S.M.A.R.T.

Goal

WRITING
Ms. Scholl
December, 2, 2017

GOAL: The percentage of 3rd grade students as a whole scoring at proficiency or higher will increase from 18% to 50% by the
beginning of March as measured by common assessment administered on the Trimester 1 writing assessment given at the end of
October Students will know how to write a tag, correct punctuation, quotation is on topic, provides evidence, and the evidence is from
the text.

REASONING: On the Trimester 1 writing assessment administered on October 30, 2017, 18% of students scored proficient in
development with evidence. The common core state standard CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.2 states students need to write
informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.2.B
states that students need to develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details..

TIME FRAME: Tuesday, December 19, 2017 until Friday, March 2, 2018

STRATEGIES:

Effective Teaching Differentiated Activities Materials for Students Time-Duration of the Formative Assessments
Strategies/Activities and Teachers Specific Teaching of (Checks Along the
Specific Concepts and Way)
Skills

High lighting evidence Feedback sessions BrainPop and Checks for

from the text. Graphic organizer Flocabulary videos on understanding during
Anchor charts quotations reading
Modeling
*RAPS- Restate the
 topic, Answer the
questions, Provide
specific details, Sum it
up
PQA-Put the question in
the answer
TTQA-
RACE- Restate, answer,
cite, and explain
Review rubric with
students
Provide sentence stems
for TAG lines
Student exemplars

ASSESSMENT:
A teacher created assessment on development with evidence that will be scored through a 5 point checklist with the pre-test
administered on 12/19/2017 and the post-test administered on 02/27/2017.

_____ / 1 TAG
_____ / 1 Correct Punctuation
_____ / 1 Quotation is on topic
_____ / 1 Provides Evidence
_____ / 1 Evidence is from the text
_____ / 5 TOTAL

5/5 Blue A, 4/5 Green P, 3/5 Yellow PP, 2 and under/5 U

 Pre-test: 12/19-Write a paragraph about the main idea of the article, “Bison could find a new home on the range soon at the Denver
airport”. Use details and evidence from the text to support your answer.
Week 1: 1/16- Using the article, write a paragraph about a problem and solution in the article. Use evidence from the text to support
your reasons
Week 2: 1/23- Using the country book you’ve read, write a paragraph about that country’s holidays. Use evidence from the text by
paraphrasing (use in your own words) and with quotations.
Week 3: 1/30-Using the country book you have read, write a paragraph comparing and contrasting your school and the country’s
school. Use evidence from the text by paraphrasing (use in your own words) and with quotations.
Week 4: 2/6-Animal report paragraph
Week 5: 2/13- Summarize why Texas Western victory over Kentucky in 1966 was so amazing and shy it’s so terrible they did not get
properly recognized until decades later. Include text evidence to support your answer. Then write your opinion as to why people said
mean things about Texas Western for year after they won.
Week 6: 2/20 Trimester 2 test
Week 7: 2/27 Write an informational paragraph describing two customs or traditions in France. Use details form the text to support
your response.
Week 8: 3/6 Fable Character Analysis: What word best describes the wolves in the wolves in this story? Why?
Week 9: 3/12 Write a paragraph about a state of matter. Describe its physical and chemical properties. Use the text book for
evidence.
Post test: 3/20-Write a paragraph about the main idea of the article, “Bison could find a new home on the range soon at the Denver
airport”. Use details and evidence from the text to support your answer.

Target Group Pre- Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Post- Obje
Test Test ctive
Score Score Met
?
(Y/N
)
A-R, Y 2/5 4/5 2/5 4/5 2/5 4/5 2/5 3/5 4/5 4/5 2/5 No

B, J 2/5 3/5 2/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 2/5 3/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 Yes

C-J, J 0/5 2/5 NA NA 2/5 NA 2/5 2/5 3/5 4/5 4/5 Yes

C, E 4/5 4/5 2/5 NA 5/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 Yes

C, I 0/5 1/5 2/5 2/5 2/5 2/5 2/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 Yes

D-R, E 0/5 4/5 2/5 5/5 2/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 2/5 No

G-A, N 2/5 2/5 2/5 2/5 0/5 NA 3/5 3/5 3/5 2/5 3/5 No

J-R, J 1/5 1/5 NA 2/5 0/5 NA 2/5 1/5 3/5 4/5 4/5 Yes

L, J 1/5 2/5 0/5 4/5 0/5 NA 4/5 4/5 4/5 3/5 2/5 No

L, I 2/5 3/5 2/5 NA 2/5 2/5 4/5 3/5 4/5 0/5 2/5 No

L-O, B 2/5 3/5 3/5 NA 4/5 NA 2/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 Yes

M, N 2/5 0/5 1/5 0/5 0/5 3/5 2/5 3/5 2/5 3/5 No
0/5

N, B 0/5 3/5 4/5 4/5 2/5 4/5 2/5 4/5 4/5 2/5 5/5 Yes

R, J 1/5 2/5 2/5 4/5 4/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 Yes

S-G, A 1/5 1/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 NA 4/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 5/5 Yes

S-H, B 1/5 4/5 2/5 NA 2/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 4/5 Yes

S, C 1/5 2/5 1/5 NA 2/5 2/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 Yes

T, T 2/5 3/5 2/5 5/5 5/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 Yes
R, J 0/5 2/5 2/5 NA 0/5 3/5 2/5 2/5 3/5 2/5 3/5 No

L, R 0/5 2/5 NA 2/5 0/5 NA 1/5 3/5 2/5 3/5 3/5 No

B, C 4/5 3/5 2/5 NA 2/5 3/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 4/5 5/5 Yes

A, T 2/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 2/5 0/5 4/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 Yes

R, L NA 0/5 2/5 2/5 0/5 NA 1/5 1/5 2/5 1/5 2/5 No

M, K 0/5 NA 2/5 2/5 0/5 2/5 0/5 0/5 2/5 2/5 2/5 No

P= 8% P= 21% P= 14% P= 56% P= 17% P= 31% P= 33% P=38% P= 62% P= 46% P= 58%
NP=92 NP= NP= NP= NP= NP= NP= NP= NP= NP= NP=
% 79% 86% 44% 83% 69% 67% 62% 38% 54% 42%

Number/Percent of Students Not Proficient (79% or Lower): / = %

Number/Percent of Students Proficient (80% or Higher): / = %
 Key:

59% or less (Underprepared)

60-79% (Partially Proficient)

80-96% (Proficient)

97-100% (Enrichment)