WRITING PROMPT BUILDER
Our Common Core Prompt Builder can help you create sophisticated prompts in minutes. Create prompts that align to the academic rigor and expectations found in Common Core College and Career Readiness standards for reading and writing.
LiteracyTA’s Prompt Builder provides the support educators need to create text-dependent as well as open ended prompts. Since crafting a good writing task can be a challenge at times, consider using one of Natalie’s templates to get you started. To make this even easier, you can edit all the templates so that they work with what you are teaching.
Writing Samples with Annotation
Common Core writing samples from classrooms around the country The Common Core Standards emphasize the integration of content understanding and writing. In Common demonstrates this, using K-12 samples from all three types of Common Core writing: argument/opinion writing, informative/explanatory writing, and narrative writing.
Common Core writing samples from classrooms around the country The Common Core Standards emphasize the integration of content understanding and writing. In Common demonstrates this, using K-12 samples from all three types of Common Core writing: argument/opinion writing, informative/explanatory writing, and narrative writing.
Common-Core-Aligned Performance Assessments Reading and Writing
** These performance assessments were created by the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project for NYC Department of Education and some are owned by NYC Department of Education. The NYC Department of Education has agreed to allow Teachers College Reading and Writing Project to post the performance assessment online to support your students' academic progress. You must obtain permission from the NYC Department of Education for any other use of the assessments. **
** These performance assessments were created by the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project for NYC Department of Education and some are owned by NYC Department of Education. The NYC Department of Education has agreed to allow Teachers College Reading and Writing Project to post the performance assessment online to support your students' academic progress. You must obtain permission from the NYC Department of Education for any other use of the assessments. **
CCSS Appendix C by Grade Level
Annotated grade-level writing samples illustrate criteria and level of quality required to at least meet the CCSS for Argument, Informative/ Explanatory Text, and Narrative. (Appendix C)
Annotated grade-level writing samples illustrate criteria and level of quality required to at least meet the CCSS for Argument, Informative/ Explanatory Text, and Narrative. (Appendix C)
Sample Student Work from the 2013 NYS ELA Common Core Test
The released test questions include both multiple choice and constructed response questions. Constructed Response questions ask students to write a thoughtful essay in response to questions the test asks. Here, NYSED is providing student responses to a "constructed response" question.
By looking at the student work, parents, teachers, and students can gain a better sense of what kind of answers earns students a better score. We can also look at this work and see what students know and are able to do at different levels. In general, students who answered well on these questions are likely to be at level 3 or 4. Similarly, students who earn fewer points on each question have a greater likelihood of being classified as a level 1 or level 2. While not guaranteed, if your student is capable of earning full credit on "constructed response" questions they will most likely be prepared to earn a level 3 or 4 on the state test.
The released test questions include both multiple choice and constructed response questions. Constructed Response questions ask students to write a thoughtful essay in response to questions the test asks. Here, NYSED is providing student responses to a "constructed response" question.
By looking at the student work, parents, teachers, and students can gain a better sense of what kind of answers earns students a better score. We can also look at this work and see what students know and are able to do at different levels. In general, students who answered well on these questions are likely to be at level 3 or 4. Similarly, students who earn fewer points on each question have a greater likelihood of being classified as a level 1 or level 2. While not guaranteed, if your student is capable of earning full credit on "constructed response" questions they will most likely be prepared to earn a level 3 or 4 on the state test.