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If you analyze the State of Florida’s rubric, the first column is Purpose, Focus, and Organization. If you have a slamming outline, you can write an I and C paragraph AND a topic and wrap up sentence which will nearly assure you at least 5 points on the Writing FSA. This keeps your focus clear and repeated PLUS gives you a guide as you begin to support your essay in your middle paragraphs. Why does Top Score Writing work????? Scaffolding the entire process and building your essay piece by piece. Let’s be honest-The kids DO CARE about their grades. It’s just a HUGE task and for most this is their first time tackling an essay! This is just a way to guide them to understanding the rubric so they know the expectations!!!!!! Simple and straightforward and I’ve LOVED it from DAY ONE! Lisa Collum CEO Top Score Writing, Inc.

Getting kiddos to identify topics and strengthening T and W sentences right now. Sometimes the review of individual pieces is just vital. Top Score not only does this in a structured way that kids can depend on but it gives them freedom once they are a solid writer and begin to get creative! I couldn’t love writing more & I hope it passes like wildfire to all those I teach 💗 Lisa Collum CEO Top Score Writing, Inc.

Writing a topic sentence is simple!!! Include a transition, the prompt, and your topic (plus your opinion/side if it’s opinion prompt) and VOILA! Students can be basic of begin exploring with fancy transitions or complex sentences as they increase in writing proficiency. We practiced being mostly basic but also fast. The meat of the essay comes with next week’s lessons! The student featured here did this in less than 5 minutes and she met all of the expectations! 🤩👏🏼🤩 Top Score Writing, Inc. Lisa Collum CEO

The first tutoring group is AMAZING! We are working feverishly and I assigned the task of writing an I paragraph in 7 minutes with a partner when you only have an outline. With the parameters given, the kids ROCKED it!!!! So proud of the work they are willing to put in to learn and perfect their essay writing! With a few edits, these are the start of some excellent essays! Let’s keep working, kids! 🥳🤩 Lisa Collum CEO Top Score Writing, Inc.

There is nothing I have seen work better in upper elementary curriculum than . It is systemic and methodical and gives children who are struggling readers and writers the ability to still write a complete essay simply because the structure is set. This week we did Fast Planning practice with buddies and my kids were BEASTS and killed it! The 8-week tutoring sessions for the spring are full but stay tuned for details about a 3-week personalized mini-session to focus only on your chil’s needs! 🤩👏🏼 Lisa Collum CEO

Giving feedback to students is one of my favorite things ever! Letting them know exactly what to do next is PIVOTAL in their progress forward. There's still time for you to enroll your 4th or 5th grader and the 8-week workshop begins this week. You DON'T want to miss this!!! Post your email below for more information.

I am SO THRILLED to link arms with Top Score Writing and bring over 20 years of teaching experience to preparing for this years Writing FSA. There are only 12 weeks left until Florida's Writing FSA. If you would like to join my Test Prep 8-week tutoring session, please comment with your email below and I will send you the appropriate forms! 8, 1-hour sessions on Thursday's beginning this week! $20/session to practice all the components of writing an essay! I am currently enrolling 4th and 5th grade students!!! I only have 4 available slots remaining! Lisa Collum CEO Top Score Writing, Inc.