Writing Across the Curriculum in Secondary Grades by Lauren Spenceley https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary Resources from ADE Secondary ELA Professional Learning: "Writing Across the Curriculum in Secondary Grades." Any questions? Email lauren.spenceley@azed.gov. en-us 2024-12-06 01:17:24 UTC 2026-04-21 00:20:06 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/8.0/png/270d.png AASA mz_ess_az https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3248975404 AASA Educator Resources: https://www.azed.gov/assessment/aasa

  • AASA Item Specifications

  • Performance Level Descriptors

  • AASA Writing Resources - rubrics and sample writing responses

]]> 2024-12-06 01:17:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3248975404 Guide to AZ's Assessments mz_ess_az https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3248975408 2024-12-06 01:17:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3248975408 Opinion to Argument Writing: mz_ess_az https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3248975409 2024-12-06 01:17:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3248975409 6-12 Writing Standards Padlet: mz_ess_az https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3248975411 2024-12-06 01:17:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3248975411 Performance Level Descriptors - AASA (grades 3-8) mz_ess_az https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3248975415 2024-12-06 01:17:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3248975415 Vertical Articulation of Standards mz_ess_az https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3248975416 2024-12-06 01:17:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3248975416 PAASport mz_ess_az https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3248975417 2024-12-06 01:17:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3248975417 ELA Standards mz_ess_az https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3248975419 Visit the English Language Arts Webpage to access:

  • the 6-12 Standards

  • Vertical Articulation document

  • Glossary of terms

  • ELA Crosswalks

]]> 2024-12-06 01:17:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3248975419 IES Guide: "Teaching Secondary Students to Write Effectively" mz_ess_az https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3248983250 https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/practiceguide/22
A set of recommendations for evidence-based best practices to address challenges in classrooms and schools for writing in the secondary classroom, provided by the Institute of Education Sciences. The website provides a full guide for educator use.]]> 2024-12-06 01:22:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3248983250 Assessing Secondary Writing Padlet: mz_ess_az https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3248985788 2024-12-06 01:24:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3248985788 Quickwrites mz_ess_az https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3248988836 Pg. 109 of Fundamentals of Literacy Instruction & Assessment, Grades 6-12

]]> 2024-12-06 01:26:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3248988836 Sample On-Demand Prompts for different disciplines: mz_ess_az https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3248994065 Pg. 53 of the IES guide

]]> 2024-12-06 01:29:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3248994065 Create subject-specific on-demand prompt mz_ess_az https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3257907721 2024-12-13 00:33:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3257907721 Sentence Starters mz_ess_az https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3257910578 2024-12-13 00:35:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3257910578 Grade-level Item Specifications mz_ess_az https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3257915173

  • ELA Grade 6

  • ELA Grade 7

  • ELA Grade 8

  • ACT

    • ]]>     2024-12-13 00:39:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3257915173     Handout mz_ess_az https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3259738777 2024-12-13 20:08:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3259738777 Disciplinary Literacy mz_ess_az https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3293936621 2025-01-16 18:40:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3293936621 What Counts as Text mz_ess_az https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3293937090 2025-01-16 18:40:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3293937090 ACT and ACT Aspire mz_ess_az https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3342997501 ACT (11th grade) and ACT Aspire (9th grade) - Scroll down to the "Resources" blue bar on each side to find Writing rubrics and other resources. 

    • You will also find "AZ State Standards Alignment Guide for the ACT and ACT Aspire" as well as an "Arizona Alignment Matrix" on this page.

    • There is also an ACT-hosted website for Arizona.

    ]]>     2025-02-26 03:43:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3342997501     Secondary ELA Website: mz_ess_az https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3344535541 https://www.azed.gov/standards-practices/secondary-literacy-middlehs]]> 2025-02-27 02:31:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3344535541 Performance Level Descriptors for ACT mz_ess_az https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3632461399 2025-10-14 22:23:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3632461399 Slide Deck: mz_ess_az https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3634528830 2025-10-15 22:49:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3634528830 mz_ess_az https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3874351420 Lauren Spenceley, M.Ed.

    Secondary ELA Specialist

    Arizona Department of Education

    📧 lauren.spenceley@azed.gov  

    ☎ 602-364-2267

    💻 ADE Secondary ELA Webpage

    ]]>     2026-04-20 00:10:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3874351420     Secondary ELA Updates - sign up! mz_ess_az https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3874351705 2026-04-20 00:11:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3874351705 Adolescent Literacy Hub: mz_ess_az https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3874354253 2026-04-20 00:12:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mz_ess_az/writingacrosssecondary/wish/3874354253