This resource contains all relevant information about the INTERIM Benchmark Assessment Plan for the SaskDLC.This plan was compiled by the Sask DLC Interim Benchmark Assessment Advisory Team. Please download the document in section 1 for the detailed plan. 

This is the main site for supports for the provincial Reading, Writing & Math Assessments.

Here you will find a folder for each of the following: Reading, Writing, Math, Data Submission Templates & Sector Assessment Plan.

If you have problems accessing this site contact networkservices@gov.sk.ca or 1-866-933-8333.

This resource provdies assessment materials for benchmarking and diagnostic testing students in the beginning of the year and monitoring their progress throughout the year with the skills explicitly taught in The Writing Revolution. 

This resource includes 5 videos for each of 5 weeks to assist students in developing writing trait skills in the following areas:
-Ideas
-Organization
-Word Choice
-Sentence Fluency
-Voice
**Please note: Conventions is embedded throughout

The resource offers video lessons on the four of the writing traits at the grade 4 level, using the resource "Write Traits Student Traitbook" Grade 4, by V. Spandel and J. Hicks. The traits covered include: - ideas - organization - sentence fluency - word choice

The resource offers multiple video lessons for each of the writing traits at the grade 6 level, using the resource "Write Traits Student Traitbook" Grade 6, by V. Spandel and J. Hicks.
The traits include:
- ideas
- organization
- word choice
- sentence fluency
- voice
- conventions and presentation are embedded throughout the unit lessons

"The beginning of the school year is a great time to get an overview of students’ writing skills. This article will help you use our baseline essay-writing assessments to evaluate student writing and plan your instruction based on the results."

This resource provides seven rubrics - one for each of the 6+1 Traits of Writing: Ideas, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, Conventions, and Presentation. The rubrics contain both a description of what would be expected to earn that mark, as well as a student sample.

Narrative Writing Lessons and Resources includes Sun West lesson plans, resources, and assessments for grades 1-12! Teachers in the 2019-2020 Writing Alignment PLC created these ready to use materials for educators. We hope you find them useful!

This document from 1999 contains writing exemplars for all levels for grades 1-8. 

This resource contains the documents required to benchmark you students' writing. This assessment is based on the Saskatchewan curriculum, and the rubrics, continuum and prompts were developed by the Ministry of Education. *rationale *instructions*continuum*rubrics*context 

6 + 1 Writing Traits
Each of the following traits is explained and a 4 point rubric is provided.
Ideas, Organization, Voice , Word Choice , Sentence, Fluency, Conventions, Presentation

This resource helps students and teachers reflect on the 6 writing traits.  It is a one to four level rubric depicting what the six writing traits look like at each level.  It can be used to assess, self-reflect and assess, goal set, peer assess, Etc..