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#3 Assess Students

How to assess students' writing proficiency (opinion, narrative, informative and reading response)

Avanza and Boost Writing offering involves three steps:

  1. Plan whole group instruction (see article)

  2. Assign independent practice and providing feedback (see article)

  3. Assess your students

This article covers #3 writing assessment.

(A) Plan the Time for the Writing Assessments to Take Place

  1. Plan for two-three 30 minute sessions to students to complete the assessment.

  2. Post the prompt prominently in class.

    • Opinion Writing Prompt

    • Narrative Writing Prompt

    • Informative

    • Reading Response

  3. Provide students with corresponding graphic organizers and checklists.

(B) Assign Assessment

Teachers can choose to have students submit typed written assessment or handwritten assessment.

(C) Grade Assessment

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