Prompted to Write: Building On-Demand Writing Skills, Grades 6-12

Prompted to Writeoffers help for teachers who are preparingtheir students for "high stakes" writing tests. This book featuresfifteen in-depth and reproducible lesson units to help studentsdevelop proficiency in crafting essays in all subjects, buildingtheir vocabulary and reading comprehension skills, and assessingthe quality of their written work. The lessons cover a variety ofessay genres and are useful in preparing students forstate-mandated writing tests, school entrance and exit exams, andthe SAT.   Each lesson includes guided pre-writing andplanning activities and concludes with a timed writing task(complete with a revision/edition checklist) and a customizedscoring guide. Student writing samples are provided along withextensive instructional and assessment guidance.