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Center for the Advancement and Support of Educational Initiatives

Center for the Advancement and Support of Educational Initiatives

Writing From Sources Shift Kit

The Writing From Sources Kit was designed to give teachers and administrators some background information on what is expected for student achievement with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in writing from sources.

Contents of the kit include:

Introduction of writing from sources
Presentation materials to build capacity at the school level
Instructional resources responsive to the demands of the CCSS

	Professional Books Close Reading and Writing from Sources Oh Yeah? Putting Argument to Work Both in School and Out Teaching Argument Writing Write Like this Writing About Reading: From Book Talk to Literary Essays, Grade 3-8 Writing Circles Writing to the Prompt: When Students Don't Have a Choice 59 Reasons to Write
	A Look at Writing from Sources in Schools/Districts Portland Public Schools: Increase Writing from Sources Baltimore County School District: The Writing Place – Student Research and Writing to Source
	Critical Directions International Reading Association Guidelines Writing – Common Core State Standards – Appendix A, pgs. 23-25
	PowerPoints Professional Development: Illinois State Board of Education K-5 Facilitator’s Guide K-5 Power Point with Notes Handouts: PARCC Sample Of Writing Forms Handouts: Grade 3 ELA Expanded Rubric Handouts: Grade 4-5 ELA Expanded Rubric Professional Development: Illinois State Board of Education 6-12 Facilitator’s Guide 6-12 A Look at Writing from Sources in Schools/Districts Power Point with Notes Professional Development: Oregon Department of Education K-5 Facilitator’s Guide K-5 Power Point with Notes Professional Development: Oregon Department of Education 6-12 Facilitator’s Guide 6-12 Power Point with Notes Reading Informational Text Standards Handout Professional Development: Rhode Island Department of Education Writing an Argument Module Facilitator’s Guide Alpha Blocks Handout Graphic Organizer for Facilitator: 1.2 Graphic Organizer: 1.2 Handout: 1.3 Frayer Model: Completed Frayer Model: Blank Aspen Institute Engaging in Academic Writing Vimeo Presentation Facilitator’s Guide Supporting Materials Using Evaluation To Support Mastery in Academic Writing Vimeo Presentation Facilitator’s Guide Supporting Materials Delaware Department of Education Writing from Sources K-5 K-5 Facilitators Guide PowerPoint Research Module Overview Research Organizers Elementary Gathering Grid Annotations for Student Writing Writing from Sources 6-12 6-12 Facilitator’s Guide PowerPoint Notes to Synthesis Organizer Notes Organizer Research Then and Now
	Research/Articles Benko, S.L. ( 2012 ) . Scaffolding: An ongoing process to support adolescent writing development . Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy , 56 ( 4 ) , 291 – 300 . Coleman J., Golson L. & Donovan, C. (2012).Visual representations in second graders' information book compositions. The Reading Teacher, 66(1), 31–45. Dalton, B. ( 2012 ). Multimodal composition and the Common Core State Standards . The Reading Teacher , 66 ( 4 ), 333 – 339 . Morgan, D. N. and Rasinski, T. V. (2012), The power and potential of primary sources. The Reading Teacher, 65(8), 584–594. Ross, D., Fisher, D., & Frey, N. (2009). The art of argumentation. Science and Children, 47(3), 28-31. Synopsis of “Writing Next: Effective Strategies to Improve Writing of Adolescents in Middle and High Schools” Writing to Read Synopsis: Evidence for How Writing Can Improve Reading
	Handouts Adolescent Literacy In Perspective: Writing Argument (May, 2013) Ruday, S. (2013). Five recommendations for teaching common core grammar to elementary students. [White Paper] Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education Literacy Design Collaborative Task Templates Literacy Design Collaborative: How to fill in a Task Template Vermont Writing Collaborative: Writing For Understanding Text Structures Text Structures for Different Types of Writing Text Structures Overview Read Write Think Strategy Guides Developing Persuasive Writing Strategies Guided Writing Implementing the Writing Process Peer Review
	Videos Hunt Institute Video Susan Pimentel/David Coleman — Required mastery of three kinds of writing Teaching Channel Videos https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/analyzing-text-brainstorming https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/analyzing-text-lesson https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/analyzing-text-writing Teaching Channel Writing To Learn Strategy Writing from Sources by Carol Jago Close Reading and Writing from Sources Videos by Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey by International Reading Association
	Podcasts/Webinars WebEx: Identifying and Implementing Key Components of Effective Writing Instruction
	Websites Grades 6-12: Procon.org 's mission declares that they Promote critical thinking, education, and informed citizenship by presenting controversial issues in a straightforward, nonpartisan, primarily pro-con format. There are a multitude of articles and supporting documents however due to some of the sensitive nature of some topics, it is necessary to preview topics due to the variety available for all grade levels. All Grades: Elk Grove School District, CA has developed writing rubrics that align to the Common Core State Standards. All Grades: Writingfix.org: Daily prompts are generated for journal writing. Lesson plans are listed as well as samples of student work. The website gives examples of writing genres and samples of each genre. Mentor texts are suggested and graphic organizers are provided for each genre. All Grades: The National Writing Project lists the sites of the project in Illinois colleges as well as other state colleges. There is also a section that posts video clips of educators talking about digital writing. The sites work to provide professional development to area schools. They generate research and develop resources to improve the teaching of writing and learning. In Illinois, the Writing Project can be found at the following universities: University of Illinois at Chicago and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Eastern Illinois University, Illinois State University, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, and National-Lewis University. Grades 4-12: Kellygallagher.org offers a host of materials for improving literacy for adolescents. Along with many books written by the author, there are free resources and a wealth of white papers and articles recommended for professionals to read. Grades 9-12: Teen Ink is a national teen magazine, book series, and website devoted entirely to teenage writing, art, photos and forums. All Grades: The West Virginia Department of Education houses several resource links regarding text structure. “Being able to identify the structure of a text can greatly increase students' comprehension of the material being read. There are six basic structures that are commonly found in textbooks. Once the teacher has modeled the text structure, students can follow the organizing pattern to identify important events, concepts and ideas.” Grades 4-12 AdLit's website contains a number of resources for teachers. One of those resources contains resources about text structure. Text structure refers to how the information within a written text is organized. Teaching students to recognize common text structures can help students monitor their comprehension. Looking at Writing: Reading Rockets PreK – 3^rd Grade Writing New Delaware Writing Rubrics Writing Matters: A One Stop Shop for Writing Resources Creative Writing Guide

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