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Four Square for Writing Assessment - Secondary: A Companion to the Four Square Writing Method

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Cover of Four Square for Writing Assessment, Secondary, highlighting brainstorming, details, and revision
Front cover of the secondary writing guide
Title page of the secondary writing assessment guide naming authors Judith S. Gould and Mary F. Burke
Title page and author information
Contents listing informational and narrative writing lessons, three-step revision, and practice prompts
Contents of the writing instruction guide
Preface explaining Four Square planning for assessment day and a three-step method for revising drafts
Preface introducing planning and revision
Opening informational writing lesson showing how to fold paper into four squares for planning ideas
Getting started with informational writing
Brainstorming lesson modeling the central topic 'My cell phone is important to me' before students add theirs
First brainstorming step: choosing a topic
Brainstorming continuation using emergency calls, friends, and parents as three ideas supporting the phone topic
Next brainstorming step: three main ideas
First supporting-detail lesson expands emergency phone calls with car trouble, flat tires, and towing
Adding details to the first main idea
Second supporting-detail lesson expands staying in touch with friends through gossip, assignments, and texts
Adding details to the second main idea
Third supporting-detail lesson expands communicating with parents through rides, schedule changes, and travel
Adding details to the third main idea
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ELA, Writing

Grades

Grade 7, 8, 9

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Four Square for Writing Assessment - Secondary: A Companion to the Four Square Writing Method

This is a teaching resource meticulously designed to bolster the writing aptitude of students in Grade 7, Grade 8, and Grade 9. By harnessing this exceptional resource, educators can easily instill a structured four-square approach for brainstorming into their students. This approach empowers learners with novel techniques to review and revise initial drafts with a simple three-step process.

The Importance of Structured Writing on Assessment Day

Structured and focused writing is essential on assessment day since teachers cannot intercede or aid with disputes between students - skills which this product extensively nurtures. With every student's writing needing to be organized, engaging, rich in details yet focused on an assessment day; what drives them towards triumph is having an efficient plan at hand. The four-square method augmented in this teaching resource serves as that foolproof plan steering students towards stellar written assessments.

Invaluable Lesson Plans Enclosed for Streamlined Teaching

  • Contained within one easy-to-use PDF file are invaluable lesson plans fostering advancements not just within Language Arts but its subsubject – Writing too.
  • These lesson plans are versatile enough to be used across various teaching formats such as whole group sessions, smaller groups or even as homework assignments augmenting after-school learning experiences.

Leveraging Engaging Exercises For Enhanced Learning Outcome

Encapsulating engaging exercises plus thought-provoking challenges in 'Four Square for Writing Assessment - Secondary' becomes instrumental when educators aim at refining their student's understanding of organized essay-writing structures whilst simultaneously honing their revision abilities.

The Must-Have Resource For Future Writers

All said and done; teachers who consider it paramount that their pupils embrace efficient brainstorming tactics whilst mastering draft revisions will find 'Four Square for Writing Assessment - Secondary' meeting all those requirements seamlessly; making it the best way for our future writers to get the job done right!

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