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Please provide an example then.  They should be everywhere if you are correct.[/quote]

They are everywhere.  Every writing project my elementary and middle school child has is accompanied by a scoring rubric.  This rubric says exactly what the child has to do to get varying grades.  "Give three examples from the text -- 5 pts.  Give 2 examples from the text -- 2 points.  Give 1 example from the text -- 1pt."  The rubrics usually have 4-5 areas that deal with organization of the writing, editing, supporting examples, research, etc. and accompanying descriptions of level of detail required in each category and number of points earned.

BTW, if it's not possible to articulate why a certain essay has earned a certain grade, it's also not possible to articulate why one piece of writing is better than another.  If you can't articulate why a piece of writing is better (other than "I know it when I see it).  You also can not articulate the process of writing adequately enough to teach writing.  Writing is being taught every day in MCPS classrooms.  I might not agree with the formulaic way it is being taught, but it is possible to articulate writing criteria and use them to grade and teach.  [/quote]

My turn to call BS...  learning how to write grammar, organization, etc...  is not the same as evaluating writers who haven learned the fundamentals.  In the SAT example, given previously grading based on "2 examples versus 1 example" is certainly not used because it has no bearing on whether the work is good or not.

Good writing does not follow any rules its an art moreso than a procedural process to follow.  Are the great Authors worldwide great because they followed a rubric?[/quote]

We're talking about teaching elementary students how to structure paragraphs with good topic sentences. We're not trying to write The Brothers Karamazov. Can you either stick to the topic or start your own literature thread?[/quote]

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