all sentences were compete ____ Corrected all found misspelled words ____ Checked for proper punctuation at the end of each sentence ____ Checked to ensure that comma’s were used correctly ____ Capitalized all words at the beginning of the sentence ____ Capitalized all proper nouns ____ Used proper editing marks Signature ________________________ Date ______________

31. P UBLISHING Stage 5 (Final Stage)

32. S TAGE OF W RITING : P UBLISHING Final stage Re-read your draft one more time Write a final piece Make the revision and editing checkmarks Re-read your final piece when finished Use your best handwriting

33. R UBRIC Exceeds StandardsMeets Standard Partially Meets Standard Does not MeetNo Attempt Introduction (introduces the topic and the three main details) Includes 4 detailsIncludes 3 detailsIncludes 2 detailsIncludes 1 detailNo attempt Paragraph 1 (Includes three accurate facts) Includes 4 supporting details Includes 3 supporting details Includes 2 supporting details Includes 1 supporting detail No attempt Paragraph 2 (Includes three accurate facts) Includes 4 supporting details Includes 3 supporting details Includes 2 supporting details Includes 1 supporting detail No attempt Paragraph 3 (Includes three accurate facts) Includes 4 supporting details Includes 3 supporting details Includes 2 supporting details Includes 1 supporting detail No attempt Conclusion (restates the information from the report) Includes 4 supporting details Includes 3 supporting details Includes 2 supporting details Includes 1 supporting detail No attempt Punctuation/ Capitalization/ Spelling (all errors are corrected) No error1-2 errors2-3 errors3-4 errorsNo attempt

34. C HECKLIST Publishing ____ Introduction includes details ____ Paragraph 1 includes 3 supporting details ____ Paragraph 2 includes 3 supporting details ____Paragraph 3 includes 3 supporting details ____ Conclusion restates main points ____ No punctuation errors ____ No capitalization errors ____ No spelling errors Signature _____________________ Date ______________

35. R EFERENCES  Tompkins, G.E. (2008). Teaching writing: Balancing process and product (5 th ed.) Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall  Schroeter, A. (2011). All about plants graphic organizer. Unpublished manuscript. Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA  Schroeter, A. (2011). Informational Prewriting Grading Rubric. Unpublished manuscript. Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.  Schroeter, A. (2011). Informational writing revising checklist. Unpublished checklist. Valdosta State University, Valdosta GA.

36. R EFERENCES  Schroeter, A. (2011). Modified from Root, T. Expository Revising Scoring Guide. Valdosta, GA: Valdosta State University. Retrieved from http://www.valdosta.edu/~troot/read7140/expository.htm http://www.valdosta.edu/~troot/read7140/expository.htm  Schroeter, A. (2011). Informational writing editing checklist. Unpublished checklist. Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA  Schroeter, A. (2011). Informational writing editing rubric. Unpublished rubric. Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA  Schroeter, A. (2011). Informational writing publishing checklist. Unpublished checklist. Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA  Schroeter, A. (2011). Informational writing publishing rubric. Unpublished rubric. Valdosta State University, Valdosta GA