Writing Types
Range of Writing
Research Writing
Grammar/Vocab
Conventions
100
This writing states a topic and supplies information
What is Informative
100
The year end goal is 1-2 sentences at this grade level.
What is kindergarten
100
These grades use shared research for writing projects
What are kinder and 1st grade.
100
This grade must print upper and lower case letters
What is kindergarten and 1st
100
This grade capitalizes dates and names
What is 1st grade
200
Narrative writing is introduced at this grade
What is kindergarten
200
This grade level needs one or more well-developed paragraphs.
What is 2nd grade
200
This grade conducts short research projects
What is 3rd grade
200
This grade correctly uses comparative, superlative, adjectives and adverbs, coordinating and subordinating conjunctions.
What is grade 3
200
This grade correctly indents
What is 3rd grade
300
This writing states an opinion and provides reasons
What is persuasive writing
300
1 page typed papers are now expected at this grade level
What is 4th grade
300
This grade uses information from both print and digital sources
What is 4th grade
300
This grade sorts words into categories
What is 1st grade
300
This grade can write a letter for most consonant and short vowel sounds
What is kindergarten
400
Dialogue is introduced at this grade
What is 3rd grade
400
The internet is used to research information starting in this grade.
What is 4th grade
400
This grade is required to provide sources for their research writing
What is 5th grade
400
This grade correctly uses frequently occurring adjectives, conjunctions, articles, and prepositions.
What is grade 1
400
This grade correctly uses semi colons.
What is 5th grade
500
This grade uses linking words such as "in contrast and especially."
What is 5th grade
500
This piece of the writing process is missing in grade 3
What is publication
500
This grade must use several sources for research writing.
What is 5th grade
500
These grades distinguish between shades of meaning among similar words like the difference between walk/march, large/gigantic, slim/slender
What are kinder through 2nd grade
500
This grade correctly uses a comma before a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence.
What is 4th grade
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