Diocese of Allentown Writing Assessment Timeline and Directions Grades K-8 2017-2018 Prompt Sent Samples Kindergarten Gr. 3 Writing Gr. 4 Writing Grades 5,6 Grades 7, 8 – Due Grade 2 Genre Genre Writing Genre Writing Genre First Trimester November 3 One well-constructed One well-constructed Informative Informative September 27 narrative/descriptive non-fiction summary 3 paragraphs piece 3-5 paragraphs paragraph using paragraph teacher – science, social choice studies, or reading text teacher choice – Second February 28 Teacher’s Choice *One *Three *Informative *Informative Three paragraphs 3-5 paragraphs Trimester narrative/descriptive summary paragraphs using the Using the January 23 paragraph, preferably using a story from curriculum curriculum based on the an the reading text – example from the teacher choice reading text – teacher choice Third April 25 *Narrative/Descriptive *One *Four or five *Grades 5, 6 *Grades 7, 8 Trimester Follow directions on Opinion 3-5 Argument 3-5 the writing prompt informative narrative paragraphs paragraphs paragraphs March 13 paragraph about the using diocesan Paschal Mystery prompt *For the second and third trimester writing samples, the writing prompt should be administered by the teacher and kept in the students’ portfolio. You will be asked to record the information on the Google Form. Since the genre of the second trimester is the same as the first trimester, the students should find more ease in the assessment. The Writing Prompts information will be on
Diocese of Allentown Writing Assessment Timeline and Directions Grades K-8 2017-2018 Prompt Sent Samples Due Kindergarten – Grade 2 Gr. 3 Writing Genre Gr. 4 Writing Genre Grades 5,6 Writing Genre Grades 7, 8 Writing Genre First Trimester September 27 November 3 One well-constructed narrative/descriptive paragraph using science, social studies, or reading text – teacher choice One well-constructed non-fiction summary paragraph – teacher choice Informative 3 paragraphs piece Informative 3-5 paragraphs Second Trimester January 23 February 28 Teacher’s Choice *One narrative/descriptive paragraph, preferably based on the an example from the reading text – teacher choice *Three summary paragraphs using a story from the reading text – teacher choice *Informative Three paragraphs using the curriculum *Informative 3-5 paragraphs Using the curriculum Third Trimester March 13 April 25 *Narrative/Descriptive Follow directions on the writing prompt *One informative paragraph about the Paschal Mystery *Four or five narrative paragraphs using diocesan prompt *Grades 5, 6 Opinion 3-5 paragraphs *Grades 7, 8 Argument 3-5 paragraphs *For the second and third trimester writing samples, the writing prompt should be administered by the teacher and kept in the students’ portfolio. You will be asked to record the information on the Google Form. Since the genre of the second trimester is the same as the first trimester, the students should find more ease in the assessment. The Writing Prompts information will be on
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