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1 MCAS-Alt Teacher Consultants
ELAWriting Presented by: Patty Sprano Dianne Costello MCAS-Alt Teacher Consultants Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

2 What is Writing? Not Tracing Not Copying
ELAWriting is the use of a student’s primary mode of communication to recount/retell, explain, clarify, argue, persuade, create, or express, based on a text or topic (ELA Resource Guide). Not Tracing Not Copying Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

3 What does ELAWriting assess?
ELAWriting assesses expressive communication by the student: sharing experiences, opinions, ideas, and/or facts discussing books, articles, stories, poetry, video sharing knowledge with an audience ELAWriting does not assess a student’s ability to: hold a writing instrument copy or trace letters or words circle answers on a worksheet Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

4 Bathroom activities are not assessed, and will not be scored!
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5 Required Elements for Writing
Educator’s Manual, pp Required Elements for Writing Writing Sample (not scored) Baseline writing sample + 1 Work Description for each Final Writing Sample 3 Writing Samples Rubrics (scored) + X 90 + Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

6 Requirements for Writing:
1 Baseline Sample: The baseline should be the student’s first attempt at the writing process and dated prior to the final samples. Baseline can be a brainstorming activity, graphic organizer, outline, or draft  3 Final Samples: 3 distinct writing samples with valid dates, plus 3 pre-scored rubrics for each sample. Final samples can either be the final version of the baseline or any other text types (all the same text type is also okay). Final samples for students using access skills will include a written product produced by the teacher, noting student participation. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

7 A sample is a permanent product of the student's expressive communication.
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8 Pre-Scoring the Writing Samples
Teachers will pre-score each of their students’ final writing samples, using standardized scoring rubrics. Include completed scoring rubric with each final writing sample. Scorers will verify the teacher’s scores. Use the scoring rubrics provided for each text type. Scoring rubrics include the following: Level of Complexity Demonstration of Skills and Concepts Expression of Ideas and Content (clarity) Text Structure (words, phrases, sentences) Vocabulary (appropriate, related) Conventions (mechanics) Independence (frequency of prompts) Self-Evaluation Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

9 Lets score this student's work using the rubric.
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10 Work must meet all criteria in a rubric area to receive that score.
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11 When Might a Scorer Change a Pre-Scored Rubric?
If the pre-scored rubric contained scores of 3’s or 4’s for DSC, AND If the writing sample included only: single words, pictures, phrases, or list of words; OR fill-in-the-blank, matching, true/false, circled responses; OR text provided by the teacher (i.e., no evidence of student input or involvement); THEN The score was lowered to 1 or 2. Pre-scored Writing Rubric Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

12 Examples: Why rubric scores were lowered by scorers
Fill-in-the-blank Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

13 Why some rubric scores were lowered (continued)
Multiple-choice (circling correct responses) Text provided by teacher, with no student expression Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

14 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

15 Lets look at the writing sample below…
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16 Let’s look at the criteria for each area and score this student's sample.
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17 Lets score the sample of a student working on access skills…
Brief Description of the activity: The student activated a switch in response to materials used in the creation of a written product. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

18 A student working on Access Skills should score:   - 2 for Level of Complexity; and - 1 for Demo of Skills and Concepts  Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

19 Scoring Independence for Writing
Either: By the word OR By the sentence... 6/9= 66% Ind I I P P P 50% Ind I I I Independence for writing should be based on prompting provided at the word, sentence, or paragraph level. I I P Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

20 Scoring Independence for a student using a communication device
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21 Lets Recap! What is Writing? Expressive Communication
What is required for the ELAWriting MCAS-Alt Portfolio? 1 baseline sample in any text type 3 final samples in any text type 3 completed scoring rubrics Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

22 Recap (Continued) How are writing samples scored?
By the teacher, in each rubric area, based only on the student’s responses. Use only the state-provided scoring rubrics. Meet all criteria specified in the rubric before moving ‘up’ to the next higher score.  Document the independence of the student's responses at the word or sentence level. Hint: Use online forms and graphs for ease and clarity.  Questions? Use the Technical Assistance Forms. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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