DSC Collaborative Literacy - Writing Performance Task Preparation Guide - SECOND EDITION - GRADE 5

Oct 3, 2026

A preparation guide for Grade 5 writing performance tasks within the DSC Collaborative Literacy program. The guide presents structured units covering narrative writing, informative/explanatory writing, and opinion writing. It includes lesson sequences, guided practice performance task sections, task overviews, and teacher directions for introductory classroom activities and subsequent parts. It also provides scoring rubrics for research questions and student handouts, supported by class assessment records and CA1–CA3 sheets.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages170

Reading Time7 h 8 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction

Teaching the Units

Narrative Writing

Lessons

Guided Practice Performance Task

Task Overview

Teacher Directions for the Introductory Classroom Activity

Teacher Directions for Parts 1 and 2

Scoring Rubrics for Research Questions

Student Handouts 1–6

Class Assessment Records

“Class Assessment Record” sheets (CA1–CA3)

Informative/Explanatory Writing

Lessons

Guided Practice Performance Task

Task Overview

Teacher Directions for the Introductory Classroom Activity

Teacher Directions for Parts 1 and 2

Scoring Rubrics for Research Questions

Student Handouts 1–6

Class Assessment Records

“Class Assessment Record” sheets (CA1–CA3)

Opinion Writing

Lessons

Guided Practice Performance Task

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FAQs

What grade and writing performance tasks does the guide support?

The guide supports Grade 5 writing performance tasks in narrative, informative/explanatory, and opinion writing units.

What materials are included for teachers and students?

It includes task overviews, teacher directions for classroom activities and parts, scoring rubrics for research questions, student handouts, and class assessment records including CA1–CA3 sheets.

How is the Guided Practice Performance Task section organized?

Each unit includes a guided practice performance task section that pairs a task overview with teacher directions and associated scoring rubrics and student handouts.

Oct 3, 2026

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