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Blank Planning Document from Summer 2019 Day

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Blank Planning Document from Summer 2019 Day

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MOST PEOPLE by Michael Leannah (Read Aloud Summer 2019)

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MOST PEOPLE by Michael Leannah (Read Aloud Summer 2019)

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For Suzanne and Ashley - Writing Conference Videos with Penny Kittle

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For Suzanne and Ashley - Writing Conference Videos with Penny Kittle

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Penny Kittle - Teacher, Author, Advocate - Writing Conference Videos

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Penny Kittle is an English teacher, author and advocate dedicated to helping students and teachers develop a passion for reading and writing.

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WHAT IS GIVEN FROM THE HEART by Patricia McKissack (Read Aloud Summer 2019)

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WHAT IS GIVEN FROM THE HEART by Patricia McKissack (Read Aloud Summer 2019)

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These classroom resources provide core curriculum and instruction while guiding your professional growth. Our authors expand upon the ideas introduced in their professional books, model effective instructional strategies, and provide "ready-to-use" resources - including teaching materials and lesson plans - written to support your daily instruction.

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The practice of using single point rubrics is slowly but surely catching on. The simplicity of these rubrics - with just a single column of criteria, rather than a full menu of performance levels - offers a whole host of benefits:

Teachers find them easier and faster to create, because they no longer have to spend precious time thinking up all the different ways students could fail to meet expectations.

Students find them easier to read when preparing an assignment. With only the target expectations to focus on, they are more likely to read those expectations.

They allow for higher-quality feedback, because teachers must specify key problem areas and notable areas of excellence for that particular student, rather than choosing from a list of generic descriptions.

Want to Learn More?

I first talked about this type of rubric in an earlier post ( Know Your Terms: Holistic, Analytic, and Single-Point Rubrics). If this is the first time you've encountered this type of rubric, reading this will give you some background knowledge on all the different types of rubrics and why the single-point deserves world domination.

To give credit where it's due, I did not come up with the name single point rubric. Although the idea for a simplified rubric with a single set of criteria came to me independently, when I went looking for academic support for its use, I found that the type of rubric I had in mind was given the name "Single Point Rubric" in 2000 during a conference presentation by someone named Mary Dietz. Attending that conference was a researcher named Jarene Fluckiger, who published a study on its effectiveness in 2010. (The reference to Dietz is in Fluckiger's paper, but no one named Dietz has published anything on the topic.)

Show Us Your Rubrics!

I urge you to take one of your most convoluted rubrics and make a single-point version of it. Then show it to the world, so other teachers can learn: Take a screenshot of it and post the picture on Twitter with the hashtag #singlepointrubric. If you aren't on Twitter or don't feel like doing this, just put a link to your rubric in the comments below. Help us start a movement to rid the world of ineffective rubrics!

Another Variation (Added in 2017)

After considering some of the limitations of this format, I played around with the rubric a bit more and came up with this variation:

The original version of the single point rubric allowed no space for actually pointing out when the student hit the standard, apart from maybe circling or highlighting the middle column. With this format, teachers can pinpoint where the student is on each descriptor, then offer feedback, either constructive, positive, or both.

To grab a copy of this for your own modification, click here.

Need Ready-Made Rubrics?

My Rubric Pack gives you four different designs in Microsoft Word and Google Docs formats. It also comes with video tutorials to show you how to customize them for any need, plus a Teacher's Manual to help you understand the pros and cons of each style. Check it out here:

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The practice of using single point rubrics is slowly but surely catching on. Try one for yourself and let us see it!

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You may choose to use this page to take notes on the lessons in the UNITS books.

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"How the Stars Came Down" by Pat Schneider

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"Fire" by Judy Brown

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August:
LAST STOP ON MARKET STREET by Matt de la Pena
A PIG PARADE by Ian Fleischer
UNDERWEAR DOS AND DON'TS by Todd Parr

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Amy Ludwig VanDerwater's notebooks blog - full of examples and ideas for teaching students how to keep a variety of notebooks.

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Hi Friends, I have been away from this space for some time, but I will be back beginning September 2021. While I adored being a classroom teacher, I also missed writing and teaching from here. I am no longer in the classroom, but instead you will find me here and at The Poem Farm. If you are interested in sharing your notebook, please just let me know. See you soon! xo, Amy

I know that some of you are home from school these days, and I hope you will find some new notebooking ideas here. I love keeping a notebook for writing, for drawing, for making a place for ideas and dreams and wishes and facts and feelings. This blog is home to many peeks into others' notebooks, and in each post you will find photos, notebooking-thoughts, and an idea to try. Feel free to poke around, notebook by your side, and explore your own brain and heart. Sometimes we don't know what we really think until we write. If you like writing poetry, feel free to visit my other site, full of poem writing ideas - www.poemfarm.amylv.com xxxx, Amy

Readers - if you or one of your students or friends keeps a notebook and would like to share in this space, please send an e-mail to amy at amylv dot com. I welcome your contributions and will send you the post specs for this blog.

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Hi Friends, I have been away from this space for some time, but I will be back beginning September 2021. While I adored being a classroom teacher, I also missed writing and teaching from here. I am no longer in the classroom, but instead you will find me here and at The Poem Farm.

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Amy Ludwig VanDerwater's poetry blog - hundreds of poems and mini lessons about teaching poetry.

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Poetry and lessons for children of all ages by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater for classrooms or homeschools to teach literacy and writing workshop instruction

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Here are many books that people find useful in supporting their writing workshop units: blog posts, books, and more....

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Advancing Literacy (formerly TCRWP) is a research think tank and staff development organization based at Teachers College, Columbia University. The videos in this...

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TEACHERS COLLEGE READING AND WRITING PROJECT

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TEACHERS COLLEGE READING AND WRITING PROJECT

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This is the organization that has written the Writing Units of Study through Heinemann. On this site, you will find some resources about institutes, Twitter chats, and more.

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Advancing Literacy offers many free resources, from booklists to teaching and assessment tools to resources for families and caregivers. Partner schools can access additional materials via their member login.

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Cultivating Meaningful Learning Communities through Literacy

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HEINEMANN - PUBLISHER OF MANY BOOKS ABOUT TEACHING WRITING & THE UNITS

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HEINEMANN - PUBLISHER OF MANY BOOKS ABOUT TEACHING WRITING & THE UNITS

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You may register you online resources here...Use the card in your box to find the code you need.

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Heinemann | Publisher of professional resources and provider of educational services for teachers

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Heinemann is a publisher of professional resources and a provider of educational services for teachers and educators from kindergarten through college.