This document outlines the agenda for a staff development day focused on writing assessment and scoring. The day is divided into three parts: an introduction to writing across content areas in the morning, reviewing and practicing with the school's writing assessment from 9-11am, and calibrating scoring and assessing student essays from 12:30-3pm. The morning section covers Close Reading, writing standards for different subjects, and distinguishing between argument and persuasive text. Teachers will review the school's writing assessment and practice scoring sample essays in the mid-morning section.