Ideas: 3
The writer has attempted to tell a story. The illustration supports the writing. The idea is clear, needing no interpretation.
Organization: 2
The child writes left to right and top to bottom. The child has a sense of story, but there is no true beginning or ending because there are only a couple of sentences. There is spacing between words, though it isn't a consistent spacing.
Voice: 2
The child communicates intense feeling with the drawing. The drawing shows emotion, energy, and enthusiasm. Treatment of topic is predictable, but there is some individuality to it. The audience is fuzzy.
Word Choice: 3
The writer has taken no risks, using general or ordinary words. The child has settled for the words that fit, without trying for specificity.
Sentence Fluency: 3
The writer uses simple sentences. The sentences do begin differently. The child's idea is clearly expressed in this one sentence. The reader does have to reread, but because of conventions, not sentence fluency.
Conventions: 2
The child has attempted phonetic spelling. There is a mix of upper and lower case letters, though even the lower case letters are written large. There is spacing between words. There is no punctuation. Grammar is standard, and little or no student interpretation is needed to understand the text.
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