SALTA 5th grade

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Best instructional practice emphasizes writing across content areas and integrated throughout the entire school day. There are both formal and informal practices, which include Writing to Learn and Product Writing. The purpose of Writing to Learn: • Develop fluency • Practice written vocabulary and academic language • Practice communicating ideas formally and informally • Assess comprehension During Writing to Learn tasks, students engage in two of the five levels of writing: 1) To get ideas down, and 2) To exhibit knowledge on a topic. The purpose of Product Writing: • Knowledge on a topic or text • Well-developed composition with organization • Transitions, precise language and formal language • Refinement of writing skills • Conventions and grammar • Evaluation and feedback • Publishing Product Writing Levels During Product Writing students engage in three of the five levels of writing: 3) Writing to be read and reviewed, revised and edited. 4) Writing to be critiqued, revised and edited. 5) Writing to be published. Levels Examples 1. Writing to get ideas down Brainstorming, listing, graphic organizer 2. Writing to exhibit knowledge on a topic Short answers, journals, learning logs 3. Writing to be read and reviewed, revised and edited First draft of report, essay, narrative 4. Writing to be critiqued, revised and edited Final draft of report, essay, narrative 5. Writing to be published Shared with a wider audience (e.g. Reflections ) Some of the examples in the following pages include the four square structure for both writing to learn and product writing. Included are: • Four square templates that align to grade level core and text types. • Resources for online text sources • Templates for building text aligned writing prompts • Examples and suggested performance tasks aligned to the Reading Street Unit and Writing to Sources Book • Rubrics (RISE or RISE-like)

Considerations for Educators • When planning, refer to the Framework for Elementary Close Reading & Writing. • If additional companion text is needed, refer to the Digital Text Resources page contained in this section. • Use the LDC, Literacy Design Collaborative, Task Template collection to write your own writing prompts. Align language in the prompt to the text type and purpose. instructions on how to use a common graphic organizer for paragraph writing. • Use rubrics to determine next steps in product writing and provide student feedback. • Grades 3-5 performance tasks using Reading Street are contained in this section. • Use the Four Square Writing Overview for