Documents/Forms

Writing Portfolio Guides:

The Writing Portfolio Guides for Grades K-2 include materials that can be used by teachers to complement the instruction of writing over the course of the school year. Each guide includes a sample reading text and writing prompt that can be replicated or used as a model when assessing student writing and growth over time. Though the prompt focuses on only one particular purpose for writing, each guide includes scoring rubrics and a collection of transcribed and annotated student response anchor papers. These resources can be embedded with a variety of grade-appropriate texts and writing activities to inform student writing in the classroom.

Teacher Scoring Rubrics for Writing:

Scoring rubrics for Grades K-2 were developed for narrative, opinion, and informational writing with a focus on three specific indices: Organization/Purpose, Evidence/Elaboration, and Conventions. The scoring rubrics are meant to be generalizable and can be used with a variety of writing assignments across content areas and purposes. They can be used in part, to focus on one particular dimension such as using Evidence/Elaboration, or in their entirety, to identify students’ strengths and weaknesses in writing.

Student Writer Checklists:

In an effort to promote active learning and student engagement, Student Writer Checklists were developed to guide the writing process. While one checklist is available in kindergarten, three checklists specific to narrative, opinion, and informational writing are available in Grades 1 and 2. These checklists can be modified by teachers to support the specific areas of focus for student writers.

Connecticut Writing Portfolio Resources for Grades K-2
	Purpose for Writing
Grade	Narrative Writing	Opinion Writing	Informational Writing
K	Narrative Writing Portfolio Guide  Narrative Rubric for Teachers  Student Writer Checklist	Opinion Writing Portfolio Guide Opinion Rubric for Teachers Student Writer Checklist	Informational Writing Portfolio Guide Informational Rubric for Teachers  Student Writer Checklist
1	Narrative Writing Portfolio Guide Narrative Rubric for Teachers   Student Writer Checklist	Opinion Writing Portfolio Guide  Opinion Rubric for Teachers  Student Writer Checklist	Informational Writing Portfolio Guide Informational Rubric for Teachers   Student Writer Checklist
2	Narrative Writing Portfolio Guide Narrative Rubric for Teachers   Student Writer Checklist	Opinion Writing Portfolio Guide  Opinion Rubric for Teachers Student Writer Checklist	Informational Writing Portfolio Guide Informational Rubric for Teachers  Student Writer Checklist

Introducing the Writing Portfolio Guides for K-2 Grades Webinar

This webinar provides information about the Connecticut Writing Portfolio Guides for Grades K-2.  The presentation explains the resources in each guide, and delivers an explanation of the process, the various grade-appropriate mentor texts, the scoring rubrics, and the transcribed and annotated student response anchor papers.