Secondary (6-12)
Programs & Services | Documents & Resources | Contact Information
Programs and Services
- Secondary Step Up to Writing (6-12)
- 6 + 1 Trait Writing Assessment (6-12)
- Preparing for the 7th Grade CST Writing Assessment (5-7)
Secondary Step Up to Writing (6-12)
Step Up to Writing is a collection of writing strategies the meets diverse student needs. Providing explicit research-based instructional support, the Step Up to Writing strategies lead to increased writing proficiency across all grade levels.
| Downloads | Format | Length | Size | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview of Materials and Resources | 24 pgs | 5.3 MB | June 16, 2008 |
- Materials and Ordering
Link to the Cambian Learning, Sopris West website where you can order Step Up to Writing Materials.
6 + 1 Trait Writing Assessment (6-12)
The 6+1 Trait Writing and Assessment model gives teachers a powerful framework to formatively evaluate student writing through an analytical approach focused on the traits that characterize quality writing. Used in thousands of classrooms throughout the world, this assessment model was developed by educators seeking a better system for grading students' written work as well as providing effective feedback that could help students improve their writing.
| Downloads | Format | Length | Size | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 + 1 Trait Scoring Guide | 8 pgs | 88.8 KB | June 16, 2008 |
- 6 + 1 Trait Samples Papers and Scoring Practice
Link to the official 6+1 Trait Writing framework scoring guide.
Preparing for the 7th Grade CST Writing Assessment (5-7)
Teachers will have an opportunity to explore and analyze resources available through the CDE website. Those resources include writing standards, released prompts, and essays with scoring rationale. Teachers will also learn strategies for helping students use their time strategically during the writing session.
| Downloads | Format | Length | Size | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ELA Standards | 92 pgs | 1.5 MB | June 16, 2008 |
- CST Released Writing Items
Supplemental information for the STAR Program provided by the California Department of Education.
Documents and Resources
- English/Language Arts Blueprints
- Reading Next - A Vision for Action and Research in Middle and High School Literacy
- Writing Next - Effective Strategies to Improve Writing of Adolescents in Middle and High SchoolEarly Assessment Program (EAP/RIAP)
English/Language Arts Blueprints
| Format | Length | Size | Updated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 2-11 (Info for CA Standardized Tests) | DOC | 46 pgs | 564 KB | External Link |
| California High School Exit Exam - Supplemental Resources | 9 pgs | 149 KB | External Link |
- Grades 2-11 - 2003 - 2007 CST Released Test Questions (CDE)
www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/css05rtq.asp
- CAHSEE - Program Resources (CDE)
www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/hs/resources.asp
Reading Next - A Vision for Action and Research in Middle and High School Literacy
| Authors: | Gina Biancarosa and Dr. Catherine Snow, Alliance for Excellent Education, 2nd Edition, (published 2004) (The Following Information Courtesy of Alliance for Excellent Education website) |
| Summary: | Reading Next is a cutting-edge report that combines the best research currently available with well-crafted strategies for tuning that research into practice. Informed by five of the nation's leading researchers, Reading Next charts and immediate route to improving adolescent literacy. The authors outline 15 key elements of an effective literacy intervention, and call on public and private stakeholders to invest in the literacy of middle and high school students today, while simultaneously building the knowledge base. |
| Download | Format | Length | Size | Updated |
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| Reading Next Report | N/A | N/A | External Link |
Writing Next - Effective Strategies to Improve Writing of Adolescents in Middle and High School
| Authors: | Steve Graham and Dolores Perin, Alliance for Excellent Education (The Following Information Courtesy of Alliance for Excellent Education website) |
| Summary: | Along with reading comprehension, writing skill is a predictor of academic success and a basic requirement for participation in civic life and in the global economy. Yet every year in the United States, large numbers of adolescents graduate from high school unable to write at the basic levels required by colleges and employers. Writing Next: Effective Strategies to Improve Writing of Adolescents in Middle and High Schools, commissioned by Carnegie Corporation of New York and published by the Alliance for Excellent Education, discusses eleven specific teaching techniques that research suggests will help improve the writing abilities of the country’s 4th- to 12th-grade students |
| Download | Format | Length | Size | Updated |
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| Writing Next: Effective strategies to improve writing of adolescents in middle and high school | N/A | N/A | External Link |
EAP/RIAP
The CSU has worked with the State Board of Education (SBE) and the California Department of Education (CDE) to develop the Early Assessment Program (EAP). EAP incorporates the CSU's placement standards into existing high school standards tests in English and mathematics.
| Format | Length | Size | Updated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focus On English - CSU | 28 pgs | 512 KB | ||
| Academic Literacty - Statement of Competencies Expected of Students entering CA Public Colleges & Universities | 88 pgs | 504 KB |
- EAP Explanation and Resources
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/gs/ps/eapindex.asp - EAP Explanation and Resources
http://www.calstate.edu/EAP/ - English Success
http://www.csumathsuccess.org/eshome - Expository Reading & Writing Course
http://www.calstate.edu/eap/englishcourse/
Contact Information
For more information on Secondary English/Language Arts services, contact Queana Givens by email or by phone at (760) 312-6480.
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