Collins+Writing+-Level+Examples

A major tenet of the Collins approach is frequent writing in a variety of teaching and learning situations that “practice specific writing skills” called focus correction areas. This includes informal writing done in the context of in-class discussions and activities as well as formal compositions. All of these writing experiences have a clear instructional focus with explicit criteria. More information on the program.

=The Types of Writing -=

Type One writing gets ideas on paper — it's brainstorming. Type One is timed and requires a minimum number of items or lines to be generated. Questions and/or guesses are permitted.

 * === One draft ===
 * === Outcomes are evaluated with a check (√) or minus (-) ===

Type Two writing shows that the writer knows something about a topic or has thought about the topic . It is a correct answer to a specific question.

 * === One draft ===
 * === Graded as a quiz ===

TYPE THREE: EDIT FOR FOCUS CORRECTION AREAS
=== Type Three writing has substantive content and meets up to three specific standards called "[|Focus Correction Areas]" (FCAs). Revision and editing are done on the original. ===
 * === One draft (saved) ===
 * === Read out loud and reviewed to see if the draft completes the assignment, is easy to read, and meets standards set for the focus correction areas. ===

Type Four writing is Type Three writing that is read aloud by someone else.

 * === Two drafts (saved) ===
 * === Writing is critiqued by a peer and revised by the author ===

Type Five writing is of publishable quality.

 * === Multiple drafts (saved) ===
 * === Published work ===