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ELA Persuasive Writing Toolboxes

ELA Persuasive Writing Toolboxes. Designed by Michigan teachers for Michigan students. Toolbox Overview. Developed 1 for each grade level 8-11 Used to help teachers help students perform more successfully on the writing segment of the ACT exam

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ELA Persuasive Writing Toolboxes

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  1. ELA Persuasive Writing Toolboxes Designed by Michigan teachers for Michigan students

  2. Toolbox Overview • Developed 1 for each grade level 8-11 • Used to help teachers help students perform more successfully on the writing segment of the ACT exam • Used to help teachers implement effective practices in English Language Arts instruction

  3. Persuasive Writing Toolboxes Contain: • One prototype: helps teachers help students learn the processes and products of the ACT exam • Administer to inform instruction by identifying areas of strength • Use in conjunction with Explore and Plan

  4. Persuasive Writing Toolbox Contain: • One grade specific toolbox • Provides 7 day-by-day instructional plans • Provides at least 7 additional minilessons including test writing as a genre • Developed for use during the school year as needed • Developed to teach the current year’s HSCEs • Scaffolded from eighth to eleventh to allow for development of ever increasing proficiency

  5. Persuasive Writing Toolbox • Provides practice in test taking • Provides effective practices: • Genre study • Generating ideas • Structuring text • Revising text • Editing text • Evaluating text

  6. Persuasive Writing Toolbox Philosophy • Persuasive writing for the ACT exam is: • considered a genre • taught through genre study • Inquiry or Constructivistic approach

  7. Persuasive Writing Toolbox • Inquiry approach • Noticing (immersion in the genre) • Creating theories • Naming writer’s craft • Finding excellent examples • Envisioning yourself completing similar tasks

  8. Format Day-by-day lesson plans • Immersion in the genre • Creating theories about the genre • Talking about good examples • Understanding the prompt and task • Creating your version • Evaluating your version

  9. Toolbox Format • Additional minilessons • Additional prompts • Anchor set

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  11. Prototypes help teachers help students learn the processes and products of the ACT exam • 1 is included with the Persuasive Writing Toolbox • Results inform: • Curricular decisions • Material selection • Professional development

  12. Persuasive Writing Toolbox helps teachers help students effectively learn how to write a persuasive essay • Use as needed throughout the school year based on data • Teaches current year’s core HSCEs • Use with whole class, small groups, or individual students

  13. St. Clair County RESA Toolboxes Designed to motivate students and inspire teachers

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