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Formative Assessment as a Compass (from the National Writing Project - NWP)
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With a main purpose of presenting ways that intentional review of student work can be a guide in professional development, Formative Assessment as a Compass, by Beth Rimer and Terri McAvoy, also offers ways for professional development leaders to help teachers plan lessons that fit their classrooms and students. The book starts with a definition of formative assessment and the connection between assessment and student work and goes on to offer strategies for when and how to notice what's going on with students for the purpose of moving them forward as writers.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Formative Assessment
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Teaching/Learning Strategy
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National Writing Project
Date Added:
06/23/2014
Style Study: One Connection Between Reading and Writing
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This article describes how a high school teacher's approach to teaching "styles of writing" to her students. This lesson ties in reading and writing by taking what might be considered a difficult literary passage (ie: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitgerald) and teach students to write like the author and receive feedback in a "workshop" setting where students receive feedback from one another.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Interactive
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Reading
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The National Writing Project: The Quarterly
Date Added:
03/14/2017