Using Think Write Book: A Sentence Combining Workbook for ELL Students  ©

ANCILLARY TOOLS FOR CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

As we continue to carry out our stated mission of “guiding authors in the classroom,” we offer the following tools for language activities and assessments in conjunction with the exercises found in Think Write Book: A Sentence Combining Workbook for ELL Students.  Teacher Resources and Student Handouts are indicated in parentheses after each tool; the Student Handouts may be copied and distributed for students to insert in their folder/portfolio, writing notebook, or binder.   The handouts may also be made into posters for a bulletin board, writing center, or computer/word processing area in the classroom.  It is our hope that these tools will support efforts to implement classroom-based research as well to enhance teachers’ best practices in assisting ELL students in strengthening their literacy and overall communication skills.

To access the tools, click on each of the links below.

1.         C.O.P.S. Rubric/Checklist (Teacher Resource and Student Handout)

2.         Writing Assessment Rubric – Conventions (Teacher Resource)

3.         Alternative Analytic Scoring Rubrics for Assessing Students’ Writing (Teacher Resource)

4.         Writing Conference Checklist (Teacher Resource)

5.         “Author’s Chair” Activity: Rules for Peer Response (Teacher Resource & Student Handout)

6.         Rules for Capitalization (Student Handout)

7.         Rules for Punctuation: Sentence End Marks (Student Handout)

8.         Rules for Other Punctuation within Sentences (Student Handout)

9.         Rules for Quotation Marks (Student Handout)

10.       Rules for the Semicolon and Colon (Student Handout)

11.       Rules for Using the Apostrophe (Student Handout)

12.       Rules for Using Commas (Student Handout)

13.       Rules for Using Other Punctuation/Graphic Markers (Student Handout)

14.       Sentence Basics

USING COOPERATIVE LEARNING RUBRICS DURING WRITING WORKSHOP & COLLABORATIVE GROUP ACTIVITIES:
SUGGESTED WEBSITES

From: University of Wisconsin – Stout
School of Education/Online Professional Development

A+ Rubric Middle School/High School Collaboration Rubric
http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/secondaryteamworkrubric.html

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From: Pearson Prentice Hall: Professional Development – Hot Topics/Assessment

Cooperative Learning Project Rubric A: Process
http://www.phschool.com/professional_development/assessment/rub_coop_process.html

Cooperative Learning Project Rubric B: Outcome or Product
http://www.phschool.com/professional_development/assessment/rub_coop_product.html

Project Rubric B can also be found through Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators at the Discovery Education website.

school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/assess.html

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From: Read/Write/Think

Cooperative Learning Rubric
www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson95/coop_rubric.pdf

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From: Education World

Cooperative Learning Rubric
http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/TM/curr287_rubric.shtml

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From: Sarasota County School District (Florida)

Rubric for Assessing Cooperative Learning
Provided by Kathy LaMorte, Venice Area Middle School, Venice, FL
http://www.sarasota.k12.fl.us/g2K/coprubrc.htm

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From: Teacher Web / Forest Ridge Academy / Ms. Panos

Cooperative Learning Rubric
http://teacherweb.com/IN/ForestRidgeAcademy/MsPanos/CooperativeLearningRubric.doc.