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Scoring The Writing WorkshopPretest and Posttest

1. To monitor student progress2. To evaluate effectiveness of

teaching and learning 3. To plan continuing assessment

and instruction

Purpose of scoring

…And Don’t Forget…..

To provide meaningful

feedback to the students.

Become familiar with the Anchor Papers

Start with the Writing Checklist

Why?1. More objective 2. Scores the way the students were

instructed, sentence by sentence (outline)3. Gives direct feedback to students that

makes sense4. Just easier to be fair

Use the Evaluation and Scoring Conversion Key

Why?1. Matches the district reporting format

( rubric of 1-4)2. You will score the students on Galileo as

a 1, 2, 3, or 4

FinallyHave meaningful conversations with your students about their papers based on the Checklist that you attached to their test. (If Posttest, consider allowing students to rewrite final paper for a higher class grade.)