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District Writing Assessment

District Writing Assessment. Objective. Demonstrate a clear, critical understanding of the prompt passage. Convey a targeted, developed, and clearly presented argument. Display control of standard written English (decent mechanics). Do/What Chart.

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District Writing Assessment

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  1. District Writing Assessment

  2. Objective Demonstrate a clear, critical understanding of the prompt passage. Convey a targeted, developed, and clearly presented argument. Display control of standard written English (decent mechanics).

  3. Do/What Chart With on-demand essays, use the “Do/What” chart Practice using the chart with the following prompt: Write an argumentative essay for your school paper in which you convince the readers of the importance of getting rid of the trash on campus to make the school more attractive. Persuade your readers through the use of specific reasons and examples.

  4. Plan/Brainstorm What are the verbs? Write an argumentative essay for your school paper in which you convince the readers of the importance of getting rid of the trash on campus to make the school more attractive. Persuade your readers through the use of specific reasons and examples.

  5. Create a “stance chart”

  6. Prompt => Create Questions Explain the author's argument and discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with her views. Support your position by referring to the passage and by providing reasons and examples from your own experience, observations, or reading.

  7. Structure • Start with a general statement, an anecdote, rhetorical question (if you’re desperate), or a fact (if you know one) to grab your reader’s interest. • Have a logical structure. Put your most powerful arguments first and last. • Include SUPPORT to clarify your position. You may want to demonstrate that this is not merely your opinion but an opinion that other thoughtful individuals share.

  8. Argumentative Essay Outline 1) Introduction: captures attention of audience; urges audience to consider your case 2) Background: narrates the key facts and/or events leading up to your case 3) Thesis: states the position you are taking, based on the information you’ve already presented, and sets up the structure of the rest of your argument 4) Body Paragraphs: Logically organize and discuss your reasons for your position and provides evidence to support each reason 5) Refutation: anticipates opposing viewpoints; then demonstrates why your approach is the only acceptable one (i.e. better than your opponents’) 6) Conclusion: summarizes your most important points and can include appeals to feelings or values (pathos)

  9. Counter-Arguments • It’s important that you address the reader’s concerns and arguments. Use your list of counter-arguments to help you do this. • Be sure that you explain why your arguments are stronger.

  10. Directions • You will have 45 minutes to plan and write an essay on the topic assigned below. Before you begin writing, read the passage carefully and plan what you will say. Your essay should be as well organized and as carefully written as you can make it.

  11. Practice with the following prompt: •  In a recent editorial essay, a working mother of four laments being made to feel guilty for not "being there" every minute for her children. She notes, "The school nurse has taken me to task for not being immediately accessible, and my kids--who live in a world where instant gratification has become the norm--complain about my intermittent unreachability. To which I say, hey, deal with it. I'm not cavalier about my mothering responsibilities.... I'm an involved parent. We modern moms and dads are not only expected to make sure our kids are perfectly nourished, endlessly enriched, and absolutely safe at all times: now, with cell phones and pagers, we are also supposed to be instantly reachable and immediately responsive.... We cannot and should not orchestrate every moment in our children's lives for them--partly because the effort turns out to be futile, but more importantly because it prevents our kids from learning skills they need to succeed in the real world. There are times they need to ad lib. There are times they need to wait. There are even times they need to turn to someone else.“ • Explain the author's argument and discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with her views. Support your position by referring to the passage and by providing reasons and examples from your own experience, observations, or reading.

  12. Pre-Writing • Do/What Chart OR Create Qs with the Prompt • Make an outline that helps your organize your stance on the subject • Begin writing

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