Is there a difference in how grade 4 and grade 7 students will participate in the North Carolina Writing Assessment System Pilot?
• While all students statewide in grades 4 and 7 will complete two content-specific writing tasks/assignments and two on-demand writing tasks during the 2008-2009 school year, there are some differences. Students in grade 4 will complete their work using paper/pencil and the writing tasks/assignments will be stored locally in portfolios. Students in grade 7 will complete their work using word processing tools and the writing tasks/assignments will be stored locally in portfolios. Grade 7 students in the LEAs who will be participating in the centrally hosted online system will complete their work using word processing tools and post the writing tasks/assignments in the online electronic portfolio.
