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100
This was the percentage of students who scored proficient in national writing assessments (2011)
25%
100
This kind of writing focuses on explaining facts and information. Hint: prefix = ex
expository
100
THESE two phases of the writing process are the most important for student learning
Planning and Revising
200
True, or false? Writing is best taught explicitly and purposefully
True!
200
True, or false? Learning to write happens best by having students increase the amount they write independently
FALSE
200
Name 1 of the 6 Writing Revolution Principles
300
According to the text, less than __ % of 8th grade students can comprehend a sentence with complex syntax
10% 😭
300
Which is more complex:
Spoken sentence structure
Written sentence structure
Written!
300
THIS Strand of the Reading Rope is connected to this quote: "You can't write well about something you don't know well."
Background Knowledge
400
Pick the correct word: writing about what you have read can INCREASE/DECREASE your comprehension
Increase
400
THIS kind of memory is an aspect of consciousness that takes in and makes sense of new information. Writing places a high burden on this kind of memory.
Working memory
400
When teaching a new writing strategy, should you pair it with new content or familiar content?
Familiar content
500
THIS kind of memory can be increased by explaining a concept to someone else in your own words, helping transfer information from working memory to ___ memory.
long-term
500
According to the text, THESE are the building blocks of all writing...
sentences
500
Pairing a new writing strategy with familiar content reduces this kind of load (hint: related to thinking)
Cognitive