Writing+Prompts



Here is the SDE handbook with rubrics and anchor papers for grades 3-5. These might help you calibrate your scores.





2010-2011 First & Second Grade:
We have been working on developing scoring rubrics for the prompts. There are two versions; one is a bulleted list of descriptors for content and conventions. The other format was developed by Nancy Dineen, grade 1 at OR, using the descriptors. After piloting it with other teams, we are thinking that both are useful for different reasons. The horizontal rubric can be used in the same way the "Focus for Instruction" page of the DRA2 helps us decide what to teach. Also, we are considering collapsing the rubric to 5 points instead of 6 (you'll notice some duplicate descriptors in the current 6-point model). For the 2010-2011 school year, teachers may try out the scoring rubrics with their teams and offer feedback. The prompts should be placed in the literacy folders regardless of whether or not they have been scored using the new rubrics.

These are the current DRAFTS of the grade 1 & 2 rubrics for the 2010-2011 school year:



Writing Prompt Rubric [FOCUS FOR INSTRUCTION PROTOTYPE] (designed by Nancy Dineen)