NWP_Writing_Assignment_Framework_and_Overview

Writing Assignment Framework and Overview Authored by the National Writing Project Edited by Mary Ann Smith National Writing Project Berkeley, CA www.nwp.org Table of Contents Acknowledgements Introduction Writing Assignment Framework and Overview Tools for Planning and Reflection Writing Assignment Overview Writing Assignment Framework Professional Development Template 10 Writing Assignment Professional Development Session 11 Sample Assignments and Related Student Work 16 Kindergarten, Writing Exploration 17 Primary, Urban 28 Fourth Grade, Rural 34 Middle School, Suburban, Writing Across the Curriculum 45 High School, Digital, AP, Character Exploration 56 High School, Digital, Reading Response 66 High School, English Learner, Small City 75 High School, English Language Development, Digital, Writing Process 87 Recommended Resources 98 Acknowledgements The National Writing Project gratefully recognizes those individual educators who played an essential role in the creation of the Writing Assignment Framework and Overview and the supporting materials contained within this document Writing Assignment Framework and Overview Design Team Linda Allsup - Mississippi State University Writing/Thinking Project Adela Arriaga - Bay Area Writing Project Seddrick Bell - Upstate Writing Project Kim Crawford - Chicago Area Writing Project Kathy Dudley - Hudson Valley Writing Project Tracey Freyre - Bay Area Writing Project Linda Friedrich - National Writing Project Daniel Fuller - Mississippi State University Writing/Thinking Project Valerie Gina Guess - Mississippi State University Writing/Thinking Project Lannette Jimmerson - Bay Area Writing Project David Jolliffe - Consultant, University of Arkansas Rebecca Kaminski - Upstate Writing Project Paul LeMahieu - National Writing Project Carisa Lubeck - National Writing Project Lynn Olsen - Hudson Valley Writing Project Kim Patterson - Mississippi State University Writing/Thinking Project Marjorie Roemer - Rhode Island Writing Project Mary Sawyer - Hudson Valley Writing Project Laurie Sherman - Rhode Island Writing Project Mary Ann Smith - National Writing Project Sherry Swain - National Writing Project Sue Vanderdoes - Rhode Island Writing Project Joe Viveiros - National Writing Project Roel Vivit - Chicago Area Writing Project Cheryl Wozniak - Bay Area Writing Project Educators Whose Assignments Are Featured Adela Arriaga Brooke Dycus Tracey Freyre Laura Graceffa Mona Lehl Gerald Mountain Michelle Williams Raisi Zairel Zambrano Creators of the Professional Development Template Rebecca Kaminski Kim Patterson Roel Vivit Introduction ³%HFDUHIXOZKDW\RXDVNIRU