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Writing Is...
Compiled from the PARCC "Writing Forms for Prose Constructed Response Items," the Writing Curriculum Files of children's author Suzanne Williams, the Northwest Regional Education Laboratory,
and from teachers in the Revere Public Schools
This is a list-in-progress of what composition is and can be. In their totality, these modes of writing address the Common Core and WIDA standards for literacy in writing while preparing students for success on standardized assessments and for college, career, and civic readiness. Click on active links in the list for examples of activities and assignments to adapt to your classes, or to samples of student work. Click here for a handout of the Writing Is list.