1. Thursday September 4th, 2008 Pop Quiz #2 PP Notes: FCAT Writes! Holistic scoring vs. Analytical scoring GROUP WORK (3 per group) Holistic scoring Analytical scoring Mastering FCAT or Cool Down Prompt Last 5 minutes of class = pass out Pop Quiz #1 (put in 3-ring binder) Materials Needed: Composition notebook; Mastering FCAT book Objective(s), Word of the Day

2. Pop Quiz #2 LABEL YOUR QUIZ AS…. – CATCHER IN THE RYE

3. Pop Quiz #2 1. The Hampton stop and talk means we stop and write in our composition notebooks. True or false?

4. Pop Quiz #2 2. The Hampton stop and write means we give our composition notebooks to someone else to write in. True or false?

5. Pop Quiz #2 3. Color Marking is when we highlight the text in different colors. True or false?

6. Pop Quiz #2 4. Written Conversations is when we stop and write then raise our hands to share our answers. True or false?

7. Pop Quiz #2 5. Using Star Cards involves Mr. Hampton writing down questions for us to take into groups to discuss. True or false?

8. Pop Quiz #2 6. Story World Projects means we take the story world and make it part of our world. True or false?

9. Pop Quiz #2 7. Making a life-size representation of a character from a story is called ______ _____________.

10. Types of Prompts Expository – Asks you to explain a situation.

11. Types of Prompts Persuasive – Asks you to convince someone to see a particular point of view.

12. Format Five (5) paragraph essay consisting of: – 1 st paragraph = Introduction – 2 nd, 3 rd, 4 th paragraphs = Evidence and Support – 5 th paragraph = Conclusion

13. Analytical Scoring Breaks an essay down into parts…then each part is graded separately.

14. Analytical Scoring Focused on topic Organized Conventions (Grammar) Understanding of Topic Support

15. How Is It Graded? Each category in FOCUS is graded on a 1-6 scale – 6 is the highest you can score. – 1 is the lowest

16. Holistic Scoring Looks at the essay as a WHOLE, then assigns a grade

17. Which do FCAT Writes graders use? Holistic (whole) or analytical (break into parts)?

18. GROUP WORK 1. Break into groups—no more than 3 per group. 2. Pass out Worksheets 3. Grade 3 essays HOLISTICALLY; grade 1 essay ANALYTICALLY.