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 * Case Study- Deer Meadow Elementary School has decided that writing needs to be accurately evaluated starting in the first grade curriculum. The evaluation has to be consistent with the domains that are taught in 3rd grade and assessed on the PSSA writing rubric. The domains are as follows: focus, content, organization, style, and conventions. **

**Evaluate whether teachers understand the rubric by comparing teacher scores with subject matter experts' (who are a team of reading specialists from all elementary buildings) scores on a standard set of first grade writing samples. **

**Evaluate if the students understand the criteria through the use of a set of prerequisite skill questions. **

**Evaluate if students can apply the curriculum through the use of the student rubric. **