Goal: All students will improve their writing skills throughout the curriculum.

Support Data (from the Profile): Standardized Assessments: ISTEP, NWEA Local Assessments: Essay Grades

Essay Grades

ISTEP & NWEA

Intervention: Students will increase interest in writing by using "real life" topics. Research/Best Practice Sources: Cumberworth – Improving Middle

School Student Writing Skills and

Attitudes toward Writing

Activities to implement the intervention: Person(s) Timeline Resources Staff Development Accountable:

Beg End

1. Students research careers and compare salary to education levels. Teacher on-going

3. Students job shadow and write about experience. Teacher on-going Businesses
4. Students participate in "Reality Store" and write about the experience. Teacher on-going Business

Leaders

5. Students write about their abilities, strengths and weaknesses. Teacher on-going ISTEP How to read ISTEP results

Results