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Compose and SAGE Writing Julie Benson Daron Kennett

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Julie Benson 801-538-7542 Julie.benson@schools.utah.gov Daron Kennett 801-538-7819 Daron.kennett@schools.utah.gov

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Agenda Julie and Daron DWA Analysis SAGE Update: Writing Informative/Explanatory Essay Rangefinding Argument Essay Rangefinding Kim Best Practices for Utah Compose

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Changes to 2014 DWA Prompt Argument/Opinion Claim Evidence and Reasoning Stimulus Text Set

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DWA Results Old: Persuasive scoring algorithm New: Argument/Opinion scoring algorithm

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Changes to SAGE Writing 2014-15 Shorten stimulus Expected length Time guidelines Field Test

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Argument/Opinion: Passage sets will be shortened by approximately 50% Grade Level Original Minimum/Maximum Word Count New Minimum/Maximum Word Count 3 1000/1100550/650 4 1200/1300650/750 5 1200/1300700/800 6 1500/1600900/1000 7 1500/16001000/1100 8 1600/17001000/1100 9 1800/19001100/1200 10 1900/20001100/1200 11 1900/20001100/1200

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Informative/Explanatory Directions will be more explicit for the expected length. Grades 3-4: Write a 1-3 paragraph explanation Grades 5-11: Write a 2-3 paragraph explanation

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Opinion/Argumentative Directions will be more explicit for the expected length for elementary. Grades 3-4: Write a 1-3 paragraph essay Grade 5-11: Write an essay

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Administrator Guidelines for Time The TAMs will give test administrators guidelines for how long students should work. 60 minutes (soft time limit) 90 minute

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Note on Range and Content of Student Writing

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Writing Window Field Test February 2-20 Human scoring Rangefinding February 23 March 6 Immediate reporting when ELA test is completed

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Informative/Explanatory Essay Rubric Available on SAGE Portal: http://sageportal.org/http://sageportal.org/

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Rangefinding/Scoring Groups of 3 3 essays 1.Read the prompt and passage set 2.Read and score essays individually 3.Discuss and come to consensus 4.Share out

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Informative/Explanatory: Instructional Implications

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Argument Essay Rubric Available on SAGE Portal: http://sageportal.org/http://sageportal.org/

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Scoring Guide

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Opinion Writing Scoring Guide

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Opinion Scoring & 5 th Grade UCS

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Opinion Scoring Guide & 5 th Grade UCS

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Argument: Instructional Implications

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Kelly Gallagher: The Grecian Urn Approach

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Mentor Textnoun a well-developed example of the targeted text for emulation or imitation Modeltransitive verb to display in an explicit fashion (thinking aloud, multiple iterations, etc.) the skills and processes used to develop a text

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Julie Benson 801-538-7542 Julie.benson@schools.utah.gov Daron Kennett 801-538-7819 Daron.kennett@schools.utah.gov