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K-6 Writing Plans

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History

PSD Elementary Writing Committee was formed to examine best practices and the teaching of writing.

Committee was comprised of K-6 teachers, specialists, instructional coaches and administrators from across the district.

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K-6 Writing Plan Rationale

Provides a framework for the teaching of the writing process

Identifies common expectations based on the Writing GLEs

Provides a common language

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Why a writing plan instead of a boxed curriculum?

Allows flexibility in pacing, scheduling, integration and lesson sequence

Honors teachers professional judgment

Utilizes assessment data to meet student needs

Allows teachers to access a variety of writing resources

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K-6 Writing Plans

Plans are based on:Instruction its not a scoring guideGLEsEssential Components of PSD WritingSix Traits IdeasOrganizationWord ChoiceSentence FluencyVoiceConventionsPSD Scoring Rubric (COS)

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All K-6 Writing Plans follow the same format:

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The Overview of Student Writers (from the GLE document) is located at the top of each plan.

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Elements of COS from the scoring rubricare identified on the left side.

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Skills are organized by trimester and are scaffolded to reach mastery by the end of the year.

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Each trimester includes an instructional focus and GLEs organized by Six Traits on the left(*Conventions are located on the back)

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while the right column lists the Genres/Modes/Forms that should be taught. Bulleted examples are for reference not all are taught each trimester.

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Assessment recommendations are also listed for each trimester.

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Note: *Conventions, Writing Process details and Resources are located on subsequent pages.

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Conventions

Located on back of each Writing Plan

Adapted from OSPI

This list is cumulative

Skills are introduced PRIOR to this level

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Next Steps

Hard copies September 2009

Online resources Work in progress Writing processGlossaryApplicable links

District Writing Committee will continue to meet throughout next year to work on writing initiatives and refine Writing Plans

Questions should be directed to your buildings District Writing Committee representative

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