New Caney Middle School
On Campus from 7:45-11:45
Room 222
Email: tburson@newcaneyisd
Ext: 4377
The two are integrally aligned.
TEA 3
TEA 4
 Students will Take the TELPAS Reading test
 March 17 (Make – up on March 20)
 Please plan your lessons knowing that some of your
students will be out for state testing.
To make sure the collections
portray the students’ overall
English language writing
proficiency
TEA 7
TELPAS writing samples should be taken
from authentic classroom activities
grounded in
•
content area TEKS
•
ELPS
TEA 8
 At least 5 total samples are required in
each collection.
 In each collection there must be
- at least 1 narrative about a past event
- at least 2 writing samples from math,
science, or social studies
TEA 9
 Descriptive writing on a familiar topic
 Writing about a familiar process
 Narrative writing about a past event
 Personal narratives and reflective pieces
 Expository and other extended writing from
language arts classes
 Expository or procedural writing from science,
math, and social studies classes
TEA
10
 Papers containing copied language
 Papers in which student relies heavily on
resources (dictionary, thesaurus, etc.)
 Papers showing teacher comments and
corrections
 Worksheets and question-answer assignments
 Papers that have been polished with help from
peers or teachers
 Papers written primarily in student’s native
language
 Papers that are brief, incomplete, or rushed
TEA 11
 All teachers will give a writing assignment
• It must be a class assignment
• The writing must be based on what is
being taught in class
• The teacher will turn in only the ELL
papers to Tami Burson (ELL Specialist)
 Due dates:
• Electives– Feb. 23rd
• Science – Feb. 25th
• Social Studies –Feb. 27th
• Math – March 3rd
• ELA – March 6th (Two Samples)
 Prompts must be focused on what is
being taught in class
Look at the list on the back of the
handout to give you ideas
 If you are unsure check with Tami
Burson
 https://visualwritingprompts.wordpress.com/category
/subjects/science/
 On the right-hand side of the visual prompts are more
subjects. Each subject has a set of visual prompts. You
can find one that relates to what you are doing in class.
http://sww.newcaneyisd.org/cms/lib5/TX01918142/Centricity
/Domain/1204/TELPAS%20Writing%20Samples.pdf