Below you will find a link to Rubrics, Common Prompts and Directions for the Common Quarterly Writing Assessment for Quarter 2 – Informative/Explanatory.
The ELA Committee continues to refine and revise our Quarterly Writing Assessments. Please be sure to read the directions, rubrics, and prompts before you administer the assessment.
ELA Common Writing Assessment Committee Members
LINK TO GRADE LEVEL RUBRICS, COMMON PROMPTS and DIRECTIONS
The Common Quarterly Benchmark Writing Calibration online course is available! This course offers teachers the opportunity to calibrate and score common quarterly assessment student writing samples with the district standards-referenced rubrics.
How to participate in the course:
1. https://kenai.avatarlms.com/login.html
2. Find Common Quarterly Benchmark Writing Calibration (click to add to cart and check out)
3. LAUNCH the course from your current class list
4. After reading the Overview page, SELECT YOUR GRADE LEVEL and you may participate in all the grade levels if you wish.
In addition…
Melissa is offering three Lync sessions to familiarize teachers with the online course. Mark your calendars for one of the dates below!
December 15 @ 3:45 – Join Lync Meeting Join by phone 1 (907) 714-8965
December 18 @ 3:45 – Join Lync Meeting Join by phone 1 (907) 714-8965
December 19 @ 8:00 – Join Lync Meeting Join by Phone 1 (907) 714-8965
As always, feel free to contact Melissa Linton mlinton@kpbsd.org with any questions.