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Writing from Sources Shift Kit (Shift Two)

The Writing From Sources Kit was designed to give teachers and administrators some background information on what is expected for student achievement with the Illinois Learning Standards (ILS) in writing from sources.
 
SIP Day Materials:
​Looking for materials to use on School Improvement Days?  Condensed materials are marked with a double asterisk **​​
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A Look at Writing from Sources in Schools/Districts

• Portland Public Schools: Increase Writing from Sources
• Baltimore County School District: The Writing Place – Student Research and Writing to Source 

Critical Directions

• International Reading Association Guidelines
• Writing – Common Core State Standards – Appendix A, pgs. 23-25

PowerPoints

• **Professional Development: Illinois State Board of Education K-5
  • Facilitator’s Guide K-5
  • Power Point with Notes
  • Handouts: PARCC Sample Of Writing Forms 
  • Handouts: Grade 3 ELA Expanded Rubric
  • Handouts: Grade 4-5 ELA Expanded Rubric
• **Professional Development: Illinois State Board of Education 6-12
  • Facilitator’s Guide 6-12 A Look at Writing from Sources in Schools/Districts
  • Power Point with Notes
• Aspen Institute
  • ​Engaging in Academic Writing
    • Supporting Materials
    • Facilitator’s Guide
    • Vimeo Presentation
    • Using Evaluation To Support Mastery in Academic Writing
      • Vimeo Presentation
      • Facilitator’s Guide
      • Supporting Materials

​Professional Learning Books

• Close Reading and Writing from Sources
• Oh Yeah? Putting Argument to Work Both in School and Out 
• Teaching Argument Writing
• Write Like this
• Writing About Reading: From Book Talk to Literary Essays, Grade 3-8
• Writing Circles
• Writing to the Prompt: When Students Don't Have a Choice
• 59 Reasons to Write

Research/Articles

• Benko, S.L.   ( 2012 ) .  Scaffolding: An ongoing process to support adolescent writing development .  Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy ,  56 ( 4 ) ,  291 – 300 .
• Coleman J.,  Golson L.  & Donovan, C. (2012).Visual representations in second graders' information book compositions. The Reading Teacher, 66(1), 31–45.
• Dalton, B.  ( 2012 ).   Multimodal composition and the Common Core State Standards .  The Reading Teacher ,  66 ( 4 ),  333 – 339 .
• Morgan, D. N. and Rasinski, T. V. (2012), The power and potential of primary sources. The Reading Teacher, 65(8), 584–594.
• Ross, D., Fisher, D., & Frey, N. (2009). The art of argumentation. Science and Children, 47(3), 28-31. 
•  **Synopsis of “Writing Next: Effective Strategies to Improve Writing of Adolescents in Middle and High Schools” 
• **Writing to Read Synopsis: Evidence for How Writing Can Improve Reading

Handouts

• Adolescent Literacy In Perspective: Writing Argument (May, 2013)
• Ruday, S. (2013). Five recommendations for teaching common core grammar to elementary students. [White Paper] Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education
• Literacy Design Collaborative Task Templates
• Literacy Design Collaborative: How to fill in a Task Template
• Vermont Writing Collaborative: Writing For Understanding
• **Text Structures
  • Text Structures for Different Types of Writing Text Structures Overview
• Read Write Think Strategy Guides
  • Developing Persuasive Writing Strategies
  • Guided Writing
  • Implementing the Writing Process
  • Peer Review

Videos

• Hunt Institute Videos
  • ​​​Susan Pimentel/David Coleman — Required mastery of three kinds of writing
• Teaching Channel Videos
  • https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/analyzing-text-brainstorming
  • https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/analyzing-text-lesson
  • https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/analyzing-text-writing

• Teaching Channel Writing To Learn Strategy
• **Writing from Sources by Carol Jago
• Close Reading and Writing from Sources Videos by Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey by International Reading Association

Podcasts/Webinars

• WebEx: Identifying and Implementing Key Components of Effective Writing Instruction

Websites

• **Grades 6-12:  Procon.org presents controversial issues in a straightforward, nonpartisan, primarily pro-con format. Articles and supporting documents are provided but caution is encouraged due to some of the sensitive nature of some topics.
• All Grades:  Elk Grove School District, CA has developed writing rubrics that align to the Common Core State Standards.
• All Grades:  Writingfix.org: Examples of writing genres and samples of each genre are provided. Mentor texts with lesson plans and graphic organizers are also provided.
• All Grades: The National Writing Project generates research and resources to improve the teaching of writing and learning. 
• Grades 4-12: Kellygallagher.org offers materials for improving literacy for adolescents.  
• Grades 9-12:  Teen Ink is a national teen magazine, book series, and website devoted entirely to teenage writing, art, photos and forums.
• All Grades:  The West Virginia Department of Education houses several resource links regarding text structure.  
• Grades 4-12 AdLit's website contains a number of resources for teachers. Text structure refers to how the information within a written text is organized. 

• Looking at Writing: Reading Rockets PreK – 3rd Grade Writing
• New Delaware Writing Rubrics
• Creative Writing Guide