If your students are asked to write a narrative essay on the CAASPP / SBAC performance task, what can they do to make it as excellent as possible?This 15-minute video walks them through a simple rubric, asking them to improve MY essay by describing characters and the setting with details from the sources, including dialogue, and choosing strong words!It has a "thinksheet" that helps students engage and follow along. I have them scan the questions before we start so they have a sense of what they