10 Easy Writing Lessons That Get Kids Ready for Writing Assessments: Proven Ways to Raise Your Students' Scores on the State Performance Assessments in Writing [Paperback]

Mary Rose (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1999 | Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up

With these lessons, you've got what you need to teach students to write effectively and raise their test scores. Easy, sequential lessons mirror the kind of writing students will be asked to do on the tests. Through fun writing prompts such as memorable haircuts and how to eat an Oreo cookie, students learn to craft a five-paragraph essay, organize a story, write an effective expository piece, add elaborations, master persuasive writing, and more. For use with Grades 3-6.

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About the Author

Mary Rose received her Bachelors and Masters degrees from Marshall University in Huntington, WV, and a Masters in Educational Leadership from the University of Central Florida. She has been a classroom teacher for 37 years and is currently teaching fourth grade in Orange County Public Schools in Orlando, Florida. She is active in state and national assessment projects, including the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP - the "Nation's Report Card") and the New Standards Project. She has been trained as a scorer for the Florida State Writing Assessment and helped to write the reading portion of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. She presents at state and national conferences and is a national consultant on improving scores on writing assessments.

Mary Rose is a contributor to Storyworks and Instructor magazines and is the author of eight books, all published by Scholastic.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources (Theory an; 1st edition (December 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439050103
• ISBN-13: 978-0439050104
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #180,061 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The BEST writing book in 13 years!, March 22, 2002

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Marianne (San Bernardino City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 10 Easy Writing Lessons That Get Kids Ready for Writing Assessments: Proven Ways to Raise Your Students' Scores on the State Performance Assessments in Writing (Paperback)

In my 13 years of curriculum, I have not found a writing book better than this one for elementary school. Well worth every penny of the money spent.

The lesson plans are done for you, and they are step by step! There are modeled pieces of writing included and bulletin board display ideas. There are skills imbedded in the lesson.

There are also additional writing ideas which can convert the 10 weeks into 30 weeks of writing practice.

Great for new teachers! Great for those of us who are uncomfortable teaching writing, because we are unsure of our own writing quality.

I LOVE this book.

26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Preparing for State Tests, May 14, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: 10 Easy Writing Lessons That Get Kids Ready for Writing Assessments: Proven Ways to Raise Your Students' Scores on the State Performance Assessments in Writing (Paperback)

I AM A 4TH GRADE TEACHER IN WA STATE, WHERE 4TH, 7TH, AND 10TH GRADERS ARE TAKING THE WASL. KIDS ARE SCORED ON THEIR WRITING ACCORDING TO STYLE, CONTENT, AND CONVENTIONS. I FOUND THIS BOOK HELPFUL IN TEACHING MY KIDS HOW TO WRITE AN ORGANIZED 5 PARAGRAPH ESSAY THAT WAS EASY FOR THEM AND ME. THIS BOOK TAKES SOME OF THE MYSTERY OUT OF HOW TO WRITE FOR THESE STATE ASSESSMENTS.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Results!!, October 13, 2001

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Karen D. Wilhelm (Put-in-Bay, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 10 Easy Writing Lessons That Get Kids Ready for Writing Assessments: Proven Ways to Raise Your Students' Scores on the State Performance Assessments in Writing (Paperback)

I have a third and fourth grade classroom. I find the lessons contained in this book provide easy to follow, day by day steps that the children enjoy writing about. Students who had barely written three sentences are now writing five paragraphs with all the components of a good paragraph. I highly recommend this book, which can be adapted to any classroom, to increase your students writing skills!!