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how the writing test is scored, and stu- j dents in fourth and fifth grade were ; given sample writing tests towards the - end of the last school year. That will enable teachers to identify those children who will probably have no difficulty with the test and also identify those who will need more help to pass the test and more particularly what sort of help,
Mr. Smith said in the writing test the students are given a “prompt” such as “My favorite season is...” The particular prompt is kept secret until the test is given. The sixth graders are expected to write a paper on that topic. The area receiving the most emphasis is “composition, developing a main idea and sticking to it, writing that makes sense.” The secondary emphasis in scoring the test is on the writers style. Scorers are looking for a sense of the writer’s personality and choice^ of vocabulary, he said. Other areas are grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization and spelling, but these do not count for as much when the paper is graded as composition and style. A passing essay will fill most of
See RCES, Page A-3
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