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The Writing Center
for
Edmond Public Schools


 Middle School Required Writing Curriculum - This chart illustrates the Oklahoma state PASS and Edmond district requirements for modes of writing by grade level.

 OCCT Analytic Scoring Guide - This rubric is used on the Oklahoma Core Curriculum Writing Test to score each of the five analytic traits.

The Write Source Website - Student writing models, MLA electronic documentation style, student writing publication site.

Write Source Writing Skills Correlation with PASS - This document matches grammar, usage, mechanics and writing skills at each grade level with Oklahoma Priority Academic Student Skills.


Oklahoma State Department of Education

Scoring Procedures - OCCT Writing Assessment - This link details scoring procedures for the OCCT writing test.  

OCCT Analytic Scoring Guide - This rubric is used on the Oklahoma Core Curriculum Writing Test to score each of the five analytic traits.

Example Papers - This link provides actual student responses to a previous year's prompt.  There are ten scored papers per analytic topic, ranging from score points 1-4.


ELL (English Language Learners) Links

ELL Writing, Grammar, and Teaching Links
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Patty Foster
Language Arts Curriculum Content Specialist
patty.foster@edmondschools.net

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