1. Interdisciplinary Writing Unit
By Mary (Kathy) King
READ 7140 OWA
May, 2008

2. Social Studies: Geography
4th Grade
Persuasive Writing
Social Studies: Geography

3. 5th Grade Writing Assessment
Administered: 120 minutes One day Make-up ~next day 1ST week in March
Types:
Narrative
Persuasive
Expository / Informational
Georgia Department of Education. (n.d.). Grade Five Writing Assessment. Retrieved May 22, 2007, from the Georgia Department of Education Web site: 71F6C0EEF2BA1C3472A1300BEB9F0D2B4BD71CBD45CD9F4D062E&Type=D

4. 5th Grade Writing Assessment Continued
Scoring: 2 raters Four domains: ~ideas ~organization ~style ~conventions
Reporting:
Student Label
Student Report
Student Achievement Report
Scale Score Rank Order Roster
School Report
System Report
Georgia Department of Education. (n.d.). Grade Five Writing
Assessment. Retrieved May 22, 2007, from the Georgia
Department of Education Web site:
Grade%205.doc?p=6CC6799F8C1371F6C0EEF2BA1C3
472A1300BEB9F0D2B4BD71CBD45CD9F4D062E&Ty pe=D

5. Instructional Grouping
Assessment:
Individually
~assess ability
Peer partnering
~peer tutoring
~scaffolding
Practice Activity:
Whole group
~saves time
~gives instruction at one time
~offers peer tutoring
~helps with scaffolding

6. Student’s Needs Grouping
Developmental , Bilingual, and Other Languages:
Independently
~assess ability
Peer partnering
~peer tutoring
~scaffolding
Cultural:
Independently
~assess ability
Peer partnering
~peer tutoring
~scaffolding

7. Accommodations and Modifications
Developmental
Scaffolding
Thesaurus
Peer tutoring
Proofreaders’ marks
Punctuation guide
Adjective list
Close monitoring
Dictionary
Extended time
Interactive website
Model displayed

8. Accommodations and Modifications
Cultural, Bilingual, and Other Languages:
Repeat instructions
Simplify
instructions
Scaffolding
Thesaurus
Translation dictionary
Adjective list
Dictionary
Extended time
Model displayed
Peer tutoring
Proofreaders’ marks
Punctuation guide

9. Prewriting Instructions
Decide audience ~peers Decide form ~brochure Decide genre ~persuasive Decide purpose ~persuade a person to visit their place
Decide topic ~a place and the surrounding area Fill out graphic organizer Resource material Teacher lead instructions Teacher modeling

10. Assessment Graphic Organizer (front)
King, M.K. (2008). Brochure graphic organizer. Unpublished manuscript, Valdosta State University, GA.

11. Assessment Graphic Organizer (back)
King, M.K. (2008). Brochure graphic organizer. Unpublished manuscript, Valdosta State University, GA.

12. Assessment Prewriting Checklist
Name:
 Prewriting Brochure Checklist
Topic
Title
Name
5 pictures in envelope
1 map in envelope
Subtitle under the 5 pictures
Subtitle under the map
Descriptions of the 5 pictures
2 to 3 adjectives describe the pictures
3 details under each picture
Description of the map
2 adjectives describe the map
3 details under map
King, M.K. (2008). Prewriting brochure checklist. Unpublished Manuscript, Valdosta State University, GA.

13. Assessment Prewriting Rubric
King, M.K. (2008). Prewriting brochure rubric. Unpublished Manuscript, Valdosta State University, GA.

14. Drafting Instructions
Adjective list Display model Information from graphic organizer Labeled rough draft Readable Skip lines
Teacher lead Teacher modeling Unconcerned with spelling Unconcerned with punctuation Write in complete sentences

15. Assessment Drafting Sheet (front)
King. M.K. (2008). Drafting brochure sheet. Unpublished manuscript. Valdosta State University, GA.

16. Assessment Drafting Sheet (back)
King. M.K. (2008). Drafting brochure sheet. Unpublished manuscript. Valdosta State University, GA.

17. Assessment Drafting Checklist
Kidd, L. (2007, May). Drafting checklist. Unpublished checklist, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA. (Modified)

18. Assessment Drafting Rubric
King, M.K. (2008). Drafting rubric. Unpublished manuscript. Valdosta State University, GA.

19. Revising Instructions
Insertions Deletions Different color pen or pencil Display model Get distant Moving content Proofreaders’ marks
Rough draft Substitutions Teacher lead Teacher modeling Unconcerned with spelling Unconcerned with punctuation

20. Assessment Revising Checklist
King, M.K. (2008, May). Revising checklist. Unpublished manuscript. Valdosta, GA: Valdosta State University.

21. Assessment Revising Rubric
King, M.K. (2008, May). Revising rubric. Unpublished manuscript. Valdosta, GA: Valdosta State University.

22. Editing Instructions Adjective list Complete sentences
Correct spelling
Correct punctuation
Correct capitalization
Different color pen/pencil
Get distant
Proofreaders’ marks
Punctuation guide
Reread
Sentence structure
Teacher lead
Teacher modeling

23. Assessment Editing Checklist
Name:
Editing Checklist
Self Peer
____ ____ Paragraph Indentions
____ ____ Complete Sentences (Each has a subject and predicate.)
 ____ ____ Capitalization
• Do all sentences begin with a capital letter?
• Do all proper nouns begin with capital letters?
 ____ ____ Punctuation
• Are periods and commas used correctly?
• Are quotations punctuated correctly?
 ____ ____ Verb Usage
• Do all main verbs agree with the subject in person and number?
• Are any parts of verb phrases missing or incorrect? Are verb endings correct?
• Is the verb tense correct?
• Are helping verbs used when needed?
 ____ ____ Noun Usage
• Do regular plurals end in “s”? Are irregular plurals correct?
• Are articles (“a,” “an,” and “the”) used correctly?
• Does every pronoun have a clear referent?
 ____ ____ Correct Spelling (Be careful of words that sound the same but have
different meanings.)
 ____ ____ Adjectives usage
 ____ ____ Sentence Structure
• Do sentences begin with different words?
• Did the writer use a variety of types in each sentence?
Editing checklist. Retrieved May 22, 2008, from Jefferson county School Web site: (Modified))

24. Assessment Editing Rubric
King, M.K. (2008). Editing rubric. Unpublished manuscript, Valdosta State University, GA.

25. Publishing Instructions
Audience
~peers
Brochure
Edited brochure
Final form
Map
Neat
Pictures
Share writing
~authors chair
~displayed on bulletin board
Teacher lead
Teacher modeling

26. Assessment Publishing Brochure Template (front)
King, M.K. (2008). Brochure template. Unpublished manuscript, Valdosta State University, GA.

27. Assessment Publishing Brochure Template (back)
King, M.K. (2008). Brochure template. Unpublished manuscript, Valdosta State University, GA.

28. Assessment Publishing Checklist
King, M.K. (2008). Publishing checklist. Unpublished manuscript. Valdosta State University, GA.

29. Assessment Publishing Rubric
King, M.K. (2008). Publishing rubric. Unpublished manuscript. Valdosta State University, GA.