Download or read book CALIFORNIA TEST PREP Narrative Writing Workbook Grade 4 written by C. Hawas and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-26 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guided workbook will develop all the skills needed for effective narrative writing and give students practice creating a wide range of narrative texts. It will also help prepare students for narrative writing tasks on the Smarted Balanced ELA tests. The first section contains sets of exercises and writing prompts that will develop the narrative writing skills listed in the Common Core State Standards. The second section gives students practice applying the skills by writing a wide range of narrative texts. Section 1: Developing Narrative Writing Skills - focused sets develop key narrative writing skills one by one - develops all the narrative writing skills described in the Common Core standards - each set introduces the skill, guides students to complete a task, and then provides independent practice - examples, guided tasks, and hints teach students how to produce effective writing - additional warm-up exercises prepare students for each set - covers sequence, plot, setting, characterization, theme, dialogue, and descriptions - tasks teach students writing techniques like using effective descriptions, writing first-person stories, and using transition words and phrases Section 2: Applying Narrative Writing Skills - 10 sets of writing prompts allow students to apply narrative writing skills - each set focuses on one style or one genre of narrative writing - includes practice writing personal narratives, diary entries, letters, science fiction, adventure stories, mystery stories, and more - hints and tips guide students through the tasks - students are encouraged to edit and revise their completed work - prepares students for the types of writing tasks found on assessment tasks and tests

Download or read book California Test Prep Narrative Writing Workbook Grade 3 written by C. Hawas and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-08-26 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guided workbook will develop all the skills needed for effective narrative writing and give students practice creating a wide range of narrative texts. It will also help prepare students for narrative writing tasks on the Smarted Balanced ELA tests. The first section contains sets of exercises and writing prompts that will develop the narrative writing skills listed in the Common Core State Standards. The second section gives students practice applying the skills by writing a wide range of narrative texts. Section 1: Developing Narrative Writing Skills - focused sets develop key narrative writing skills one by one - develops all the narrative writing skills described in the Common Core standards - each set introduces the skill, guides students to complete a task, and then provides independent practice - examples, guided tasks, and hints teach students how to produce effective writing - additional warm-up exercises prepare students for each set - covers sequence, plot, setting, characterization, theme, dialogue, and descriptions - tasks teach students writing techniques like using effective descriptions, writing first-person stories, and using transition words and phrases Section 2: Applying Narrative Writing Skills - 10 sets of writing prompts allow students to apply narrative writing skills - each set focuses on one style or one genre of narrative writing - includes practice writing personal narratives, diary entries, letters, science fiction, adventure stories, mystery stories, and more - hints and tips guide students through the tasks - students are encouraged to edit and revise their completed work - prepares students for the types of writing tasks found on assessment tasks and tests

Download or read book California Test Prep Writing Workbook Star Writing Grade 2 written by Test Master Press California and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This workbook has just been updated ready for 2012-2013! Help students develop the skills they need to succeed on the STAR English Language Arts test! This writing workbook will help students develop their reading comprehension skills and their writing skills. These skills are essential for performing well on the STAR English Language Arts test. This workbook includes three sections that provide full coverage of the key reading comprehension and writing skills that students need. Reading and Writing Mini-tests - Mini-tests provide practice answering short answer and essay questions - Develops the skills needed for the reading section of the state test - Prepares students for the writing section of the state test - Covers a wide range of passage types and question styles - Hints are included with questions to help and guide students Responding to Literature - Guided writing tasks teach students how to answer essay questions based on passages - Includes questions just like those found on the writing section of the state test - Includes a planning process for students to follow - Hints are included to guide students and help develop writing skills - Guided writing tasks help ensure that student writing will score well on state tests Guided Writing Tasks - Guided writing tasks teach students how to approach writing tasks - Includes writing prompts for narrative, descriptive, and persuasive writing - Gives students practice writing short stories, letters, essays, and more

Download or read book California Test Prep Writing Skills Guided Practice Grade 4 written by Test Master Press California and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-08-03 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Matches the 2017-2018 State Standards and Assessments! This workbook provides extensive guided practice with a complete range of writing tasks, and will prepare students for the more rigorous reading and writing tasks on the Smarter Balanced (SBAC) assessments. The workbook covers all the Common Core writing skills that students need. Students will write in response to passages, as well as write narratives, opinion pieces, and essays. Students will also gain experience completing research projects and editing and revising their work. Provides Ongoing Skill Development and Practice - Ten convenient practice sets allow for ongoing skill development - Each practice set contains two reading comprehension tasks where students write in response to passages - Each practice set contains two writing tasks where students write a short story, personal narrative, opinion piece, or essay - Guided writing tasks include hints, planning activities, and review checklists to guide students and encourage strong skill development - Each set includes additional core skills exercises that focus on key writing skills Preparation for the SBAC English Language Arts/Literacy Assessments - Provides extensive experience providing written answers to reading comprehension questions - Guided tasks teach students how to write effective essays, opinion pieces, and narratives - Builds higher-order thinking skills such as analyzing and evaluating texts - Develops the strong reading comprehension skills needed for the new assessments - Provides the skills and experience needed for the SBAC writing tasks Key Benefits of this Workbook - Flexible format allows practice sets to be completed to suit any schedule - Helps students transition to the more rigorous SBAC assessments - Develops the writing skills that are emphasized by the new Common Core standards - More rigorous tasks encourage deeper understanding and more advanced thinking - Tips, planning, and review activities teach the key features expected of student writing - Format allows for review after each set to provide feedback and promote improvement Full Coverage of the Common Core Standards - Covers all the types of writing in the Common Core standards, including opinion pieces, informative/explanatory texts, and narratives - Includes exercises for additional Common Core skills, including completing research projects and gathering information from sources - Reading comprehension tasks develop strong Common Core reading skills

Download or read book CALIFORNIA TEST PREP Writing Skills Workbook SBAC Guided Practice Grade 4 written by C. Hawas and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-26 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prepares Students for the 2018-2019 Smarter Balanced (SBAC) Assessments! This workbook provides extensive guided practice with a complete range of writing tasks, and will prepare students for the more rigorous reading and writing tasks on the Smarter Balanced (SBAC) assessments. The workbook covers all the Common Core writing skills that students need. Students will write in response to passages, as well as write narratives, opinion pieces, and essays. Students will also gain experience completing research projects and editing and revising their work. Provides Ongoing Skill Development and Practice - Ten convenient practice sets allow for ongoing skill development - Each practice set contains two reading comprehension tasks where students write in response to passages - Each practice set contains two writing tasks where students write a short story, personal narrative, opinion piece, or essay - Guided writing tasks include hints, planning activities, and review checklists to guide students and encourage strong skill development - Each set includes additional core skills exercises that focus on key writing skills Preparation for the SBAC English Language Arts/Literacy Assessments - Provides extensive experience providing written answers to reading comprehension questions - Guided tasks teach students how to write effective essays, opinion pieces, and narratives - Builds higher-order thinking skills such as analyzing and evaluating texts - Develops the strong reading comprehension skills needed for the new assessments - Provides the skills and experience needed for the SBAC writing tasks Key Benefits of this Workbook - Flexible format allows practice sets to be completed to suit any schedule - Helps students transition to the more rigorous SBAC assessments - Develops the writing skills that are emphasized by the new Common Core standards - More rigorous tasks encourage deeper understanding and more advanced thinking - Tips, planning, and review activities teach the key features expected of student writing - Format allows for review after each set to provide feedback and promote improvement Full Coverage of the Common Core Standards - Covers all the types of writing in the Common Core standards, including opinion pieces, informative/explanatory texts, and narratives - Includes exercises for additional Common Core skills, including completing research projects and gathering information from sources - Reading comprehension tasks develop strong Common Core reading skills

Download or read book Arizona Test Prep Narrative Writing Workbook Grade 4 written by Test Master Test Master Press Arizona and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-11-29 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guided workbook will develop all the skills needed for effective narrative writing and give students practice creating a wide range of narrative texts. It will also prepare students for narrative writing tasks on the AzMERIT English Language Arts tests. The first section contains sets of exercises and writing prompts that will develop the narrative writing skills listed in Arizona's English Language Arts standards. The second section gives students practice applying the skills by writing a wide range of narrative texts. Section 1: Developing Narrative Writing Skills - focused sets develop key narrative writing skills one by one - covers sequence, plot, setting, characterization, theme, dialogue, and descriptions - each set introduces the skill, guides students to complete a task, and then provides independent practice - examples, guided tasks, and hints teach students how to produce effective writing - additional warm-up exercises prepare students for each set - tasks teach students writing techniques like using effective descriptions, writing first-person stories, and using transition words and phrases Section 2: Applying Narrative Writing Skills - 10 sets of writing prompts allow students to apply narrative writing skills - each set focuses on one style or one genre of narrative writing - includes practice writing personal narratives, diary entries, letters, science fiction, adventure stories, mystery stories, and more - hints and tips guide students through the tasks - students are encouraged to edit and revise their completed work Key Benefits - develops all the narrative writing skills described in the state standards - focusing on each skill one by one encourages strong skill development - students apply skills by writing complete narratives in different genres - examples, guided tasks, and hints guide students through the tasks - prepares students for narrative writing tasks on the AzMERIT ELA tests

Download or read book Texas Test Prep Narrative Writing Workbook Grade 4 written by T. Hawas and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-08-15 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guided workbook will develop all the skills needed for effective narrative writing and give students practice creating a wide range of literary texts. The first section contains sets of exercises and writing prompts that will develop key narrative writing skills. The second section gives students practice applying the skills by writing a wide range of narrative texts. Section 1: Developing Narrative Writing Skills - focused sets develop key narrative writing skills one by one - each set introduces the skill, guides students to complete a task, and then provides independent practice - examples, guided tasks, and hints teach students how to produce effective writing - additional warm-up exercises prepare students for each set - covers sequence, plot, setting, characterization, theme, dialogue, and descriptions Section 2: Applying Narrative Writing Skills - 10 sets of writing prompts allow students to apply narrative writing skills - each set focuses on one style or one genre of narrative writing - includes practice writing personal narratives, diary entries, letters, science fiction, adventure stories, mystery stories, and more - hints and tips guide students through the tasks - students are encouraged to edit and revise their completed work - prepares students for the types of writing tasks found on assessment tasks and tests

Download or read book Arizona Test Prep Narrative Writing Workbook Grade 4 A Complete Guide to Writing Stories Personal Narratives and More written by A. Hawas and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-10-07 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guided workbook will develop all the skills needed for effective narrative writing and give students practice creating a wide range of narrative texts. It will also prepare students for narrative writing tasks on the AzMERIT English Language Arts tests. The first section contains sets of exercises and writing prompts that will develop the narrative writing skills listed in Arizona

Download or read book California Test Prep Reading and Writing Common Core Workbook Grade 4 written by Test Master Test Master Press California and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-01-05 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This workbook is specifically designed to develop Common Core writing skills. Students will write in response to passages, as well as write narratives, opinion pieces, and essays. Students will gain experience completing research projects and edit and revise their work. This workbook will develop the Common Core writing skills that students need, while preparing students for the more rigorous reading and writing tasks on the Smarter Balanced (SBAC) assessments. Provides Ongoing Skill Development and Practice - Ten convenient practice sets allow for ongoing skill development - Each practice set contains two reading comprehension tasks where students write in response to passages - Each practice set contains two writing tasks where students write a short story, personal narrative, opinion piece, or essay - Guided writing tasks include hints, planning activities, and review checklists to guide students and encourage strong skill development - Each set includes additional core skills exercises that focus on key writing skills Key Benefits of this Workbook - Flexible format allows practice sets to be completed to suit any schedule - Helps students transition to the more rigorous SBAC assessments - Develops the writing skills that are emphasized by the new Common Core standards - More rigorous tasks encourage deeper understanding and more advanced thinking - Tips, planning, and review activities teach the key features expected of student writing - Format allows for review after each set to provide feedback and promote improvement Preparation for the SBAC English Language Arts/Literacy Assessments - Provides extensive experience providing written answers to reading comprehension questions - Guided tasks teach students how to write effective essays, opinion pieces, and narratives - Builds higher-order thinking skills such as analyzing and evaluating texts - Develops the strong reading comprehension skills needed for the new assessments - Provides the skills and experience needed for the SBAC writing tasks Full Coverage of the Common Core Standards - Covers all the types of writing in the Common Core standards, including opinion pieces, informative/explanatory texts, and narratives - Includes exercises for additional Common Core skills, including completing research projects and gathering information from sources - Reading comprehension tasks develop strong Common Core reading skills

Download or read book Nevada Test Prep Narrative Writing Workbook Grade 4 Writing Stories and Narratives written by D. Hawas and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-02-10 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guided workbook will develop all the skills needed for effective narrative writing and give students practice creating a wide range of narrative texts. It will also help prepare students for narrative writing tasks on the Smarted Balanced ELA tests. The first section contains sets of exercises and writing prompts that will develop the narrative writing skills listed in the Common Core State Standards. The second section gives students practice applying the skills by writing a wide range of narrative texts. Section 1: Developing Narrative Writing Skills - focused sets develop key narrative writing skills one by one - develops all the narrative writing skills described in the Common Core standards - each set introduces the skill, guides students to complete a task, and then provides independent practice - examples, guided tasks, and hints teach students how to produce effective writing - additional warm-up exercises prepare students for each set - covers sequence, plot, setting, characterization, theme, dialogue, and descriptions - tasks teach students writing techniques like using effective descriptions, writing first-person stories, and using transition words and phrases Section 2: Applying Narrative Writing Skills - 10 sets of writing prompts allow students to apply narrative writing skills - each set focuses on one style or one genre of narrative writing - includes practice writing personal narratives, diary entries, letters, science fiction, adventure stories, mystery stories, and more - hints and tips guide students through the tasks - students are encouraged to edit and revise their completed work - prepares students for the types of writing tasks found on assessment tasks and tests

Download or read book Louisiana Test Prep Narrative Writing Workbook Grade 4 written by Test Master Test Master Press Louisiana and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-12-06 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guided workbook will develop all the skills needed for effective narrative writing and give students practice creating a wide range of narrative texts. It will also help prepare students for the narrative writing tasks on the LEAP 2025 English Language Arts tests. The first section contains sets of exercises and writing prompts that will develop the narrative writing skills listed in the Louisiana Student Standards. The second section gives students practice applying the skills by writing a wide range of narrative texts. Section 1: Developing Narrative Writing Skills - focused sets develop key narrative writing skills one by one - covers sequence, plot, setting, characterization, theme, dialogue, and descriptions - each set introduces the skill, guides students to complete a task, and then provides independent practice - examples, guided tasks, and hints teach students how to produce effective writing - additional warm-up exercises prepare students for each set - tasks teach students writing techniques like using effective descriptions, writing first-person stories, and using transition words and phrases Section 2: Applying Narrative Writing Skills - 10 sets of writing prompts allow students to apply narrative writing skills - each set focuses on one style or one genre of narrative writing - includes practice writing personal narratives, diary entries, letters, science fiction, adventure stories, mystery stories, and more - hints and tips guide students through the tasks - students are encouraged to edit and revise their completed work Key Benefits - develops all the narrative writing skills described in the state standards - focusing on each skill one by one encourages strong skill development - students apply skills by writing complete narratives in different genres - examples, guided tasks, and hints guide students through the tasks - prepares students for the narrative writing tasks on the LEAP 2025 ELA tests

Download or read book Texas Test Prep Narrative Writing Workbook Grade 4 written by Test Master Press Texas and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-12-09 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guided workbook will develop all the skills needed for effective narrative writing and give students practice creating a wide range of literary texts. The first section contains sets of exercises and writing prompts that will develop key narrative writing skills. The second section gives students practice applying the skills by writing a wide range of narrative texts. Section 1: Developing Narrative Writing Skills - focused sets develop key narrative writing skills one by one - each set introduces the skill, guides students to complete a task, and then provides independent practice - examples, guided tasks, and hints teach students how to produce effective writing - additional warm-up exercises prepare students for each set - covers sequence, plot, setting, characterization, theme, dialogue, and descriptions Section 2: Applying Narrative Writing Skills - 10 sets of writing prompts allow students to apply narrative writing skills - each set focuses on one style or one genre of narrative writing - includes practice writing personal narratives, diary entries, letters, science fiction, adventure stories, mystery stories, and more - hints and tips guide students through the tasks - students are encouraged to edit and revise their completed work - prepares students for the types of writing tasks found on assessment tasks and tests

Download or read book Massachusetts Test Prep Narrative Writing Workbook written by Test Master Press Massachusetts and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-14 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guided workbook will develop all the skills needed for effective narrative writing and give students practice creating a wide range of narrative texts. It will also prepare students for the narrative writing tasks on the MCAS English Language Arts tests. The first section contains sets of exercises and writing prompts that will develop the narrative writing skills listed in the 2017 Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks. The second section gives students practice applying the skills by writing a wide range of narrative texts. Section 1: Developing Narrative Writing Skills - focused sets develop key narrative writing skills one by one - covers sequence, plot, setting, characterization, theme, dialogue, and descriptions - each set introduces the skill, guides students to complete a task, and then provides independent practice - examples, guided tasks, and hints teach students how to produce effective writing - additional warm-up exercises prepare students for each set - tasks teach students writing techniques like using effective descriptions, writing first-person stories, and using transition words and phrases Section 2: Applying Narrative Writing Skills - 10 sets of writing prompts allow students to apply narrative writing skills - each set focuses on one style or one genre of narrative writing - includes practice writing personal narratives, diary entries, letters, science fiction, adventure stories, mystery stories, and more - hints and tips guide students through the tasks - students are encouraged to edit and revise their completed work Key Benefits - develops all the narrative writing skills described in the state standards - focusing on each skill one by one encourages strong skill development - students apply skills by writing complete narratives in different genres - examples, guided tasks, and hints guide students through the tasks - prepares students for the narrative writing tasks on the MCAS ELA tests

Download or read book California Test Prep Persuasive Writing Grade 4 written by C. Hawas and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-26 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guided workbook will develop all the skills needed for effective persuasive writing and give students practice creating a wide range of opinion pieces. It will also help prepare students for opinion writing tasks on the Smarted Balanced ELA tests. The first section contains sets of exercises and writing prompts that will develop the persuasive writing skills listed in the Common Core State Standards. The second section gives students practice applying the skills by writing a wide range of opinion pieces. Key Features - Focused sets develop key persuasive writing skills one by one - Each set introduces the skill, guides students to complete a task, and then provides independent practice - Examples, guided tasks, and hints teach students how to produce effective writing - Additional warm-up exercises prepare students for each set - Guided planning activities help students learn the process for creating focused, well-organized, and effective opinion pieces - Hints and tips help students focus on key features Develops the Key Skills of Persuasive Writing - Producing well-organized texts with an introduction, body, and conclusion - Developing and clearly stating an opinion - Writing strong and effective introductions - Having a clear structure - Creating a well-organized body with focused paragraphs - Developing and using reasons to support an opinion - Using details, examples, facts, and personal experiences to support ideas - Using linking words and phrases to transition between ideas - Enhancing writing by using a range of writing techniques - Writing effective conclusions Includes Practice for a Wide Range of Opinion Pieces - Opinion essays - Letters and letters to the editors - Articles and research-based essays - Product reviews - Texts used to promote - Responses to literary and informational texts

Download or read book California Test Prep Grade 4 English Language Arts Workbook written by Test Master Press California and published by Createspace Indie Pub Platform. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Help students develop the skills they need to succeed on California's STAR English Language Arts test! This workbook offers a simple system for ongoing test prep practice that will help students develop the reading and writing skills that all California students need, while building confidence and reducing test anxiety. It includes reading comprehension practice sets that will give students the skills to answer all types of reading questions. It also includes writing skills quizzes that cover all the writing and vocabulary skills that California students need. It's all new and updated for the new 2011-2012 state test! Test Preparation Made Easy - 40 reading comprehension mini-tests to make test preparation simple - Short passages and question sets allow for easy 20-minute practice sessions - Engaging reading passages to make revision fun - Writing skills quizzes covering all the writing and vocabulary skills that students will need for the state test - Easily integrates with student learning throughout the year - Includes additional information and teaching notes on the key reading skills that California students need to master - Includes a full answer key identifying the skill tested by each question, so you can identify the student's areas of strength and weakness

Download or read book Indiana Test Prep Narrative Writing Workbook Grade 4 A Complete Guide to Writing Stories Personal Narratives and More written by I. Hawas and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guided workbook will develop all the skills needed for effective narrative writing and give students practice creating a wide range of narrative texts. It will also help prepare students for narrative writing tasks on the ILEARN English Language Arts tests. The first section contains sets of exercises and writing prompts that will develop the narrative writing skills listed in the Indiana Academic Standards (IAS). The second section gives students practice applying the skills by writing a wide range of narrative texts. Section 1: Developing Narrative Writing Skills - focused sets develop key narrative writing skills one by one - develops all the narrative writing skills described in the state standards - each set introduces the skill, guides students to complete a task, and then provides independent practice - examples, guided tasks, and hints teach students how to produce effective writing - additional warm-up exercises prepare students for each set - covers sequence, plot, setting, characterization, theme, dialogue, and descriptions - tasks teach students writing techniques like using effective descriptions, writing first-person stories, and using transition words and phrases Section 2: Applying Narrative Writing Skills - 10 sets of writing prompts allow students to apply narrative writing skills - each set focuses on one style or one genre of narrative writing - includes practice writing personal narratives, diary entries, letters, science fiction, adventure stories, mystery stories, and more - hints and tips guide students through the tasks - students are encouraged to edit and revise their completed work - prepares students for the writing tasks found on assessment tasks and tests

Download or read book Pennsylvania Test Prep Narrative Writing written by Test Master Press Pennsylvania and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-11-09 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guided workbook will develop all the skills needed for effective narrative writing and give students practice creating a wide range of narrative texts. It will also help prepare students for narrative writing tasks on the PSSA English Language Arts tests. The first section contains sets of exercises and writing prompts that will develop the narrative writing skills listed in the Pennsylvania Core Standards. The second section gives students practice applying the skills by writing a wide range of narrative texts. Section 1: Developing Narrative Writing Skills - focused sets develop key narrative writing skills one by one - develops all the narrative writing skills described in the state standards - each set introduces the skill, guides students to complete a task, and then provides independent practice - examples, guided tasks, and hints teach students how to produce effective writing - additional warm-up exercises prepare students for each set - covers sequence, plot, setting, characterization, theme, dialogue, and descriptions - tasks teach students writing techniques like using effective descriptions, writing first-person stories, and using transition words and phrases Section 2: Applying Narrative Writing Skills - 10 sets of writing prompts allow students to apply narrative writing skills - each set focuses on one style or one genre of narrative writing - includes practice writing personal narratives, diary entries, letters, science fiction, adventure stories, mystery stories, and more - hints and tips guide students through the tasks - students are encouraged to edit and revise their completed work - prepares students for the types of writing tasks found on assessment tasks and tests