State writing tests will be conducted in the Spring. Below are anchor papers that are posted on SDE Website. Put in this email for easy access for you! Scoring Rubrics are also included. OWP will conduct writing conferences to help teachers prepare for state writing assessments beginning in January. Keep checking website and email for those dates. If your school would like to be a host site, please contact me. THANKS! Audra http://www.ok.gov/sde/sites/ok.gov.sde/files/documents/files/G5_Wrtg_RedactedAnchors_sde.pdf http://www.ok.gov/sde/sites/ok.gov.sde/files/documents/files/G8_Wrtg_RedactedAnchors_sde%20%282%29.pdf http://ok.gov/sde/sites/ok.gov.sde/files/documents/files/Grade5_Exemplars_1_Passages_Prompt.pdf http://ok.gov/sde/sites/ok.gov.sde/files/documents/files/Grade5_Exemplars_2_Ideas_Dev.pdf http://ok.gov/sde/sites/ok.gov.sde/files/documents/files/Grade5_Exemplars_3_Organization.pdf http://ok.gov/sde/sites/ok.gov.sde/files/documents/files/Grade5_Exemplars_4_Word_Choice.pdf http://ok.gov/sde/sites/ok.gov.sde/files/documents/files/Grade5_Exemplars_5_Sentences_Parag.pdf http://ok.gov/sde/sites/ok.gov.sde/files/documents/files/Grade5_Exemplars_6_GUM.pdf http://ok.gov/sde/sites/ok.gov.sde/files/documents/files/Grade8_Exemplars_1_Passages_Prompt_Rubric.pdf http://ok.gov/sde/sites/ok.gov.sde/files/documents/files/Grade8_Exemplars_2_Ideas_.pdf http://ok.gov/sde/sites/ok.gov.sde/files/documents/files/Grade8_Exemplars_3_Orgainzation.pdf http://ok.gov/sde/sites/ok.gov.sde/files/documents/files/Grade8_Exemplars_4_Word_Choice_.pdf http://ok.gov/sde/sites/ok.gov.sde/files/documents/files/Grade8_Exemplars_5_Sentences_Parag.pdf http://ok.gov/sde/sites/ok.gov.sde/files/documents/files/Grade8_Exemplars_6_GUM.pdf 5th grade Scoring Rubric: http://www.ok.gov/sde/sites/ok.gov.sde/files/documents/files/PASS%20Grade%205%20writing%20rubric.pdf 8th grade Scoring Rubric: http://www.ok.gov/sde/sites/ok.gov.sde/files/documents/files/PASS%20Grade%208%20writing%20rubric%202014-2015.pdf ________________________________ Audra Plummer M. Ed. National Board Certified Teacher Co-Director of Inservice Oklahoma Writing Project University of Oklahoma Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education 338 Cate Center Drive, Room 190 Norman, Oklahoma 73019 Phone: 405-401-1348 FAX: 405-325-7841 http://owp.ou.edu Join the OWP group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/55228413131/ Follow OWP on Twitter: https://twitter.com/okwritingproj Teachers Teaching Teachers