Super Saturday
Writing Conference
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WRITE BEYOND THE TEXT
SESSION 4 | Grades 3-12 / ELL Levels 3-5
[HANDOUT]
Raise the rigor from short to long reading responses
Transition from summarizing to inferring to synthesizing
Restate what was learned about a topic from several sources (e.g., encyclopedia, traditional report).
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Make multiple inferences from a single source (e.g., literary analysis, argumentative analysis, evaluation).
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Combine details from multiple sources to synthesize reasons or ideas NOT stated by any of the authors.
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Students cannot write an extended response based on a synthesis until they can write a constructed response from an inference.
The Yes, MA’AM strategy can be adapted
to fit the requirements of an extended reading response.
MAAM Google Slide | Jamboard | PDF
RACE Google Slide | Jamboard | PDF
CER Google Slide | Jamboard | PDF
Example PDF |
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Decode the prompt to fit the task
Create a complete product
Rework a prompt to serve as the introductory paragraph
in an extended-reading response.
This Teaching Channel video introduces the parts of an essay, including how to rework the prompt to serve as the introduction.
Provide opportunities for simulated research tasks
Achieve the Core offers dozens
of mini-assessments.
Modify writing-about-reading frames to
generate reading-response prompts.