This week, students are finishing up the drafts of their essays explaining why it is important to keep the promises we make.

Once their drafts are complete, they will continue on to the revising & editing stages. They start by making certain they have answered the prompt. From there, I have given them specific things to look for to improve their writing. Ask them about Rainbow Revisions! (I have put a copy in their Google Classrooms).

Final drafts will be written on STAAR-lined paper so that students are familiar with how much space they have to adequately convey their ideas on the state assessment in April. It also provides an opportunity for them to practice their penmanship. An essay that cannot be read will be marked non–scorable.

Once they write them out by hand, we type them into Google Docs so that they have a saved copy for their writing portfolios. (Google Docs saves automatically as they work). We then copy and paste them into PEG Writing for instant feedback!