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Georgia Writing Assessment January 19, 2011 Essential Question: What do parents need to know about the 8 th grade writing test? If you have specific questions about how you can help promote writing at home, please email Mrs. Jablonski: [email protected]

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Georgia Writing Assessment January 19, 2011

Essential Question: What do parents need to know about the

8th grade writing test?

If you have specific questions about how you can help promote writing at home, please email Mrs. Jablonski:

[email protected]

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Details of the test

•All 8th grade students must pass.

•Session Length: 100 minutes

•Main Administration: One day (January 19th, 2011)•Make-up Administration: One day

(To Be Determined)

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How is it graded?

Two raters will read every paper and give it a score. Their combined scores will determine if a paper will pass or fail.

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It Looks Like This

Scoring Domain

Domain Weight % of total score

Ideas 2 x raters’ scores 40%

Organization 1 x raters’ scores 20%

Style 1 x raters’ scores 20%

Conventions 1 x raters’ scores 20%

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Rubrics 5

Overview of Score Points 1-5Five Levels of Competence

Score: 1

Lack of Control

(of the elements of the domain)

Score: 2

Minimal Control

(of the elements of the domain)

Score: 3

Sufficient Control

(of the elements of the domain)

Score: 4

Consistent Control

(of the elements of the domain)

Score: 5

Full Command

(of the elements of the domain)

GREEN = The degree to which the writer demonstrates control of the components.

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Ideas= 40%

• Controlling idea- Thesis

• Supporting Details

• Coherency

• Facts and Examples

• Awareness of Genre

• Completeness

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Organization= 20%

• Logical and appropriate sequencing and/or grouping of ideas in the paper

• Introduction/Body/Conclusion

• Expository/Persuasive Strategies used

• Introduction is engaging

• Conclusion provides a sense of closure

I Can Do This!

This test will be a piece of

cake!

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Style= 20%

• Word choice

• Figurative language

(similes, metaphors...)

• Varied sentence lengths

• Attention to audience

• Consistent voice

• Humor

Declarative

Exclamatory

Interrogative

Imperative

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Conventions= 20%

• Capitalization

• Punctuation

• Spelling

• Indention of paragraphs

• Subject/Verb Agreement

• Formal Register

• Errors do not interfere with meaning

Proofread!

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How Can I Help My Child Succeed? Make it Real Suggest Note-taking Brainstorm

Journal Write Together Play Games

Make Lists Copy from Media Read More

Write Notes Provide Materials Resources

Be a Writer Use the Library Make it FunSee the handout “Things to Do at Home to Encourage Writing” for details on how

these ideas can work for you!

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Did You Know?• Every 9 week grading period, every

Language Arts class assigns at least one formal writing assignment.

• Students at Berkmar Middle School write in every class.

• The Write It Down! Club meets on Thursdays with Mrs. Moon in Mrs. Jablonski’s room to write for fun, to enter contests, to play word games, and to improve writing.

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Great Writing/Vocabulary Websites

• Fact Monster Writing: http://www.factmonster.com/homework/writingskills1.html

• Room 108 Kid’s Writing: http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/writing/Kids_Writing.html

• Free Rice (Vocabulary Game): http://www.freerice.com/

• Teacher Vision Links:

http://www.teachervision.fen.com/reading-and-language-arts/games/5831.html

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Making it Work for YouIf you have specific questions about the 8th Grade Writing

Test, we have teachers here to answer your questions. Please raise your hand and we will direct you to those teachers at this time.

If you would like to experience some writing activities that you can do with your child at home, please join us!

If you have specific questions about how you can help promote writing at home, please email Mrs. Jablonski:

[email protected]


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