Rutgers Continuing Studies

& HEROES

Writing Talent Search

 

Do you think your students are going to be prepared to write for college because they scored Proficient or Advanced Proficient on the GEPA or HSPA?

 

Do you think that students who earn 500+ on the SAT Writing are ready for college?

Think again

 

Here are some sobering statistics from the College Board and Rutgers’ Writing Program’s Associate Director, Michael Goeller:

• 99 – Percent of Rutgers 1st year students who were in the top half of their graduating class

 

• 75 – Percent of Rutgers 1st year students who scored over 540 on the SAT Writing

 

• 41 – Percent of Rutgers 1st year students who were in the top 10th of their graduating class

 

• 33 – Percent of incoming freshmen who are required to take REMEDIAL writing courses after taking the Rutgers Writing Placement Test

 

• 50 – Percent of students who FAIL their first essay for 355:101 Expository Writing.

 

• 100 – Percent of students who must pass 355:101 Expository Writing in order to graduate from Rutgers

 

What You Can Do

• Watch Expos 101 with Kurt Spelimeyer to gain a better understanding of the writing skills your students will need in college.

 

• Explore Course Page for 355:101 Expository Writing to find sample assignments, grading rubrics and other resources

 

• Provide students with a writing assignment and grade it using the 355:101 Grading Rubric

 

• Print and distribute the Writing Talent Search Flyer and encourage your students to enter the Writing Talent Search

 

• Register with HEROES to continue to receive information about our programs

 

Other Resources

 

Teaching Talented Writers in the Regular Classroom

 

Effects of Technology on Critical Thinking and Essay Writing Among Gifted Adolescents

 

Differentiating the Language Arts for High Ability Learners, K-8

 

Creative Strategies for Teaching Language Arts to Gifted Students (K-8)