What is this assessment?
Gwinnett Writes is administered once a year during third quarter as a language arts assessment. For the test, students will write an informative or argumentative response to a Language Arts, Science, or Social Studies topic. The choice of topic will be made by the student on test day prior to starting the test.
Gwinnett Writes will be administered in grades 4, 6, 7, 9, and 10 this school year.
Why is my child taking this assessment?
Students learn to write in elementary school and use writing for learning in middle and high school courses. Gwinnett Writes assesses writing skills as defined in the Academic, Knowledge, and Skills (AKS) for Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies.
Where can I find more information about this assessment?
Gwinnett Writes Information
Design of the Assessment
Scoring of Student Responses
Writing Test Development Process
