Ideas: 3
This early writer has written an entire sentence. This might be considered attempting to make a story or point, which is a 3, as is the fact that the illustration supports the writing. The meaning is recognizable. There is only one idea, but it is clear.
Organization: 2
The child has written a sentence across the page. It wraps to a second line to avoid running into the cloud shapes. The child has obviously written left to right, and since it is wrapped correctly, we can call it consistent. There is no sense of beginning or end, because there is only one sentence. The words are grouped together and are written in blank space on the page.
Voice: 2
There is voice in the picture. The child is writing something important to him, but it could have be written and drawn by any child. The drawing has energy, especially when seen in color. The audience is fuzzy, though the reader may feel a connection with the writer.
Word Choice: 2
The child uses recognizable words correctly. The pictures support the idea written, giving more details. The child has communicated a thought in ordinary language.
Sentence Fluency: 2
There is a simple sentence, but only one, so we can't compare beginnings. The child's thought is clear, but short. There is not enough text for us to draw many conclusions about sentence fluency.
Conventions: 2
The child is writing standard letters, none of which are backwards. There is no spacing to indicate words, yet the words can be picked out easily. There is a mix of upper and lower case letters, mostly upper case. Letters are written evenly, though there is no line to follow. The I is capitalized, but there is no final punctuation. The spelling is correct, except for the word found, but that is phonetically readable, even with sounds missing.
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