Scores for Transportation

Ideas: 4

The writer tells a story. The illustration enhances the writing. The ideas are clear, and on one topic. Details are present, but listed rather than developed.

Organization: 3

The child writes left to right and top to bottom. The child has a sense of story, but there is a limited sense of beginning and a summary sentence as ending. No title is present, but may not have been required. There is an attempt at sequencing, though the drawing and the text don't match sequence.

Voice: 2

The child does communicate some feeling with the text and drawing. The drawing shows energy and enthusiasm. Treatment of topic is predictable. The audience is fuzzy.

Word Choice: 3

The writer has used ordinary words. There is no attempt at using unusual words, but the writer has settled for those which will do to express the ideas. The ending sentence is really a cliche.

Sentence Fluency: 3

The writer has written two sentences. They are different patterns, but it is too short a piece to judge that the child uses different patterns effectively. The sentences do begin differently. The reader may have to re-read to be sure of meaning.

Conventions: 3

The child has used phonetic spelling, and high frequency words may also be misspelled. There is a limited mix of upper and lower case letters. There is spacing between words. There is ending punctuation, and sentences begin with capital letters. Grammar is standard. Since the piece is short, the teacher will need to judge several papers to determine a true assessment of the child's conventions.

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