Rate My Writing w/ Freebie Posters! :)
I have done a lot of planning over the summer to incorporate self-reflection and self-assessment from my students for this coming school year. It’s something that I’ll admit, I lacked in past years. I am implementing a self-assessment chart for a focus “I Can” statement (more on that later), student data folders and goal setting, and a self-reflection piece for student writing pieces this year. I’ve gone from little to no self-assessment to maybe-I’m-overdoing-it self-assessment. No surprise there – I usually don’t do well with the phrase “a little at a time.” I do better with the “go big or go home” phrase when it comes to school. 🙂
I have seen many pictures on Pinterest of the “star writing rubrics” that teachers have created to give their students a visual aide of writing expectations. I created my own posters and want to share them with you! Again, I did not create this idea, I just created my own posters for my room because I couldn’t find printable ones that worked for me. 🙂
Students can take their paper up to the board and self-assess their writing on a scale of 1-4. They will always rate their writing and mark it in the upper right hand corner of their piece when they are finished. They will take into account both their writing and illustrations. Throughout the year, we will talk about what the qualities of each rating are in a writing piece. After our routines are up and running, my students will periodically choose their best writing pieces to go into their data folders. They will be required to explain to me why they rated their paper the way they did, encouraging them to use technical writing vocabulary that we discuss throughout the Writer’s Workshop process.
It is one thing to talk about writing expectations but it’s another for the expectations and examples to be permanently posted in the classroom so that students can evaluate their own writing piece and assess it accordingly. As the year progresses, these posters will change from narrative pieces to informational pieces to opinion pieces. (And of course, I will be happy to share with you!) 🙂 The current one is very basic, building on what my students will most likely use as their beginning “topic sentences.” As we discuss writing with detail, the posters will become more developed. My hope is that my students will begin to think critically about the quality of their writing and be able to verbally explain their strengths and goals. 🙂
Yes, he does look much better!! Sweet. Thanks for the freebie.
I just found your blog through Pinterest. I love those writing posters. Thank you so much for the freebie.
By the way your dog is adorable! I am your newest follower.
Cindy
First Grade A to Z
Hi Cindy! 🙂 Thanks so much for stopping by. 🙂 Glad you can use these posters. 🙂
Awe~ Weston looks so adorable! Weston the Lion…that was funny. Thank you for the wonderful rating posters. This is such a great visual for students to do self-assessments on their writing and whether or not they need to add more details into their sentences.
Believe it or not I saw something like this visual on Pinterest and printed off a copy to make my own posters. I have been procrastinating for about a week. Thank you for creating these, they are great! Pup is so cute!!
Great writing idea… I will have to make something like that with D'Nealian writing! 🙂 My looks like a lion, too… she is a very furry Chow. But she is almost 15 so we are sparing her the haircuts (which she hates) and trying to keep her cool in the air conditioning…
Lindsey at Forever First Grade
That was my DOG… lol… somehow I left that word out. 😉
Haha! Mrs. Brooks no worries, I figured that's what you meant! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by. 🙂 Your dog sounds adorable!
Thank you for sharing this idea. Your dog is so cute!
Mary
Teaching Special Kids
Thank you for the freebie!! I've always meant to make something like this, but never got around to it!
❤Teri
A Cupcake for the Teacher
You're welcome Teri! 🙂 Glad you can use it. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
Thank you so much for the freebie! I am definitely going to use them for self-assessment. It means so much more when the kids can identify their strengths and weaknesses. Your puppy is sooooo sweet!
~Natalie
Natalies Nook
Tank you! I love your blog and your freebie!
Thank you, thank you, thank you! This is something that I have needed in my classroom for the longest time but just haven't made the time to create it myself. This is amazing and comes at the perfect time 🙂
These are AWESOME!! Thanks for making them which makes my life easier. 🙂
I just wrote a blog post about them and linked back to you!
Did you ever make the ones that go with opinion and informational? Just checking. LOL!
Shannon
http://www.irunreadteach.wordpress.com
This looks great and I am so excited to use it in my classroom. Any plans to update with a version that has indents?
I’m so glad you like it! Not at this time. This freebie resource will remain “as is” for the time being. I hope you enjoy using it!