Research and experience show that writers need three things: ownership of the form and subject of their writing; feedback from other writers; and time to draft and revise. Yet the harsh and confusing reality of today's college-entrance and state-mandated examinations-or any test with an essay component-is that students, trained in writing workshops, go on the clock to compose a paper on an assigned topic, in a prescribed form, for which they will receive no feedback. ...And their future depends on it. In Writing on Demand, you'll discover how to help your students gain the valuable skills they need to succeed on the essay portions of the SAT, ACT, Advanced Placement, and other exams and to help them develop as writers. Anne Ruggles Gere, Leila Christenbury, and Kelly Sassi take you through the entire testing process, offering insights on several key strategies for on-demand writing, including how to: <ul>
<li>quickly decode writing prompts to uncover the goals and expectations of the assignment</li> <li>organize thoughts swiftly and use the allotted time efficiently </li> <li>understand how tests are scored </li> <li>approach the scorers as an audience</li> </ul>
Most importantly, they show you how integrate these strategies into a program of best practices instead of mere test prep. In addition, a companion website offers more than 50 downloadable prompts, sample student essays, grading rubrics, and minilessons that give you a chance to aid your students in understanding this specialized genre and to use their composing skills in this artificially compressed version of the writing process. Give your students the opportunity to develop the proficiency and confidence they need to succeed in on-demand writing situations without abandoning the principles behind your writing workshop. Read Writing on Demand and find out how students can not only beat the clock, but write well-even in the most trying conditions for writers.

Writing on Demand: Best Practices and Strategies for Success

Reference

Christenbury, Leila

Gere, Anne Ruggles

Sassi, Kelly

Words, Language & Grammar

Heinemann

Get ready to write to the prompt. Get A Student Guide to Writing on Demand and prepare for testing in a new way that: 
<ul>
<li>eases concerns about timed writing situations</li> <li>increases familiarity with the forms encountered in testing</li> <li>boosts scores on standardized writing tests.</li> </ul>
A Student Guide to Writing on Demand helps build up a bank of writing and coping strategies that can be drawn from during live testing. Be ready for success with: <ul>
<li>flash writes for self-reflection</li> <li>opportunities for pressure-free timed writing</li> <li>exercises and activities designed to mimic testing situations.</li> </ul> Preempt the prompt with A Student Guide to Writing on Demand.

A Student Guide to Writing on Demand: Strategies for High-Scoring Essays

Save 20% when you buy A Student Guide to Writing on Demand (Discount reflected in the price above.)  Get ready to write to the prompt. Get A Student Guide to Writing on Demand and prepare for testing in a new way that:   eases concerns about timed writing situations  increases familiarity with the forms encountered in testing  boosts scores on standardized writing tests.   A Student Guide to Writing on Demand helps build up a bank of writing and coping strategies that can be drawn from during live testing. Be ready for success with:  flash writes for self-reflection  opportunities for pressure-free timed writing  exercises and activities designed to mimic testing situations.   Preempt the prompt with A Student Guide to Writing on Demand.  

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Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

What will students be asked to do when faced with the writing tasks on the Common Core State Standards assessments? What are the instructional shifts teachers will need to make so that students can understand and master them? Kelly Sassi and Anne Ruggles Gere unpack the PARCC and Smarter Balanced approaches to writing assessment, and provide effective strategies to help students develop as writers as well as prepare for the new writing tasks. Writing on Demand for the Common Core State Standard Assessments provides teachers with the principles of effective writing and then shows how to apply those principles to the Common Core assessments. Samples of performance tasks with student responses illustrate the importance of helping writers: <ul>
<li>analyze prompts, including those of Smarter Balanced and PARCC </li> <li>build reading skills that support text-dependent writing </li> <li>transfer writing strategies to science and social studies </li> <li>manage time in a digital space. </li> </ul>
Producing an effective piece of writing can be challenging in any timed writing context. Give your students the strategies they'll need to succeed on the Common Core State Standards writing assessments- and become better writers for life.

Writing on Demand for the Common Core State Standards Assessments

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