Action Research Plan: Take 2 Revised

Revised Action Research Project

Goal:  90% of 9^th grade ELA PAP students enrolled in my class who receive HTWP Workshop Instruction Techniques will meet or exceed the passing standard of the writing portion of the ELA 1 EOC.

Action Steps	Person Responsible	Timeline Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
1. Take Heart of Texas Writing Project 4 day professional development with my cohorts	A. Gripp	August 1-7	HTWP classes	Evaluate materials and adjust for my own students
2. Read the following books: What You Know By Heart by Kate Wood Ray Hidden Gems by Katherine Bomer Building Adolescent Literacy in Today’s English Classroom by Randy Bomer The Art of Teaching Writing by Lucy Calkins	A. Gripp	August 1-20	Books mentioned	Make notes of specific methods to be used in class
3.  Meet with PLC and decide the best approach to using workshops within our 90 minute block schedule	A. Gripp, and PLC	Week of August 20	HTWP methods, data collected from books, and last year’s writing results and tools used	NA
4. Access the district bundles  and record important dates that can be used for data collection (like district assessments)	A. Gripp and PLC	Week of August 20	District bundles and calendar	NA
5. Review data from students in my class via Eduphoria.  Look at 7th grade writing scores and class make-up.	A. Gripp	Week of August 20	Eduphoria results, class rosters	NA
6. Identify my focus group of students who are economically disadvantaged students.	A. Gripp	Week of August 20	Eduphoria student data	NA
7.  Collect data using writing pre-test during first two weeks of school (no prior instruction)	A. Gripp	Weeks 1-2	Pre-test and results1	Writing Pre tests: expository and short story
8.  Take original focus group and divide into 3 sub groups based on scores from pre test. Red, Yellow, and Green based on Short Story writing scores only.	A. Gripp	Week 2	Pre-test results	Based on SS assessment
9. Begin Short Story Writing Workshop	A. Gripp	Week 2-3	Writing workshop tools, writing folders, prompts	SS Common Assessment
10. Follow by Short Story Reading Workshops	A. Gripp	Week 3-4	Short Story: The Scarlet Ibis	SS Common Assessment
11. Assess Progress-common assessment: short story writing. Look at R,G, and Y groups. Did anyone move up or down? Reflect on reasons why and record.  Adjust groups.	A. Gripp	Week 4	Common Assessment Prompt	Short Story Common assessment
12. Review Data. Compare notes to colleagues. Address problem areas.	A. Gripp and PLC	Week 4	Eduphoria Data, blog information, lesson plans	SS CA
13. Short Story Writing Intervention for Red and Yellow Groups	A. Gripp and PLC	Week 4-5	Intervention Tools- mini lessons and activities	SS CA #2
14. Continue in class with alternating Reading and Writing Short Story workshops.	A. Gripp	Week 5-6	Reading and Writing Workshop Tools	SS CA #2
15. Reassess: Short Story Writing Common Assessment	A. Gripp	Week 7	Common Assessment Prompt	SS CA #2
16.  Look at Data for RGY groups for gains and any major drops. Record information and reflect on any difference in instruction.	A. Gripp and PLC	Week 7	Eduphoria Results	SS CA #2
17.  Take original focus group and divide into 3 sub groups based on scores from pre test. Red, Yellow, and Green based on Expository writing scores only.	A. Gripp	Week 7	Eduphoria Results from Expository Writing Pre test	SS CA#2
18. Begin Expository Reading Workshop	A. Gripp	Week 8	Expository Reading Workshop Tools: expository Reading Pieces	Exp CA 1
19. follow with Expository Writing Workshop	A. Gripp	Week 9	Expository Writing Ideas, Planners, and tools	Exp CA1
20. Assess Progress-common assessment: expository writing. Look at R,G, and Y groups. Did anyone move up or down? Reflect on reasons why and record.  Adjust groups.	A. Gripp	Week 10	Common assessment, eduphoria results,  PLC data reflection and data	Exp CA1
21.  Review Data. Compare notes to colleagues. Address problem areas.	A. Gripp	Week 10	Data from Eduphoria for all students, notes, pratices, lesson plans, concerns of colleagues	Exp CA1
22.  Expository Writing Intervention for Red and Yellow Groups	A. Gripp	Week 11	Intervention Tools—mini lessons and activities	Exp CA 2
23.  Continue in class with alternating Reading and Writing expository workshops.	A. Gripp	Week 12-13	Reading and Writing Workshop tools	EXP CA 2
24.  Reassess: Expository Writing Common Assessment	A. Gripp	Week 14	Expository Writing Prompt	EXP CA 2
25. Look at Data for RGY groups for gains and any major drops. Record information and reflect on any difference in instruction.	A. Gripp and PLC	Week 14	Eduphoria data and information. Reflection	EXP CA 2
26. Semester Final: One last assessment over writing in both genres	A. Gripp and PLC	Week 16	Semester one final and results data	Final
27. Record scores, take notice of noticeable gains and any major drops. Reflect on individual students and reasons for gains or drops.	A. Gripp and PLC	Week 16	Results data	Final
28. Share results with School Improvement Plan Committee and address any concerns for next semester	A. Gripp and SIP Committee	Week 16	Results data, focusing on gains and if there is significant losses, data as an explanation to why	Final
29.  Three months until EOC writing test. The countdown (and assessments begin)	A. Gripp	Jan ‘13	Review materials	DA2
30. Administer District Assessment 2: Short Story Writing	A. Gripp	Jan ‘13	District Assessment 2	DA 2
31. Intervention only for Yellow Group	A. Gripp and PLC	Jan-Feb ‘13	Results Intervention mini lessons and activities	DA 2
32. District Assessment 3: Expository Writing	A. Gripp	Feb ‘13	DA 3	DA 3
33. Intervention based only on results and for Yellow Group	A. Gripp and PLC	Feb-March ‘13	Results of DA and intervention mini lessons and activities	DA 3
34. Final Weeks before test: final intervention	A. Gripp	March ‘13	Short story and Expository workshop materials	EOC
35. Whole Class Workshop: Short Story	A. Gripp	March ‘13	Short Story Review Workshop materials and prompts	EOC
36: Whole Class Workshop: Expository	A. Gripp	March ‘13	Expository Workshop materials and prompts and planners	EOC
37.  Red group only: Intervention during RIP time	A. Gripp	March ‘13	Focused mini lessons and activities based on data of TEKS where students are scoring low	EOC
38.  Take EOC ELA 1 Writing Exam	Students	End of March ‘13	EOC	EOC
39. Examine Results of original focus groups	A. Gripp	May ‘13	Results released by state (via eduphoria)	NA
40. Share Results at final SIP Meeting, and maybe make plans for Summer School Intervention	A. Gripp	May ‘13	Eduphoria Results	Summer School