Objective:  I can identify strengths and weakness of ACT Essays for levels of 1-4.

Bell:  What makes a good essay?( 5 sent.)

Activities:

1.  Share out:  Discuss two examples of student responses.

2.  Gallery Walk:  Each group comes to a consensus of a strength/weakness for each level of ACT samples.

3.  Share out:  Discuss strengths and weaknesses  of each level as a class.

4.  Teacher simultaneously models the rubric for the levels.

5.  If time allows, students will assess a neighbor’s essay with the rubric and information learned during the gallery walk.