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
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