8th Grade

6th Grade

7th Grade

WWWC

WWWC

WWWC

Organization

Organization

Sophisticated language

Sophisticated language

Voice, Imagery

Embed Counterclaim

Organization

Thesis Statements

Thesis Statements

Thesis Statements

School-Wide Anchor Strategies for Reading

Community Reading

School EQ that relates to Home

Student Choice in Reading

Embed Counterclaim

WWWC

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3 Writing Assessments

Building Literacy Culture

Choice Reading

Literacy Team

Relevances

PRE-WRITING: ESSAY TITLE = ________________________________

Counterclaim

COMMUNITY BUILDING

EMBRACE COMMUNITY CENTERED QUESTIONS

DEEPENING THE CONVERSATION ABOUT READING & WRITING

WE WILL BRING OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER THROUGH VALUE DRIVEN INQUIRY

WE WILL ENGAGE WITH POWERFUL QUESTIONS TO BRING US TOGETHER TO CREATE THE FUTURE

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WE WILL UNITE PEOPLE AT THE COMMUNITY TABLE TO DISCUSS THE PURPOSE, POWER, & QUALITIES OF READING & WRITING.

OKH NRG Summit Schedule

1. EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS TO REFLECT ON COMMUNITY CENTERED QUESTIONS THROUGH WRITING.
2. DEEPEN THE CONVERSATION ABOUT WRITING AT THE SCHOOL AND DISTRICT LEVEL.
3. PROMOTE A DEEP LEVEL OF THINKING FOR STUDENTS
4. SERVE AS A POWERFUL ANCHOR EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS THAT IS RECURRING IN NATURE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

Purpose for NRG Summit

Audience and Claim

• Did I provide a greeting and salutation to my audience? Do I use language that is appropriate to my audience’s needs?
• Is my claim clearly stated in my introductory paragraph? Do my reasons, evidence, and analysis keep with my claim throughout my letter?

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Celebrations

• Wrote a clear claim
• Essay was well organized
• Used strong language
• Other: __________________________________

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Idea Development

• Did I provide 3 ways that we make OKH a home?
• How well did I explain my reasons? Did I write a paragraph for each one? Did I use quotes from the articles and explain my reasoning thoroughly?

Creating rubrics that align to all content areas

Resources for all teachers to be literacy teachers

NRG Reading