Designed for the 8th-grade teacher, this package includes the following: Writing by Design® Printed Teaching Manual Writing by Design® Online Teaching Manual (1 teacher license) for off-site planning and computer projection. Optional annual renewal, $100. Grading by Design™ online grading for unit writing assessments Free password-protected access to supporting documents and teaching resources Teaching Manuals Each manual provides step-by-step comprehensive lesson plans for instruction of genre-specific writing: (1) Personal Narrative, (2) Summary of Informative Text, (3) Informative: Classification, and (4) Argument. Lessons are supported by: Rubrics Model Papers Introductory Six Traits lessons Pictorials and lesson references to Six Traits and Genre Charts Reproducible student handouts and worksheets Common Core Standards alignment “No Excuse Spelling” K-8 and grade-specific word lists Revision and Editing tools and exercises Supportive lesson resources Differentiated teaching tips for ELL and students with special needs Writing strategies Engaging beginnings and conclusions Figurative language definitions and examples Advanced Parts of Speech/Word Choice examples Academic language reference Authentic Assessments Lesson-specific recommended picture books Spanish-translated resources Grading by Design™ Finally…Assessment software to alleviate tedious hours grading student writing! Powerful benefits: Student reflection and analysis to promote a deeper understanding of concepts Real-time student and teacher feedback Individual and class reports Aggregation of skill-based student responses (excellent teaching tool) Automatic class profiles reflect levels of proficiency and areas for whole-class or small group re-teaching Steps for Ease of Use: Teacher selects a unit assessment for email distribution to students Students compose written responses to assessment prompt Students upload their written response and conduct a self-analysis of their understanding of concepts by selecting the elements of their writing that match rubric components. Students submit matching elements by copy-pasting them into the scoring template. Teacher verifies the accuracy of student-selected samples of rubric components Grading by Design™ software automatically generates the following: Teacher opportunities to comment on student work Whole class aggregated samples of student rubric responses Real-time individual student feedback Class profiles/reports Writing by Design® uses recommended picture books, which are listed here.
