Pre-assessment
The pre-assessment of this unit will consist of asking students to take out a piece of paper and writing a paragraph about what they did the previous weekend. Allow approximately 7 minutes for this paragraph development and then collect the samples. Assess the students' writing abilities according to the 6 traits of writing rubric
Writing Sample Rubric
Writing Sample Rubric
Post-assessment
The post-assessment will be the same writing sample as the pre-assessment. Have the students write for several minutes about what they learned this week. Encourage them to use the material we covered this week in their writing. Assess using the same writing sample rubric above for clarity, with assessment of content knowledge and retention evident in the writing.