Interdisciplinary Writing Unit

5th grade

Informational Writing

Descriptive Travel Brochure

Social Studies

US Geography

By: Kimile Harden

Georgia Writing Assessment: 5th grade

Given a topic in a genre of writing:

- Narrative - Informational - Persuasive

Length of time:- 120 minutes: 2- 60

minute sessions Testing date:- 1st week in March- Make-up day

follows

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Georgia Writing Assessment: 5th grade

Analytic Scoring of domains: (1-5 points each domain)

- Ideas- Organization- Style- Conventions

Content - 40% Organization -20% Style – 20% Convention – 20%

Performance levels Does not meet

(100 – 199) Meets (200 – 249) Exceeds (250+)

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Directions: You (the students) will be given the

following materials: graphic organizer, several sheets of blank lined paper, a pen, and 2 pencils.

You (the students) will be given 60 minutes (split into 2 days- 30 min.) to chose a writing prompt and using the materials provided complete the writing process on the chosen topic.

Pre-Assessment Prompt:

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Pre-Assessment Prompt:• Prompt 1: Think about a place that

you have visited on vacation. You have a friend that has never left their hometown.

• In an essay, describe the place that you have visited giving your friend the specific facts about that location.

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Pre-Assessment Prompt:

• Prompt 2: Think about where you live and how you get to your house. Your friend wants to visit you and does not know the directions.

• In a friendly letter, explain to your friend the directions on how to get to your house.

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Prewriting

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Whole group- Saves time, provides same instruction, scaffold

information - Provides peer to peer/teacher interaction.- Modeling & practice Individual - Monitoring progress on completing assessment- Independently assist them Small group/peer partner- Collaboration, assist one another; research

Instructional grouping: (relating to the teacher’s instructional needs)

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Grouping Options: (related to students’ needs)

Developmental Needs:

• Whole/small group - peer scaffolding

• Individual- focus on their specific needs

• Peer- assist students with difficulties

Cultural or Linguistic Needs:

• Whole/small group- peer scaffolding

• Individual - focus on their specific needs

• Peer tutor- assist students with difficulties

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Genre of Writing:

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Informational Writing :• Purpose to inform or share information • Based on facts• Collect research info from books, articles, & websites • Five patterns include: description, sequence, comparison, cause & effect, and problem & solution

Prewriting: • “Getting ready to write stage”• Should spend 70% of time • 1st choose a topic• Consider purpose, audience, & form• Gather & organize ideas - Drawing, talking, reading, retelling,

writing - Use graphic organizer

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Prewriting Graphic Organizer:

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Prewriting Scoring Guide:

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Accommodations and/or Modifications

(needs of students from differing stages of development)

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Lower level students:• One to one instruction• Peer tutor assistance• Extra time on assignment• Sit close to the teacher

Higher level students: • Will get to choose topics

Accommodations and/or Modifications

(needs of students from differing cultural and linguistic backgrounds)

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Cultural & Linguistic: - Peer tutor - Spanish/English Dictionary - May need to dictate to students

Drafting

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Drafting:• Getting ideas on paper• Not worried about spelling,

punctuation, & other mechanical errors• Skip every other line –mark with “X”• Label “rough draft” or “sloppy copy”• May need to modify – form, audience,

or purpose• Opening sentence or lead

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Drafting Scoring Guide:

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Activity:

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• Arrange the student into small groups.

• Have groups complete a practice rough draft using the class completed graphic organizer.

• Have students volunteer information to include on class rough draft using shared writing.

• Read rough draft to the students.

Revising

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Revising:

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• “Seeing again”• Clarify & refine ideas - by adding, substituting, deleting, and rearranging• Use proofreader’s marks• 1st – reread rough draft• Share with writing group• Make revisions based on feedback

X -X

Revising Checklist:

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Proofreader’s Marks:

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Revising Scoring Guide:

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Editing:

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Editing:

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• Final form, “polish writing”

• Proofread writing

• Focus on spelling, punctuation, capitalization, sentence structure, usage

• Use proofreader’s marks

• Correct all errors

Proofreader’s Marks:

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Editing Scoring Guide:

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Publishing

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Final Draft

Publishing:

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• Final stage of writing process

• Write in best handwriting or type

• Share with appropriate audience

-Author’s chair

Publishing Scoring Guide:

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The End!