These sample prompts are designed to assist you as you utilize the WriteAlign platform. 

Start with the end in mind.

Reflect on the learning outcomes you want to achieve before choosing prompts. Selecting intentionally ensures the tool supports meaningful instruction rather than isolated tasks. 

• Verify all ___ scores. Use this prompt to generate a list of all scores in your document.

• Verify feedback for all samples. Use this prompt to generate a list of feedback for each sample.

• Generate a trend report for the entire group. Use this prompt to create a list of strengths and weaknesses.

• What are the key differences between the lowest and highest scoring responses? Understand learning gaps in groups of students.

• Create groups based on area(s) of greatest need according to the writing continuum of skills as listed: 

  • Understand the Prompt

  • Find relevant evidence

  • Answer the question

  • Explain how the evidence supports your answer

  • Write a Clear Central Idea/Controlling Idea/Thesis/Claim

  • Organization 

  • Word Choice. 

  • Conventions/Sentence Structure

• Develop a list of instructional strategies to support learning in group ___.  Use this prompt to guide your small group instruction.

• Create differentiated lesson plans/activities to support student learning. Differentiate instruction based on the writing needs of your students.

• Develop a list of instructional strategies that cater to different learning modalities. Use this prompt to develop strategies that cater to a range of learning needs.

• Push to advanced levels of writing. 

  • Suggest feedback that would push this student to deepen their analysis beyond surface-level explanation. Focus on adding nuance, multiple interpretations, or underlying themes. 

  • Provide feedback that challenges the student to use more sophisticated or layered evidence, including embedding quotes and analyzing specific word choices. 

  • Suggest ways this student could revise for more precise language, varied sentence structure, and a more academic tone. 

• Create a lesson plan for ___.  Use this prompt for Tier 1 instruction to help with skill development.

• How can mini-lessons be structured to help students improve ___? Enhance your instruction with skill-based mini-lessons.

• What questions should I ask to maximize learning for this group of students? Use this prompt to generate questioning strategies for deeper learning.

• What revising strategies would be most beneficial for these students? Consider which revision strategies might be useful in a student group.

• How might graphic organizers help students better organize their writing? Use this instructional strategy to help with writing organization.

Note: When writing these prompts, you can improve the quality of the response by including details such as the amount of time you have, the number of students you are working with, the grade level, etc. 

• What common misconceptions are present in this group of writing samples? Use this prompt to understand and address misconceptions specific to a particular group of students.

• What patterns do you notice in the conventions errors across student samples? Look for patterns of misunderstanding present in groups of students.

• Which organizational strategies seem most effective in the higher-quality student responses? Use student responses to inform the development of lessons for whole-class or small-group instruction.

• How do the stronger responses effectively develop the ___? (Central Idea, Use of Evidence, etc.) Use student writing examples to understand learning gaps among student groups.

• What feedback would be most helpful for student ___? Personalize feedback for individual students.

• Generate an exemplar response for Student ___ to increase their score ___ points.  Consider using this prompt to help individual students improve their writing. Consider limiting the exemplar by sentence or for growth, 1 point at a time.

• Which student response(s) would serve as a good mentor text for the class? Use an exemplar from the current batch of responses.

• Create an exemplar that is only 5 sentences long and still scores a ___, written at a ______ level. WriteAlign creates incredible exemplars.  If you are looking for a certain length or level of exemplar, be specific in your requirements.