Natasha Crosby READ 7140 Interdisciplinary Writing Unit Narrative 2nd Grade Informational 2nd Grade Natasha E Crosby READ 7140 Valdosta State University May 2006 1 Natasha Crosby READ 7140 Grade Level 2nd Interdisciplinary Writing Unit School and Student Characteristics and Individual Differences School System and School Your name and grade level Natasha Crosby 3rd grade Name of school system Jeff Davis County Name of school Jeff Davis Primary School s Student Characteristics o Students 601 352 Number of boys 249 Number of girls 8 11 Age range o Ethnicity number of students 257 African American 0 Asian American 0 Native American 77 Hispanic 267 Caucasian 0 Other o Reading Achievement Give percentages Based on CRCT 20 Above average or advanced skill level 45 Average or intermediate skill 35 Below average skill level o Writing Achievement Give percentages Based on Ga Writing Assessment 17 Above average or advanced skill level 65 Average or intermediate skill 18 Below average skill level Classroom s Student Characteristics o Students 9 Number of boys 3 Number of girls 7 8 Age range o Ethnicity number of students 2 African American 0 Asian American 0 Native American 3 Hispanic 7 Caucasian 2 Natasha Crosby READ 7140 0 Other 3 Natasha Crosby READ 7140 4 Reading Achievement Give percentages Based on CRCT 63 Above average or advanced skill level 37 Average or intermediate skill Below average skill level o Writing Achievement Give percentages Based on Georgia Writing Assessment 65 Above average or advanced skill level 35 Average or intermediate skill Below average skill level o Classroom Organization Check as many as apply Homogeneous Heterogeneous Self Contained Team Teaching Departmentalized Parallel Block List other programs Individual Differences o Students Attending Pull Out or Supplementary Programs number of students Title I Reading Gifted Early Intervention Program Safety Net List other programs o Language Proficiency number of students 20 English language 3 Bilingual 0 Other languages List other languages o Students with Individual Education Plans IEP number of students Blind or visual impairment Deaf or hearing impairment Developmental delay 1 Emotional or behavioral disorder 2 Learning disability Mild intellectual disability Other health impairment Physical disability Natasha Crosby READ 7140 Speech Other 5 Natasha Crosby READ 7140 Name Date Story and Writing Interest Inventory I like to write stories Yes Sometimes No I like to read Yes Sometimes No I have trouble thinking about what to write Yes Sometimes No I like to share my writing with others Yes Sometimes No Adapted by Natasha Crosby from http www region15 org curriculum ATTITUDE 20SURVEYPortrait doc retrieved on May 15 2006 6 Natasha Crosby READ 7140 The Georgia Writing Test Developmental Stage Scoring Guidelines For The Georgia Grade 3 Writing Assessment The following guidelines allow teachers to determine what stage of writer their students are The teacher will teach the students how to pick out different elements of writing in various writing samples This enables students to become more effective writers Stage 1 The Emerging Writer Writing samples produced by students at this stage exhibit most or all of the following characteristics Little or no evidence of topic development organization and or detail Little awareness of the audience or the writing task Errors in surface features that prevent the reader from understanding the writer s message Stage 2 The Developing Writer Writing samples produced by students at this stage exhibit most or all of the following characteristics A topic that is beginning to be developed The beginning of an organizational plan Limited awareness of the audience and or the task Simple word choice and simple sentence patterns Errors in surface features that interfere with communication Stage 4 The Experimenting Writer Writing samples produced by students at this stage exhibit most or all of the following characteristics A clear and developed topic although the development may be uneven A clear plan with a beginning middle and end The beginning and or ending may be clumsy Evidence of writing for an audience Evidence of experimentation with language and sentence patterns Word combinations and word choice may be novel Errors in surface features that may interrupt the flow of communication Stage 5 The Engaging Writer Writing samples produced by students at this stage exhibit most or all of the following characteristics A topic that is well developed A plan with a clear beginning middle and end Organization that sustains the writer s purpose Audience awareness techniques that engage the reader Effective use of varied language and sentence patterns Errors in surface features that do not interfere with the reader s understanding of the writer s message 7 Natasha Crosby READ 7140 Stage 3 The Focusing Writer Writing samples produced by students at this stage exhibit most or all of the following characteristics A clear topic although development of the topic is incomplete An apparent plan with loosely organized ideas A sense of audience and or task Minimal variety of vocabulary and of sentence patterns Errors in surface features that interrupt the flow of communication 8 Stage 6 The Extending Writer Writing samples produced by students at this stage exhibit most or all of the following characteristics A topic that is fully elaborated with rich details Organization that sustains the writer s purpose and moves the reader through the piece Audience awareness techniques that engage and sustain the reader s interest Effective use of varied sentence patterns Creative and novel language Errors in surface features that do not interfere with the reader s understanding of the writer s message Assessment and instructional guide for the Georgia grade three writing assessment n d Retrieved May 15 2006 from Georgia Department of Education Web site http www doe k12 ga us documents curriculum testing g3wrt pdf Natasha Crosby READ 7140 Zaner Bloser Manuscript Abcteach n d Retrieved May 19 2006 from abcteach Web site http images google com images q Zaner bloser hl en 9 Natasha Crosby READ 7140 10 Genre Mode of Writing Interdisciplinary Writing Unit Narrative Students will write a narrative about A Day in the Life of a Cherokee Indian Within their writing each student will portray themselves as a Cherokee Indian They will write about their daily life as a Cherokee Indian discussing what they do each day and what