Go beyond a traditional end-of-the-year survey and have your middle school pupils compile a portfolio of work illustrating their progression as a writer. 

Concepts

expressive writing, Narrative Writing

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Additional Tags

classroom support

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Instructional Ideas

• Consider giving students the option of including a creative, artistic page to illustrate major influences on their writing this year

Classroom Considerations

• Pupils will need to have collected their writing throughout the school year in order to complete this assignment

Pros

• Details major portfolio elements and instructions for reflective writing pieces to accompany each item
• Excellent writing prompts for inspiring reflection

Cons

• Several parts refer to the author's specific school and class; you can adapt the guidelines to your own project document

Common Core

W.7.3.a W.7.4 W.7.5 W.8.3.a W.8.4 W.8.5