Curriculum Design for Writing Instruction
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Description
"The author's conversational style hooks and easily engages readers into the four-step curriculum design process, well-sequenced array of design templates and lesson models, synthesis of the six traits and writing process elements, and integration of history, social science, and science content."
Carl Zon, Standards and Assessment Consultant/Coach
Connections, Sunnyvale, CA
"This book effectively walks educators through the standards-based lesson design process in a way that is clear, compelling, and achievable while simultaneously building content knowledge and extending understanding."
Ruth Goldhammer, Coordinator, Curriculum and Staff Development
San Mateo County Office of Education, CA
Design innovative and engaging lessons and units that produce measurable gains!
This clever new resource takes the reader step-by-step through the curriculum design process: from identifying national and local standards and translating them into user-friendly language to crafting meaningful writing assignments and assessments that effectively reveal student strengths and weaknesses.
Rooted in the six-traits model of instruction and assessment and illuminated by relevant classroom examples, Glass's four-part process shows teachers how to:
- Identify grade-level content standards for writing
- Create a teacher rubric with a clear set of criteria for writing assessment
- Craft a student checklist that guides students through the unit and prepares them for teacher expectations
- Design lessons that help students achieve success
Replete with tools, strategies, examples and reproducibles, Curriculum Design for Writing Instruction is a valuable resource for any teacher who wants to boost student achievement in writing for any subject and for any grade level!
Contents
Foreword
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Tenets of Curriculum Design
- Why Are Standards Important to Curriculum Design?
- The Teacher Rubric (Scoring Guide) and Student Checklist Play a Crucial Role
- Two Scenarios: Curriculum Design Process Analogy
- Curriculum Design Elements
- Identify Grade Level Writing Standards
- Create a Teacher Rubric With a Clear Set of Writing Criteria
- Craft a Student Checklist to Guide Students and to State Objectives
- Design Lessons to Achieve Standards
- One More Connection to Drive Home the Point
1. Identify Grade Level Content Standards (Part 1)
- Step-by-Step Details for Identifying Grade Level Content Standards
- Target Writing Type (Application)
- Identify Supporting Standards
- Note Existing Lessons and Resources
- Determine Timing of Unit
- Standards Identification Samples
- Personal Narrative/Fall (2nd grade)
- Slavery Journal/Spring (8th grade)
2. Create/Revise a Rubric (Part 2)
- Suggestions to Improve Writing Program
- Create and Revise Rubrics
- Collect Student Anchor Papers
- Avoid Bias
- Use Student Scores to Inform Your Instruction
- Rubric Definition
- Rubrics (Six Traits)
- Rubric Sample and Elements
- What Rubrics Are Included in This Chapter?
- Do Teachers Need a Rubric for Each Assignment?
- Do Students Use These Rubrics?
- How Many Traits and Their Elements Are Included in a Writing Assignment?
- Creating a Teacher Rubric for Your Targeted Writing Assignment
- Step-by-Step Details for Designing a Rubric
- Peruse Rubrics
- Identify Elements for Each Trait
- Compile All Elements to Create a Rubric
- Revise Rubric Content
3. Craft a Student Checklist (Part 3)
- Uses for Student Checklist
- How to Introduce a Student Checklist
- Students Use the Checklist to Guide Them While Writing
- Step-by-Step Details for Creating a Student Checklist
- Quick Review of Suggestions for Using a Checklist
4. Design/Refine Lessons (Part 4) and the Design Process at Work
- Target Your Search to Find Lessons
- Step-by-Step Details for Designing Lessons
- Embrace Your Student Checklist Like a Friend
- Search for Lessons
- Organize Your Lessons in Sequential Order
- Review Lessons
- Select Student Samples
- The Parts as a Whole: Comprehensive Lessons Utilizing the Complete Process From Standards Identification to Actual Lessons
- Single Paragraph Writing for Personal Character Description Using An Anteater Named Arthur by Bernard Waber
- Multi-Paragraph Writing for Personal Character Description Emphasizing Detailed Examples to Support Personality Traits
- Single- or Multi-Paragraph Writing for Fictitious Character Description Focusing on Sensory Details
- Response to Literature Expository Composition
5. Writing Process and Recordkeeping
- Writing Process Steps
- Revision Sheets
- Recordkeeping
- Whole Class Writing Performance Record
- Individual Student Writing Performance Record
- Emphasizing the Importance of Examining Student Work
6. Using the Curiculum Design Process for Science and Social Studies (and Electives)
- Standards and Worksheet Samples
- Step-by-Step Process of How to Link Content (or Criteria) With Writing Lessons
- Miscellaneous Social Studies and Science Writing Activities and Projects
- Writing Genre Suggestions
7. Time Saving Options for the Curriculum Design Process
- Colleagues
- Use a Rubric Only
- Convert the Student Checklist Into a Scoring Mechanism
8. Reviewing the Steps in the Curriculum Design Process
- Identify Grade Level Content Standards
- Create/Revise Rubric
- Craft a Student Checklist
- Define or Revise Lessons
Resources
- Theory, Research, Practice/Curriculum Design Models
- Six Traits Support
- Lessons, Activities, Assessments
- Emphasis on Rubrics
Description
"The author's conversational style hooks and easily engages readers into the four-step curriculum design process, well-sequenced array of design templates and lesson models, synthesis of the six traits and writing process elements, and integration of history, social science, and science content."
Carl Zon, Standards and Assessment Consultant/Coach
Connections, Sunnyvale, CA
"This book effectively walks educators through the standards-based lesson design process in a way that is clear, compelling, and achievable while simultaneously building content knowledge and extending understanding."
Ruth Goldhammer, Coordinator, Curriculum and Staff Development
San Mateo County Office of Education, CA
Design innovative and engaging lessons and units that produce measurable gains!
This clever new resource takes the reader step-by-step through the curriculum design process: from identifying national and local standards and translating them into user-friendly language to crafting meaningful writing assignments and assessments that effectively reveal student strengths and weaknesses.
Rooted in the six-traits model of instruction and assessment and illuminated by relevant classroom examples, Glass's four-part process shows teachers how to:
- Identify grade-level content standards for writing
- Create a teacher rubric with a clear set of criteria for writing assessment
- Craft a student checklist that guides students through the unit and prepares them for teacher expectations
- Design lessons that help students achieve success
Replete with tools, strategies, examples and reproducibles, Curriculum Design for Writing Instruction is a valuable resource for any teacher who wants to boost student achievement in writing for any subject and for any grade level!
Contents
Foreword
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Tenets of Curriculum Design
- Why Are Standards Important to Curriculum Design?
- The Teacher Rubric (Scoring Guide) and Student Checklist Play a Crucial Role
- Two Scenarios: Curriculum Design Process Analogy
- Curriculum Design Elements
- Identify Grade Level Writing Standards
- Create a Teacher Rubric With a Clear Set of Writing Criteria
- Craft a Student Checklist to Guide Students and to State Objectives
- Design Lessons to Achieve Standards
- One More Connection to Drive Home the Point
1. Identify Grade Level Content Standards (Part 1)
- Step-by-Step Details for Identifying Grade Level Content Standards
- Target Writing Type (Application)
- Identify Supporting Standards
- Note Existing Lessons and Resources
- Determine Timing of Unit
- Standards Identification Samples
- Personal Narrative/Fall (2nd grade)
- Slavery Journal/Spring (8th grade)
2. Create/Revise a Rubric (Part 2)
- Suggestions to Improve Writing Program
- Create and Revise Rubrics
- Collect Student Anchor Papers
- Avoid Bias
- Use Student Scores to Inform Your Instruction
- Rubric Definition
- Rubrics (Six Traits)
- Rubric Sample and Elements
- What Rubrics Are Included in This Chapter?
- Do Teachers Need a Rubric for Each Assignment?
- Do Students Use These Rubrics?
- How Many Traits and Their Elements Are Included in a Writing Assignment?
- Creating a Teacher Rubric for Your Targeted Writing Assignment
- Step-by-Step Details for Designing a Rubric
- Peruse Rubrics
- Identify Elements for Each Trait
- Compile All Elements to Create a Rubric
- Revise Rubric Content
3. Craft a Student Checklist (Part 3)
- Uses for Student Checklist
- How to Introduce a Student Checklist
- Students Use the Checklist to Guide Them While Writing
- Step-by-Step Details for Creating a Student Checklist
- Quick Review of Suggestions for Using a Checklist
4. Design/Refine Lessons (Part 4) and the Design Process at Work
- Target Your Search to Find Lessons
- Step-by-Step Details for Designing Lessons
- Embrace Your Student Checklist Like a Friend
- Search for Lessons
- Organize Your Lessons in Sequential Order
- Review Lessons
- Select Student Samples
- The Parts as a Whole: Comprehensive Lessons Utilizing the Complete Process From Standards Identification to Actual Lessons
- Single Paragraph Writing for Personal Character Description Using An Anteater Named Arthur by Bernard Waber
- Multi-Paragraph Writing for Personal Character Description Emphasizing Detailed Examples to Support Personality Traits
- Single- or Multi-Paragraph Writing for Fictitious Character Description Focusing on Sensory Details
- Response to Literature Expository Composition
5. Writing Process and Recordkeeping
- Writing Process Steps
- Revision Sheets
- Recordkeeping
- Whole Class Writing Performance Record
- Individual Student Writing Performance Record
- Emphasizing the Importance of Examining Student Work
6. Using the Curiculum Design Process for Science and Social Studies (and Electives)
- Standards and Worksheet Samples
- Step-by-Step Process of How to Link Content (or Criteria) With Writing Lessons
- Miscellaneous Social Studies and Science Writing Activities and Projects
- Writing Genre Suggestions
7. Time Saving Options for the Curriculum Design Process
- Colleagues
- Use a Rubric Only
- Convert the Student Checklist Into a Scoring Mechanism
8. Reviewing the Steps in the Curriculum Design Process
- Identify Grade Level Content Standards
- Create/Revise Rubric
- Craft a Student Checklist
- Define or Revise Lessons
Resources
- Theory, Research, Practice/Curriculum Design Models
- Six Traits Support
- Lessons, Activities, Assessments
- Emphasis on Rubrics
Reviews
Curriculum Design for Writing Instruction
Creating Standards-Based Lesson Plans and Rubrics
December 2004 | 264 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | 27/02/2023 | 9781412904568 | $45.95 |
| Lifetime | 01/02/2026 | 9781483361185 | $42.00 |
"The author's conversational style hooks and easily engages readers into the four-step curriculum design process, well-sequenced array of design templates and lesson models, synthesis of the six traits and writing process elements, and integration of history, social science, and science content."
Carl Zon, Standards and Assessment Consultant/Coach
Connections, Sunnyvale, CA
"This book effectively walks educators through the standards-based lesson design process in a way that is clear, compelling, and achievable while simultaneously building content knowledge and extending understanding."
Ruth Goldhammer, Coordinator, Curriculum and Staff Development
San Mateo County Office of Education, CA
Design innovative and engaging lessons and units that produce measurable gains!
This clever new resource takes the reader step-by-step through the curriculum design process: from identifying national and local standards and translating them into user-friendly language to crafting meaningful writing assignments and assessments that effectively reveal student strengths and weaknesses.
Rooted in the six-traits model of instruction and assessment and illuminated by relevant classroom examples, Glass's four-part process shows teachers how to:
- Identify grade-level content standards for writing
- Create a teacher rubric with a clear set of criteria for writing assessment
- Craft a student checklist that guides students through the unit and prepares them for teacher expectations
- Design lessons that help students achieve success
Replete with tools, strategies, examples and reproducibles, Curriculum Design for Writing Instruction is a valuable resource for any teacher who wants to boost student achievement in writing for any subject and for any grade level!
Table Of Contents:
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: The Tenets of Curriculum Design
- Why Are Standards Important to Curriculum Design?
- The Teacher Rubric (Scoring Guide) and Student Checklist Play a Crucial Role
- Two Scenarios: Curriculum Design Process Analogy
- Curriculum Design Elements
- Identify Grade Level Writing Standards
- Create a Teacher Rubric With a Clear Set of Writing Criteria
- Craft a Student Checklist to Guide Students and to State Objectives
- Design Lessons to Achieve Standards
- One More Connection to Drive Home the Point
- 1. Identify Grade Level Content Standards (Part 1)
- Step-by-Step Details for Identifying Grade Level Content Standards
- Target Writing Type (Application)
- Identify Supporting Standards
- Note Existing Lessons and Resources
- Determine Timing of Unit
- Standards Identification Samples
- Personal Narrative/Fall (2nd grade)
- Slavery Journal/Spring (8th grade)
- 2. Create/Revise a Rubric (Part 2)
- Suggestions to Improve Writing Program
- Create and Revise Rubrics
- Collect Student Anchor Papers
- Avoid Bias
- Use Student Scores to Inform Your Instruction
- Rubric Definition
- Rubrics (Six Traits)
- Rubric Sample and Elements
- What Rubrics Are Included in This Chapter?
- Do Teachers Need a Rubric for Each Assignment?
- Do Students Use These Rubrics?
- How Many Traits and Their Elements Are Included in a Writing Assignment?
- Creating a Teacher Rubric for Your Targeted Writing Assignment
- Step-by-Step Details for Designing a Rubric
- Peruse Rubrics
- Identify Elements for Each Trait
- Compile All Elements to Create a Rubric
- Revise Rubric Content
- 3. Craft a Student Checklist (Part 3)
- Uses for Student Checklist
- How to Introduce a Student Checklist
- Students Use the Checklist to Guide Them While Writing
- Step-by-Step Details for Creating a Student Checklist
- Quick Review of Suggestions for Using a Checklist
- 4. Design/Refine Lessons (Part 4) and the Design Process at Work
- Target Your Search to Find Lessons
- Step-by-Step Details for Designing Lessons
- Embrace Your Student Checklist Like a Friend
- Search for Lessons
- Organize Your Lessons in Sequential Order
- Review Lessons
- Select Student Samples
- The Parts as a Whole: Comprehensive Lessons Utilizing the Complete Process From Standards Identification to Actual Lessons
- Single Paragraph Writing for Personal Character Description Using An Anteater Named Arthur by Bernard Waber
- Multi-Paragraph Writing for Personal Character Description Emphasizing Detailed Examples to Support Personality Traits
- Single- or Multi-Paragraph Writing for Fictitious Character Description Focusing on Sensory Details
- Response to Literature Expository Composition
- 5. Writing Process and Recordkeeping
- Writing Process Steps
- Revision Sheets
- Recordkeeping
- Whole Class Writing Performance Record
- Individual Student Writing Performance Record
- Emphasizing the Importance of Examining Student Work
- 6. Using the Curiculum Design Process for Science and Social Studies (and Electives)
- Standards and Worksheet Samples
- Step-by-Step Process of How to Link Content (or Criteria) With Writing Lessons
- Miscellaneous Social Studies and Science Writing Activities and Projects
- Writing Genre Suggestions
- 7. Time Saving Options for the Curriculum Design Process
- Colleagues
- Use a Rubric Only
- Convert the Student Checklist Into a Scoring Mechanism
- 8. Reviewing the Steps in the Curriculum Design Process
- Identify Grade Level Content Standards
- Create/Revise Rubric
- Craft a Student Checklist
- Define or Revise Lessons
- Resources
- Theory, Research, Practice/Curriculum Design Models
- Six Traits Support
- Lessons, Activities, Assessments
- Emphasis on Rubrics