Before the Event cont’d. 7. Turn in the Teacher List and writing to your school’s YAF School Leader: Place the teacher list on top of student work. Place the student work behind the teacher list in the same order that students are listed on the Teacher List. This will make organization and transport easier for the YAF School Leader. All work must be submitted to the YAF School Leader by the Suggested Deadline: Friday, May 2, 2013. 8. Send home the parent invitation and finalized volunteer schedule: The YAF School Leader will provide you with invitations and a finalized volunteer schedule for your students. Please make sure to send them home and communicate with your YAF School Leader if are any changes to the schedule. Your participation in the event is highly encouraged. At the Event 1. Volunteer to supervise: YAF School Leaders may need help at the event. If possible, your participation is encouraged. YAF School Leaders will check in at the OCDE YAF Table, on the morning of the event, between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. to receive table assignments. If you cannot find your group, please find our OCDE YAF Check In Table at your library site. 2. Participate: If you signed up to volunteer to set up, supervise, or tear down, thank you in advance for your time. We hope that you will mingle and not only share your time with participants from your school but, talk with students and teachers from other schools and take in the events going on throughout the day. After the Event 1. Showcase student work: Showcasing student work after the Young Authors’ Faire will be a great way to display student writing. Whether it is exhibited for an open house in the classroom, in the media center or school library, school office, or district office, continue to showcase student work for all to see. 2. Distribute certificates to students: Certificates and student work will be distributed to students at your school after the event. YAF School Leaders will order the certificates at the end of the event and let you know how they will be distributed. 3. Complete the YAF survey: the event, we will send you a survey about your Young Authors’ Faire experience. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey as your feedback is imperative.
Writing Applications Standards Overview Source: Capital Region Professional Development Center, Sacramento County Office of Education Grade 1 • Narratives • Expository Descriptions • Multimedia Presentations Grade 2 • Narratives • Friendly Letters • Multimedia Presentations 3 • Narratives • Descriptions using concrete and sensory details • Personal and formal letters, thank you’s, invitations • Multimedia Presentation Grade 4 • Narratives • Response to Literature • Information Reports • Summaries • Multimedia Presentations Grade 5 • Narratives • Responses to Literature • Research Reports • Argumentative/Persuasive Letters or Compositions • Multimedia Presentations Grade 6 • Narratives • Response to Literature • Research Reports • Argumentative/Persuasive Compositions • Expository Compositions • Multimedia Presentations 7 • Narratives (fictional or autobiographies) • Response to Literature • Research Reports • Persuasive Compositions • Summaries • Multimedia Presentations Grade 8 • Narratives (short stories, biographies, or autobiographies) • Response to Literature • Research Reports • Argumentative/Persuasive Compositions • Career and Technical Ed. Documents • Multimedia Presentations Grade 9/10 • Narratives (short stories, biographies, or autobiographies) • Response to Literature • Expository Compositions including analytical essays and research reports • Argumentative/Persuasive Compositions • Business Letters • Technical Documents • Multimedia Presentations 11/12 • Fictional, Autobiographical, or Biographical Narratives • Response to Literature • Reflective compositions • Historical Investigative Reports • Job Applications/Resumes • Multimedia Presentations