2. Creating and Using Writing Scrapbooks By Penny Ann Cline

3. Writing Scrapbooks Scrapbooks vs Portfolio Assessment How they work

4. What are they? A sequential collection of student writing Pictures and other memorabilia Timely self reflection

5. Why use them? Place to organize student work Watch student growth Readily available for conferences, SST, etc. Create pride in his/her own work Easy way for students to reflect on their work

6. Getting Started Create a cover page Explain to students how the scrapbook works Start collecting student work in files Explain to parents during Open House

7. Projects I have used Color Poem Journals Student Books Content writing Penpals Response to Literature

8. Writing across the curriculum Social Studies Science

9. End of Each Trimester Pass out folders with work Sequence and glue on writing projects Review all work Teacher/aide adds pages to bound book Students self-reflect

10. End of the Year Add work Do self reflection Teacher/aide binds Plan a meeting day with next year’s teachers Share one-on-one with teachers Take home

11. Writing Scrapbooks: are a source of pride for students are readily available for conferences, open house, student study team meetings, or self-reflection are a memento of the year

12. Writing Scrapbooks Teachers love them. Parents love them. Students love them. Try them, you’ll be glad you did!