Kentucky Department of Education

Writing documents and helps in three formats, Word, rtf, and Adobe pdf.

Analytical Rubric FINAL
Administrator Checklist
Suggestions from Administrators on cautionary practices
Literary Writing
Needs Assessment Template
On Demand Writing Self Assessment
Personal Pieces
Portfolio Analysis Process
Primary Scaffolding
Writing - Holistic Scoring Guide
Cluster Leader Roles and Responsibilities
Cluster Leader Training FAQs - Provide answers to frequently asked questions from Kentucky writing cluster leaders about writing development and scoring
Informative and Technical Writing Criteria - A skills list of Kentucky's six writing criteria as they relate to informative and technical writing
Generating Portfolio Effective Transactive Writing in the Content Areas - Example of a slice the pie brainstorming strategy that helps students narrow their focus for writing through developing angles and titles
Ethics in Marking Student Papers - Examples of ethical marking of student papers using benchmark portfolios
How's It Going book study - Guidelines for a group book study Carl Anderson's book on conferencing
Writing Development Teacher's Handbook review and jigsaw activity - Guidelines for a group book study to familiarize all staff with the Kentucky Writing Development Teachers' Handbook