Thursday, April 10, 2014

Example CATW Prompt and Example Essays

Here is an example CATW prompt. Set a timer, read it, and write your best CATW paper. Then, look at the rubric and score yourself. After that, you can follow the link to see what would be expected to be included in your summary and look at some example papers with their scores.

Click here to read the prompt. Continue scrolling after you've practiced your own writing to see comments and example papers:

http://www.kbcc.cuny.edu/academicdepartments/english/faculty/Documents/catw_materials/catw_practice_playtimeisover.pdf

One thing I would like for you to notice while reading the student papers is how annoying and difficult it is to read messy handwriting. Remember, the scorers can't give you a good grade if they can't read what you've written!