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  • (Newly created lesson)

    I decided to integrate the CERA (Curriculum-Embedded Reading Assessment) into my Writing 97/EL113W class.

    I modified the Individual Writing Prompts textbook example on pg. 327 in order to use a Week 1 - chapter 1 in-class reading of our assigned text Mindset by Carol Dweck.  Students will first read in class the attached excerpt, and then fill out the CERA Writing Prompt.

    I will collect, then score using the CERA Reading Assessment Rubric on pgs 328-330. I will hand back the Prompt and the scored rubric, using that as a "beginning snapshot" for students to trace their progress. 

    I do in-class readings with text annotation almost once a week (with explicit scaffolding of Think Aloud strategies), so I will administer another CERA Writing Prompt/Rubric Assessment during Week 5 and then Week 10. This will be a much more effective way for students to track their progress specifically in the areas of critical reading/thinking strategies listed on the EL113W course outcomes.