Direct Writing Assessment (DWA)
90 minute timed essay---organize
time!
Prewrite/brainstorm for 30 minutes.
Compose/evaluate/revise/edit for 30 minutes.
Write final copy in black ink on one page--both sides for 30 minutes.
Write on a given prompt
Formal state assessment in 7th grade in November. Essays are sent to the state's set of judges and scores are sent back to the district at a later date. I grade students on the writing process--not the final product.
Informal assessment in 8th grade: November/December and again in spring
Formal Idaho Direct Writing Assessment in 9th grade
6-Trait Rubric used for score of 4-3-2-1
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