Section 2: What Skills? Skill Definition Skills Cluster 1: Preparing for the Task 1. Task engagement Ability to connect the task and new content to existing knowledge, skills, experiences, interests, and concerns. 2. Task analysis Ability to understand and explain the task’s prompt and rubric. Skills Cluster 2: Reading Process 1. Text selection Ability to identify appropriate texts. 2. Active reading Ability to identify the central point and main supporting elements of a text. 3. Essential vocabulary Ability to identify and master terms essential to understanding a text. 4. Academic integrity Ability to use and credit sources appropriately. 5. Note-taking Ability to select important facts and passages for use in one’s own writing. Skills Cluster 3: Transition to Writing 1. Bridging Ability to begin linking reading results to writing task. Skills Cluster 4: Writing Process 1. Controlling idea Ability to establish a controlling idea and consolidate information relevant to task. 2. Planning Ability to develop a line of thought and text structure appropriate to a narrative task. 3. Development Ability to construct an initial draft with an emerging line of thought and structure. 4. Revision Ability to refine text, including line of thought, language usage, and tone as appropriate to audience and purpose. 5. Editing Ability to proofread and format a piece to make it more effective. 6. Completion Ability to submit final piece that meets expectations. Section 3: What Instruction? Pacing Skill and Definition MINI-TASK Instructional Strategies Product and Prompt Scoring (Product “meets expectations” if it…)
Section 2: What Skills? Skill Definition Skills Cluster 1: Preparing for the Task 1. Task engagement Ability to connect the task and new content to existing knowledge, skills, experiences, interests, and concerns. 2. Task analysis Ability to understand and explain the task’s prompt and rubric. Skills Cluster 2: Reading Process 1. Text selection Ability to identify appropriate texts. 2. Active reading Ability to identify the central point and main supporting elements of a text. 3. Essential vocabulary Ability to identify and master terms essential to understanding a text. 4. Academic integrity Ability to use and credit sources appropriately. 5. Note-taking Ability to select important facts and passages for use in one’s own writing. Skills Cluster 3: Transition to Writing 1. Bridging Ability to begin linking reading results to writing task. Skills Cluster 4: Writing Process 1. Controlling idea Ability to establish a controlling idea and consolidate information relevant to task. 2. Planning Ability to develop a line of thought and text structure appropriate to a narrative task. 3. Development Ability to construct an initial draft with an emerging line of thought and structure. 4. Revision Ability to refine text, including line of thought, language usage, and tone as appropriate to audience and purpose. 5. Editing Ability to proofread and format a piece to make it more effective. 6. Completion Ability to submit final piece that meets expectations. Section 3: What Instruction? Pacing Skill and Definition MINI-TASK Instructional Strategies Product and Prompt Scoring (Product “meets expectations” if it…)