CURRICULUM DESIGN FOR WRITING INSTRUCTION

FROM STANDARDS IDENTIFICATION AND TRANSLATION TO ASSESSMENT, GLASS LEADS THE READER STEP-BY-STEP THROUGH THE WRITING PROCESS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EFFECTIVE STANDARDS-BASED WRITING CURRICULUM. USING GLASS' METHOD, STANDARDS ACT AS A SOLID FOUNDATION OR FRAMEWORK, AND TEACHERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BUILD AS CREATIVELY UPON THAT FOUNDATION AS POSSIBLE - DESIGNING LESSONS AND UNITS THAT ARE INNOVATIVE, ENGAGING, AND WHICH STILL PRODUCE MEASURABLE GAINS. HER FOUR PART PROCESS IS AS FOLLOWS 1. IDENTIFICATION OF CONTENT-STANDARDS FOR WRITING WHAT DO I WANT MY STUDENTS TO KNOW AND BE ABLE TO DO? 2. CREATING A TEACHER RUBRIC WITH A CLEAR SET OF CRITERIA FOR WRITING ASSESSMENT WHAT ARE THE KEY CRITERIA FOR ACHIEVING THESE STANDARDS AND ASSESSING STUDENTS? 3. CRAFTING A STUDENT CHECKLIST TO GUIDE STUDENTS THROUGH THE UNIT AND SELF-ASSESS WHAT DO STUDENTS NEED TO KNOW AND LEARN AS THEY PROGRESS THROUGH THE UNIT AND HOW WILL THEY BE ASSESSED? 4. DESIGNING LESSONS TO ACHIEVE STANDARDS HOW DO I