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Colorado State Reading and Writing Standards 2 and 4.

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Organization:

Formulate appropriate plan based on key words in the prompt.

Student Friendly:

Organization:

Plan writing by using a web, t-chart, or timeline.

Read and underline key words in prompt.

Descriptive

• Use multilevel web

Explanation

• Use t-chart
• Use web and t-chart for describe/explain

Narrative

• Use timeline for recount
• Use story maps for story

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Colorado State Reading and Writing Standards 2 and 4.

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Organization:

Introduction establishes the topic by using key words from the prompt.

Student Friendly:

Organization:

Introduce the topic in the first sentence by using key words from prompt.

Description

• Topic sentence establishes the main idea.

Explanation

• Topic sentence names topic and writer’s position.

Narrative

• Introduction includes situation/circumstance and the event of importance

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Colorado State Reading and Writing Standards 2 and 4.

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Organization:

Conclusion restates topic and includes a personal observation or summary.

Student Friendly:

Organization:

Restate the topic and include personal feelings in the conclusion sentence.

State conclusion sentence differently than topic sentence.

Descriptive

• Conclusion gives an unusual or interesting detail.

Explanation

• Conclusion restates topic and position

Narrative

• Conclusion clearly marks the end of events and/or reflects writer’s feelings or learning

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Colorado State Reading and Writing Standards 2 and 4.

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Organization:

Uses correct paragraph structure.

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Organization:

Indent and return to margin when writing a paragraph.

• Indents first sentence
• Returns to margin
• Includes seven or more complete sentences

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Colorado State Reading and Writing Standards 2 and 4.

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Sentence Fluency:

Includes a variety of sentence structures throughout paragraph.

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Sentence Fluency:

Write complete sentences using a compound in the predicate and compound sentence.

• Understands subject and predicate in a complete sentence.
• Revises for sentence structures.

Writer uses:

• Simple sentence structures
• Simple sentence structure with compound in the subject or compound in the predicate
• Compound sentences

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Colorado State Reading and Writing Standards 2 and 4.

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Sentence Fluency:

Use a variety of sentence beginnings throughout paragraph.

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Sentence Fluency:

Begin sentences differently throughout the paragraph.

• Edits and revises redundant sentence beginnings.

• Uses at least 3 or 4 different sentence beginnings throughout paragraph.

• Sentences with similar beginnings are not consecutively written.

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Colorado State Reading and Writing Standards 2 and 4.

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Sentence Fluency:

Provide sentences that support the topic with details, examples, and/or reasons.

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Sentence Fluency:

Detail sentences support the topic.

• Revises to add details, examples, and/or reasons to paragraph.

Descriptive

• Detail sentences describe many aspects of the topic.

Explanation

• Detail sentences support writer’s position through reasons with description.

Recount

• Detail sentences include sequenced events.

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Colorado State Reading and Writing Standards 2 and 4.

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Sentence Fluency:

Transitional words or phrases are used to connect ideas or events.

Student Friendly:

Sentence Fluency:

Use transitional words or phrases to connect ideas/events.

• Uses two or more transition words not in a pattern (first, next, then, finally).

• Uses commas after transition words and phrases.

Narrative Only

• Uses two transitional words and two phrases throughout paragraph.

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Colorado State Reading and Writing Standards 2 and 4.

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Conventions:

Uses correct capitalization and punctuation.

Student Friendly:

Conventions:

Uses correct capitalization and punctuation.

Correctly Capitalizes:

• Beginning of sentences
• Proper nouns
• I
• No stray capitals

Correctly Punctuates:

• End punctuation
• Commas in a series
• Commas in compound sentences
• Apostrophes in contractions and possessives

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Colorado State Reading and Writing Standards 2 and 4.

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Conventions:

Spells words and forms letters correctly.

Student Friendly:

Conventions:

Spells words and forms letters correctly.

Uses spelling generalizations to spell words correctly:

• CVC words
• Long vowel words (two vowel, silent e)
• Digraphs

     (th, wh, ch, sh)

• Vowel combinations

     (ou, oo, ow)

Letter Formation

• Upper and lower case letters formed correctly
• Uses D’Nealian cursive

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Colorado State Reading and Writing Standards 2 and 4.

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Vocabulary Usage:

Maintain correct tense throughout paragraph.

Student Friendly:

Vocabulary Usage:

Use present/past tense verbs throughout paragraph.

• Revises to use tense consistently throughout paragraph.

Descriptive

• Present tense maintained

Explanation

• Present tense maintained unless citing example

Recount

• Past tense maintained

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Colorado State Reading and Writing Standards 2 and 4.

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Vocabulary Usage:

Uses singular, plural, and possessive nouns and pronouns correctly.

Student Friendly:

Vocabulary Usage:

Use singular, plural, and possessive nouns and pronouns correctly.

• Apply spelling rules to make plural nouns.
• Maintain subject/verb agreement.
• Maintain perspective by using the correct pronouns.
• Use 3^rd person perspective for factual descriptions/explanations and stories.
• Use 1^st person perspective for personal descriptions/explanations and narrative recounts.
• Do not use 2^nd person (you).

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Colorado State Reading and Writing Standards 2 and 4.

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Vocabulary Usage:

Uses lively verbs correctly in a sentence.

Student Friendly:

Vocabulary Usage:

Uses lively verbs correctly in a sentence.

• Revises to select appropriate verb forms.

• Revises for subject/verb agreement

• Uses irregular verbs correctly.

• Uses initial verb to identify predicate.

• Revises to include precise verbs instead of overused verbs such as run and jump.

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Colorado State Reading and Writing Standards 2 and 4.

Essential Learning Target:

Vocabulary Usage:

Include multiple adjectives to describe the topic.

Student Friendly:

Vocabulary Usage:

Use multiple adjectives to describe nouns and pronouns.

• Orders multiple adjectives according to number, size, color, and feel.

• Revises adjectives to add description.

• Uses technical vocabulary when appropriate.

• Uses precise adjectives and avoids overused words such as good and cool.

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