Maywood Writing Assessment

Maywood In-house Writing Prompts:

As a team we decided to do 3 writing samples per year. We did one in the fall, one in the winter, and the final one in the spring. We are also keeping the same prompt with students for two years to get a stronger sense of growth as writers. This way we could look at and compare their strengths on the same writing prompt. We paired up grades 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, 7th/8th, 9th/10th, and 11th/12th for similar genres.

Writing Prompts:

3rd/4th: Narrative

5th/6th: Persuasive

7th/8th: Narrative

9th/10th: Informative/Opinion

11th/12th: ACT Prep Persuasive

Assessment Windows:

2017-2018:

  • First Write:
    • March 5th-7th

2018-2019:

  • First Write:
    • October 8th-18th
  • Second Write:
    • January 7th-11th
  • Third Write:
    • April 29th - May 3rd

2019-2020:

  • First Write:
    • September 3rd-6th
  • Second Write:
    • November 4th -8th
  • Third Write:
    • January 6th-10th