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Milltown ElementaryMilltown, Indiana
Presented by: Patricia Key, 2nd grade teacherAssisted by: Tami Geltmaker, Principal
Increasing Writing Test Scores in the Elementary Classroom
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School Facts
• Elementary• 221 students, K-6• Rural southern Indiana• Veteran staff with few new members• ISTEP ( Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational
Progress) , 3-6 grades, county benchmarks K-6• 60% poverty, 33% Title I, 14% disability, 20+%
mobility- Top 7% in statewide testing last few years
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Milltown Elementary is Successful in Writing
• Professional development• Workshops
– Books• Observations of other teachers• In-school PD
– Writing team analyzes data– Present to rest of staff– Develop building-wide strategies– After-school meetings
• Teacher collaboration building-wide
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Classroom Practice
• Structure– No wasted time– Bell work– Established daily procedures
• Practice Work to Establish Strong Language
– DOL– Draw and Write– Doodle Loops– Four Block Model and Write– Strong language practice– Daily teacher modeling– Students share work with their class,
teacher, and other classes
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Language Through Literature
• Charlotte’s Web• Trumpet of the Swan• American Girl series
Games• Wordo• Memory Match
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The Dead Verb Funeral
• Memorize strong verbs for moving, talking, and looking• Dead verbs: are, is, have, had, am, be, was, were, has, went• Technique: flip sentence to remove dead verb• School-wide list creates teacher ownership
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Planning YourWriting
• Add strong verbs, similes, and a good lead to your planning page
• Beginning, Middle, End (Sideways for a list)• Map
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Good Leads• Question
• Onomatopoeia
• Start with an Ending
• Quotations or Dialogue
• Point of Excitement
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Examples of Student Work
• ISTEP (Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress) writing prompts
• Locally designed benchmarks writing prompts
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Summary Points
• Great literature• High expectations, committed to excellence• Professional development- in and out of building• Teamwork
– Analyze data in teams across the building– Develop strategies building-wide
• Challenges still ahead– Training new staff
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