Composed as a group. Teachers will guide students as they write text by text
What is interactive writing
100
Keyboarding, blog, typing, email
What is computer writing skills
100
The pigeon tip-toed across the telephone wire.
What is personification
100
Overall performance, a large scale
What is holistic assessment
200
Teacher will read picture/chapter book to the class in order to give the students examples of good writing
What is teacher read aloud component
200
Teacher demonstrates how expert writers write. Students will observe and listen as teacher thinks aloud.
What is model writing
200
legible and fluent
What is handwriting skills
200
The ballarina was a graceful swan
What is a metaphor
200
Grades 3, 4, 5, and 6. Multiple assignments or single assignments
What is rubric
300
15-30 minute lesson on writing workshops that talk about authors, literary concepts, writing strategies, and skills
What is mini-lesson
300
Teachers support the student but let the student do the writing on their own.
What is guided writing
300
Smiles, metaphors, alliterations, personification
What is language writing skills
300
The truck burped and the engine died
What is Onomatopeia
300
Rich detail, shows knowledge of written languages
What is anectodal assessment
400
30-60 minutes of writing, students should use the writing process so they are able to develop and refine their writing- students will conference with teacher and classmates
What is the writing component of writing workshops
400
Students' and teacher compose a text together, teacher acts as a scribe
What is shared writing
400
Spelling, grammar, abbreviations, punctuation
What is mechanical writing skills
400
The king sat at the table in the kitchen with the kangaroo and keyed on a kite