Writing

Current State - Every student in grades K-5 engage in a writing assessment held in the fall and spring. Prompts have been developed for both assessment periods. Student work is assessed using a K-5 writing rubric. Many anchor papers for benchmark have been collected to date.
 * K-5 Writing Prompts**

What do we know about best practices in teaching writing? What are the goals of the writing prompt assessment? What does it actually measure? To what extent are our current process/materials assisting us in meeting these goals? What strengths do we see in the current process/materials that we wish to maintain? What weaknesses do we see in the current process/materials that we wish to improve? Which major areas of concern can be addressed this fall? spring? How does the writing prompt assessment fit into a K-12 writing program?
 * Questions to ask ourselves -**

Hopkins open response 2007-09 results MCAS ELA scores 2007-09 2007-08 writing prompt class "scores" daily classroom writing samples Atlas curriculum database analysis Hopkinton Writing Program K-12 staff survey
 * Potential sources of data -**


 * Instructional methods/materials currently in use -**

Sample primary paper available K-2 Kindergarten ** Grade 1 ** Grade 2 ** Grade 3 ** Grade 4 ** Grade 5 **
 * Current writing prompt materials -**
 * K-5**