Day+2+PD+8-29-12

= **CWP PD, Day 2 - Focus on College Level Writing** =
 * August 29, 2012**

Resources on College Level Writing
Click on the links below for resources related to college level writing:
 * **CT Writing Project at UConn-Storrs:** http://cwp.uconn.edu
 * **UConn Freshman English**
 * **Freshman English Homepage:** http://fe.uconn.edu/
 * **Reflective Wrting Assignments:** http://freshmanenglish.uconn.edu/instructors/assignment/powser.php
 * Sample Writing Assignments: http://freshmanenglish.uconn.edu/instructors/assignment/databases.php
 * **Writing Assignment Development:** http://freshmanenglish.uconn.edu/instructors/assignment/principles.php
 * **UConn Writing (W) Course Requirments:** http://writingcenter.uconn.edu/w_course_info.php
 * **UConn Writing Center:** http://writingcenter.uconn.edu/
 * ****Writing Programs:**** @http://www.writing.uconn.edu/
 * ****UConn Early College Experience Program:**** @http://ece.uconn.edu/
 * ****UConn Center for Academic Programs (CAP):**** @http://www.cap.uconn.edu/

College and Career Readiness
One of the major goals of the Common Core State Standards is to prepare students to be college and career ready (CCR), but what does that mean? Click on the links below to see what some of the experts think:
 * The Condition of College and Career Readiness: http://www.act.org/research/policymakers/cccr11/pdf/ConditionofCollegeandCareerReadiness2011.pdf
 * **What is College- and Career-Ready?:** @http://dpi.wi.gov/oea/pdf/ccready.pdf

Rigor, Relevance & Relationships

 * **Rigor, Relevance & Relationships:** http://www.leadered.com/rrr.html
 * **Rigor, Relevance & Relationships Research and Framework:** http://www.leadered.com/pdf/R&Rframework.pdf
 * **Research on the New 3 R's:**
 * **How Brain Research Relates to Rigor, Relevance & Relationships:** http://www.leadered.com/pdf/Brain%20Research%20White%20Paper.pdf
 * **Improving High Schools Through Rigor, Relevance & Relationships:** http://www.ncsl.org/issues-research/educ/dropout-prevention-dropout-reporting-high-school.aspx
 * **Tips for Using Rigor, Relevance and Relationships to Improve Student Achievement:** http://www.education.com/reference/article/Ref_Rigor_Relevance/

RAFT Writing Strategy
RAFT is a writing strategy that helps students understand the importance of Role, Audience, Format, and Topic when they write. RAFT provides students with a framework and a scaffold to assist them as they develop as writers. You can use the RAFT strategy in any content area and at any grade level. You can differentiate instruction using RAFT by giving more or less scaffolding related to the RAFT, e.g., Assign a specific role and/or audience and/or format and/or topic to different individuals or groups. Click on the links below for resources related to the RAFT strategy. Bee Life Stages Sample RAFT Activity Materials
 * [[file:easthartfordhs/Bee Life Stages RAFT Activity.doc|Bee Life Stages RAFT Activity.doc]]
 * [[file:easthartfordhs/Bee Life Stages.doc|Bee Life Stages Research Article]]
 * [[file:easthartfordhs/Examples of RAFT Assignments.doc|Examples of RAFT Assignments.doc]]

RAFT Writing Web-Based Resources
 * **How Can A Well Designed RAFTS Promote Focus and Excitement:** []
 * **RAFT Prompts for History and Social Studies:** []
 * RAFT Writing Rubric: []
 * **RAFT Writing Strategy:** []
 * **Writing Across the Curriculum RAFT Writing Assignments:** []