I don't think you will feel welcome once you get the prompt though. Unfortunately, this MCAS is called "Long Write" for a reason. You have to create at least a five paragraph essay on a topic about your feelings, or opinions, on something and back it up with stories or evidence that prove your point, all while maintaining a style, developing a voice, and telling a good story. Think you have a handle on it?
I hope so!
This week, we are focusing on getting you calibrated. That means, having you approach the task of writing a Long Write composition, then showing you examples of advanced, proficient, needs improvement, and warning pieces and seeing where your attempt fits in. From their, your teachers are going to show you some strategies on what makes some of the advanced and proficient papers work well, and ask you what you would like to learn how to do. Then we are going to have you try to fix your Long Write to incorporate these strategies into your own writing.
We want you to kick some MCAS!
We will be looking at the 2013 prompt:
People’s character traits define who they are and can help them throughout their lives. These character traits could include honesty, bravery, loyalty, compassion, determination, or creativity.In a well-developed composition, select one character trait you believe is very important in life and explain why that trait is so important. |
The standards are as follows:
Reporting Category: Composition
Topic: 19 - Writing
Topic: 20 - Consideration of Audience and Purpose
Topic: 21 - Revising
Topic: 22 - Standard English Conventions
Standard: ELA.K-12.W.1.02 - Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. [Note: These broad types of writing include many subgenres. See Appendix A for definitions of key writing types.]
Standard: ELA.K-12.W.2.04 - Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Standard: ELA.K-12.W.2.05 - Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
Don't forget your Silent Reading book!
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