creating a writing plan
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Creating a Creating a Writing PlanWriting PlanCreating a Creating a
Writing PlanWriting PlanAdvice from NCTE and the ITWAdvice from NCTE and the ITW
Writing ProjectWriting Project
KEY CONCEPTS:KEY CONCEPTS:
Common elements Common elements among schools with among schools with high achievement in high achievement in
writingwriting
Key Concept 1:Key Concept 1: TIME & TIME & RESOURCESRESOURCES
Successful schools give Successful schools give adequate time and adequate time and
resources to advance resources to advance student learning by writing student learning by writing every day in every subject.every day in every subject.
What does this mean?What does this mean?
Schools that have Schools that have active, active, viable WAC programsviable WAC programs
are the most successful are the most successful in writing achievement.in writing achievement.
Key Concept 2: Key Concept 2: Assessment MattersAssessment MattersSuccessful schools help Successful schools help
administrators and administrators and teachers understand how to teachers understand how to
assess writing to enrich assess writing to enrich student learning.student learning.
What does this mean?What does this mean?All teachers are trained to use a
consistent assessment model– e.g., 6 Traits (analytic), or ISTEP+ (holistic) rather than depending on individual
judgment.
Key Concept 3: The Key Concept 3: The Writing Process Is Writing Process Is
PromotedPromotedA successful school helps teachers gain a thorough understanding of writing
processes and in selecting appropriate strategies to
advance every student as a writer
What does this mean?What does this mean?
Powerful, embedded PD promoting best practice is part of
the school culture.
4. All Stakeholders 4. All Stakeholders IncludedIncluded
Successful schools provide insights and strategies to administrators, families and community members to help them work together to advance student writing
What does this mean?What does this mean?LA teachers and
departments are intentional about sharing their knowledge about the teaching of writing beyond the classroom.
5. The Culture of 5. The Culture of WritingWriting
Successful schools commit to building a “culture of writing” across a period of years that will sustain growth and achievement through a student’s academic career and beyond.
What does this mean?What does this mean?Schools create and sustain
the conditions that impart the message that writing is valued, honored and celebrated across time and disciplines.
HOW TO ADOPT THE HOW TO ADOPT THE KEY CONCEPTSKEY CONCEPTS
Becoming a school with high writing achievement won’t
just happen.
To begin,
CONSIDER CONSIDER
E A C HE A C H
CONCEPT CONCEPT
THROUGH THE LENSTHROUGH THE LENS
OF THESE ACTION OF THESE ACTION STEPSSTEPS
AUDIT YOUR PRACTICES AUDIT YOUR PRACTICES AND SUPPORTAND SUPPORTSTRUCTURESSTRUCTURES
Action Step 1:Action Step 1:
For example, Look at Concept 1 by taking Action Look at Concept 1 by taking Action
Step 1Step 1– what does your what does your school’s commitment to time school’s commitment to time and support for writing across and support for writing across the curriculum look like at this the curriculum look like at this
time? What would it take to time? What would it take to build capacity in Concept 1?build capacity in Concept 1?
Continue to examine Continue to examine EACHEACH Concept Concept through through EACH EACH
Action StepAction Step
Action Step 2:Action Step 2:Evaluate the adequacy of Evaluate the adequacy of
your learning resources your learning resources and identify untapped and identify untapped
strengths in your strengths in your community.community.
Action Step 3:Action Step 3: Look closely at learners…not Look closely at learners…not
just the latest battery of just the latest battery of test scores, but at actual test scores, but at actual writing samples drawn from writing samples drawn from day-to-day practice.day-to-day practice.
Action Step 4:Action Step 4:Assess what is going Assess what is going
well, and what well, and what appears to be barriers appears to be barriers
to improvementto improvement
Action Step 5:Action Step 5:Communicate your findings
to staff, family and community members to
ensure widespread support and cooperation in
advancing student writing.
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