cahsee writing applications - scaffold ed on-demand writing

8/3/2019 CAHSEE Writing Applications - Scaffold Ed on-Demand Writing

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Scaffolded On-Demand Writing

Adapted from Jeanette Gonzalez-Quiceno, Sweetwater UHSD

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Students will receive a 1, 2, 3 or 4 grade

on the essay (Scoring Guide in Appendix A of Guide) Essays that are off-topic, illegible,

unintelligible or not written in Englishwill receive a score of NS (No Score)

The students will not be askedautobiographical questions.


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The CAHSEE Essay Prompt Will

Consist of One of the Following:

Response to literature ~ literary analysis Persuasive essay Biographical essay Expository composition Business Letter (highly unlikely, but possible)


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Note: This is provided to students after all prompts during theCAHSEE, it is modified slightly depending on the writing task.

Read the description of the task carefullyOrganize your writing with a strong

IntroductionBodyConclusion

Use specific details and examples to fully support your ideasUse words that are appropriate to your audience andpurposeVary your sentences to make your writing interestingto readCheck for mistakes in grammar, spelling, punctuation,capitalization, and sentence formation.


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Checklist For Writing 1

Read the description of the task carefully

Vocabulary: task = your job

In other words ~

o Be sure to pay attention to what the questionasking you to do!o Is it to persuade? Explain? Describe?


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Organize your writing with a strong ~o Introduction

o Restate prompt, use topic sentence

o Bodyo This is where you include the detailso Use transition words between paragraphs

o Conclusion

o Restate your topic sentence and leave thereader with something to think aboutNote: Your essay needs to PROVEthat you are anorganized thinker and that you know the essay form~ula


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Use specific details and examples tofully support your ideas

Vocabulary:Specific adjective a specific thing, person, or group is oneparticular thing, person, or group

- Rooney wouldn't comment on specific candidates for

the job.

In other words ~ Your ideas need back - up


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Checklist For Writing 4Use words that are appropriate to your audience and purpose

Appropriate = adjective correct or right for a particular time,situation, or purpose

The movie is appropriate for children age 12 and over. Audience = noun who is reading your essay? The CAHSEE test

scorers? The audience danced and clapped and swayed to the

music. Purpose = noun What you aim to do, what you want to achieve, or

the job that something is supposed to do The purpose of this exercise is to increase your

strength. In other words ~

Write your essay for the CAHSEE scorers, useacademic vocabulary or college words


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Checklist For Writing 5 & 6Vary your sentences to make your writinginteresting to read

Vary = change

Check for mistakes in grammar, spelling, punctuation,capitalization, and sentence forma tion.

In other words~o Dont repeat the same words over and over again o Revise & edit your work


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Biographical NarrativeSample Prompt Step 1

Throughout your years in school, you havestudied about many different people. Thinkabout one of these people you have studied

during your time at school. What make thisperson special enough to study ?

Write an essay in which you discuss a person you have studied in school. Explain what it isabout this person that is special . Usedetails and examples to support your ideas.


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Academic VocabularyTeacher front loads idioms, vocabulary, academic

vocabulary, and cognates as needed.

discuss: to talk about something with someone or agroup in order to exchange ideas or decide something I discuss ed what had happened with Pat.

Biographical adjective: something that is about aperson's life, written by someone else He revealed some biographical information about

his mentor.

narrative: something that is told as a story As the two narratives progress, the connections

become evident. details: a fact, or piece of information about

something


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Scaffolded Writing Prompt

Biographical Narrative(Step 2: prompt is not changed, just chunked into smaller pieces)

Throughout your years in school, you havestudied about many different people.

Think about one of these people you havestudied during your time at school.

What make this person special enough tostudy?


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Scaffolded Writing Prompt

Step 2 Continued (prompt is not changed, just chunked into smaller pieces)

Write an essay in which you discuss aperson you have studied in school.

Explain what it is about this person thatis special . Use details and examples tosupport your ideas.


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Step-by-Step ScaffoldingHow do I respond to the prompt?

Throughout your years in school, youhave studied about many differentpeople.

repeat the prompt

Throughout my years in school, I havestudied many different people, and themost interesting person was


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Step-by-Step Scaffolding

Think about one of these people you havestudied during your time at school. Whatmakes this person special enough to study ?

Give examples about the most interestingperson to show why this person is the MOST interesting person that you studied.

Students list examples


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Teacher OverviewStandard 10.2.1

Describe the person using description of appearance,sensory details, or images

Sights

Sounds:

Smells:

Movements:

Feelings:


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Teacher OverviewStandard 10.2.1

Relate a sequence of events and communicate thesignificance of the events to the audience

Sequence = the order, (i.e. first, next, last)Each edition is numbered separately in sequence.

Significance = the importance of an event, actionCity leaders are just starting to realize the

significance of the drug problem. Audience = the person or people that read your essay

The ad was inappropriate for a family audience.


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Standard 10.2.1

Sample Graphic Organizer for Biographical

Narrative CAHSEE Prompt

Important Events In the Life of

Event 1This was important because




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The Hamburger(Veggie Burger)Essay Formula

Topic Sentence:First, _________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________

Next, __________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________

Finally, ________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________

In addition, _____________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________

In conclusion, __________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________

Introduction =include topic sentence.

The details or

the meat & cheeseare in the middle!

Conclusion=holds the essaytogether likea hamburger bun.

Essay scorersLOVEtransitions!


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The most interesting person that I have ever

studied in history class is Napoleon Bonaparte. Hedid many great things for the European countryFrance after the French Revolution. He usedoutstanding military strategies to conquer hisenemies. He was also a great leader causing all of hismen to be loyal and trustworthy to him. Anotherquality of Napoleon that made him a special person inhistory was his ability to control and command othercountries once he had acquired them. These qualitiesalone make Napoleon Bonaparte special enough tostudy in school.


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Options: Allow students to write answers in short

answer format in lieu of paragraph forminitially

Do the scaffolded writing prompt and writeshort answers as guided practice

Repeat the scaffold with a new prompt andgradually decrease guided practice help


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Persuasive Prompt Practice~ Some students at your school have expressed

an interest in making the school moreattractive by getting rid of the trash on the

school grounds. Write a persuasive essay for your schoolpaper in which you convince the readers ofthe importance of getting rid of the trashand making the school more attractive.Convince your readers through the use ofspecific reasons and examples.


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Step 1

Are there any vocabulary words orphrases (i.e. uncommon words, idiomaticexpressions, figurative language, academic contentwords, etc.) which need to be reviewedwith the students?


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Step 1Define the terms and follow the

AV sequence to teach these items:

Idioms:

Content Area Vocabulary:

Figurative Language:

Academic Vocabulary:

Cognates:


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Step 2 Read the writing prompt carefully. Then,

chunk the prompt by copying it into smallerchunked sections after each bullet.

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Step 3

Use each chunked section of theprompt, write guidelines for

students as to the type ofinformation their response shouldcontain, use student-friendly

wording


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Your Turn to Try Step 3 Write steps for the sample prompt here:~

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By the time students enter high school,they have learned about many moments inhistory that have influenced our world

today. Think about a moment in historyyou studied and consider its importance. Write a composition in which you discuss

a moment history. Share its importance intodays world. Be sure to support themoment with details and examples.


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By the time students enter high school, they havelearned about many moments in history that haveinfluenced our world today. Think about a moment inhistory you studied and consider its importance.

Vocabulary:influence = power to have an effect on the waysomeone or something develops, behaves, or thinkswithout using direct force or commands

Sample sentence:Broderick used his influence with city hall to cover up thecrime.


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Graphic Organizer forSample Expository Prompt (pg. 82 of TG)

Event/Description World before *or at time

of event

Why important in todays

world

Man on the moon -Many Unsuccessfulattempts before

-Americans can do anythingthey want-respect-Gave Americans courage-Americans are great

Invention of automobiles Horse-drawn carriages-took a long time to travel

-people did not travel-trains

-People can live fartheraway from their workplace

-Created urban/suburbansociety-highways, maps, freeways,toll roads-independence- pollution, green -house

effect


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In the story The Hiking Trip, the reader learns

about the main character, Jeff. Jeffs personalityand emotions are revealed through the actions and

dialogue presented in the story.

Write an essay in which you describe the personalityand emotions of Jeff, the main character. How do hispersonal characteristics add to the events in thestory? How does the author reveal this informationabout Jeff in the story? Use details and examplesfrom the story to support your ideas.


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Restate the prompt~

Jeffs personality and emotions could bedescribed as -courageous

-inspirational-loyal-worried


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Steps for Analyzing the Question

Underline key words Circle negatives (NOT, NO, prefixes such as NON)

Double Underline qualifying words ____________________ (BEST, MOST, LEAST) Put an X by difficult or confusing words Can you answer the question without

reading the whole test?(Adapted from pg. S-41 of the CAHSEE LA SDCOE prep book)


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In Conclusion

What words andconcepts would

you need tobreak-down for

your students?

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