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SPELLING
GRAMMAR/
SENTENCE STRUC.
SEQUENCE &
ORGANIZATION
Spells 90%
of words
correctly
WORD CHOICE
VOCABULARY
CAPITALIZATION
PUNCTUATION
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Uses =/>3 of the following:
Essay has four or
Uses precise descriptors,
Capitalizes correctly (names,
Correctly uses commas,
complex sent., compound
more logically/
synonyms and vocab.
etc,) and differentiates when
quotations, hyphens,
sentences, quotations,
sequentially connected
to create consistent
to use - 90% of the time
colon, semi-colon
adverbial phrases 90%
paragraphs
writer’s voice/tone
90% of the time
consistent writer’s voice/
(personality)
tone (personality)
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Spells 75%
Uses two of the following:
Essay has at least
Uses complex
Capitalizes correctly (names,
Correctly uses commas,
of words
complex sent., compound
three log/seq
descriptors, synonyms
etc.) and differentiates when
quotations, hyphens,
correctly
sentences, quotations,
connected
and varied vocabulary
to use - 75% of the time
colons, semi-solons
adverbial phrases
paragraphs
50% of the time
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Spells 50%
Uses one of the following:
Essay has at least two
Uses simple descriptors,
Capitalizes correctly (names,
Correctly uses commas,
of words
complex sentences, compound logically/sequentially
synonyms and
etc.) and differentiates when
quotations & apostrophes
correctly
sentences, quotations,
connected
varied vocabulary
to use - 50% of the time
90% of the time
adverbial phrases
paragraphs
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Spells 25%
Writes complete sentences
Essay contains at
Uses at least 3
Capitalizes correctly (names,
Correctly uses commas,
of words
using correct & consistent
least two paragraphs
synonyms to replace
places, titles, proper nouns,
quotations & apostrophes
correctly
tenses, agreement &
using indentation
repeated words
and first word of quotes)
50% of the time
person
differentiates when to use them
25% of the time
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Uses logical
Writes complete sentences
Paragraph has
Uses 1 or 2 synonyms
Capitalizes only words
Uses other forms of
phonetic
no run-ons or sent fragments
concluding sentence
to replace
that require
ending punctuation &
5
spelling
repeated words
capitalization
commas - 90%
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Uses vowels
A complete sentence with
Paragraph has a
Uses at least 3
Capitalizes beginning of
Uses other forms of
subject/predicate
topic
simple descriptors
sentence 90% of
ending punctuation &
agreement
sentence
color, size, shape)
the time
commas - 50%
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Uses beginning/
Uses a prepositional
Paragraph has at least
Uses 1 or 2 simple
Capitalizes beginning of
Uses periods correctly
ending
phrases in a
3 related sentences
descriptors (color,
sentence 50% of
at the end of a sentence
sounds
sentence
size, shape)
the time
90%
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Uses some letters
Uses a complete sentence
Paragraph has at least
Adequately conveys
Differentiates use of upper
Uses periods correctly
To match sounds
to convey thought
2 related sentences
meaning using basic
and lower case within
at the end of a sentence
word choices
individual words
50%
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Prints own name & Uses string of words to
Paragraph has unUses words to label
Differentiates use of upper
Uses some form of
occasional known
convey an idea
related sentences
pictures (e.g. cat,
and lower case within
punctuation regardless
word. Uses letters
table,
own name
of placement
to represent words
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