Number
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Level
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Looks Like
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1
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Experimenting
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- Mimics letters and words across the page
- Words stand alone
- Patterns for sentences not in evidence
- Sentence sense not yet present
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2
|
Emerging
|
- Strings words together into phrases
- Attempts simple sentences
- Short, repetitive sentence patterns
- Dialogue present but not understandable
|
3
|
Developing
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- Uses simple sentences
- Sentences tend to begin the same way
- Experiments with other sentence patterns
- reader may have to reread to follow the meaning
- dialogue present but needs interpretation
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4
|
Capable
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- Simple and compound sentences present and effective
- Attempts complex sentences
- Not all sentences begin the same
- Sections of writing have rhythm and flow
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5
|
Experienced
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- Consistently uses sentence variety
- Sentence structure is correct and creative
- Variety of sentence beginnings
- Natural rhythm, cadence and flow
- sentences have texture which clarify the important idea
|
6
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