compare and contrast
November 26, 2008
What they talk about when they talk about expectations
Andy Rotherham at Eduwonk highlights two writing assignments, both given to seventh-graders, with widely different levels of difficulty. As Rotherham says, this is what wonks mean when they worry about an “expectations gap.”
I’m highlighting this because we would like to collect similar comparisons from New York City. What does student work look like at your school? What do the assignments look like?
Send us your stuff so we can start comparing. We’re happy to keep you and your students anonymous, as long as you give some identifying information (grade, district, public/private, charter/traditional public, large/small).
The first seventh-grade assignment:
The second:
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http://tuttlesvc.org Tom Hoffman
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http://missmalarkey.blogspot.com miss malarkey
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http://jd2718.wordpress.com Jonathan
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Ruth
Feb. 10: You’re invited!
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