WPP and WrAP Curriculum Integration

Bringing writing practice into the classroom

Using the scoring data from the WrAP and WPP enables teachers to create specific instructional lessons directly related to the points needing improvement, including:

• overall development
• organization
• support
• sentence structure
• word choice
• mechanics

Modeling Best Practice with writing data

• Classes and/or individual students can set writing goals based on both the WrAP and WPP scores. These goals will be point specific, using the language of the rubric.
• Illustrate, with permission, student samples of scored writing and ask:
  • What makes this writing well organized?
  • What are some examples of figurative language?
  • What do you notice about the variety in kind of sentences and
    beginnings of sentences?

Examples of Point Lessons

Sentence Structure – one way to give students practice in improving the beginning of sentences would be a lesson modified to the grade level that asks:

• Sentence 1 – Begin with a singular noun. 
• Sentence 2 – Begin with an adjective.
• Sentence 3 – Begin with a phrase that tells when
• Sentence 4 – Begin with a verb ending in –ing
• Sentence 5 – Begin with a phrase that tells where
• Sentence 6 – Begin with an interjection
• Sentence 7 – Begin with a phrase that tells how
• Sentence 8 – Begin with an adverb ending in –ly
• Sentence 9 – Begin with a prepositional phrase.
• Sentence 10 –Begin with a verb ending in -ed

Word Choice: A Lesson in Strong Verbs – A lesson focused on strong verbs greatly improves a student’s word choice, and enriches the supportive details and voice in a piece
of writing. As an example, in Brave Irene by William Steig, the author never uses the word
walk to describe Irene’s trek through the snow. Figurative language, the elements of a
narrative, and using dialogue are a few topics that this piece of literature can illustrate to
teach and improve writing.