Month

Suggested Writing Activity and Scheduled Assessments

September

People worry too much about the way they look. Decide whether you agree or disagree with this statement. Write a persuasive paper that fully supports your position. (persuasive).

October

District-wide writing Assessment: prompt provided (record scores on the district assessment chart and the assessment result form)

November

Math prompt- use TERC materials to develop your own prompt (expository writing).

December

Write an essay in which you strongly and clearly agree or disagree with ONE of the following: (persuasive)

• Fads never really go out of style.
• Life in the 21^st century is better than ever.
• Americans are too concerned with material goods.
• People are happier than they use to be.
• You can tell a lot about people by what they eat.
• You can tell a lot about people by what they read.
• The Internet is the best thing to happen to education.

January

Write a convincing paper in which you agree or disagree with this statement: “Life was easier for teenagers 50 years ago.” (persuasive)

February

District-wide writing assessment: prompt provided (record scores on the district assessment chart and the assessment result form)

March

Use the math prompt (pizza) included in your curriculum binder (expository writing)

April

Excluded due to 7^th grade WASL testing

May

District-wide writing Assessment: teacher selected prompt (record scores on the district assessment chart)