Writing 1
Who is your audience?
[student can name an audience]
Is the story written in first, second, or third person?
[student correctly identifies the POV]
What have you read independently lately?
[the student can identify a book they have read independently lately]
22 or 9
9
How could you change the paragraph to engage the reader?
[the student can describe how she would change the paragraph to engage the reader]
How will this affect your writing?
[student can describe how the target audience influenced their writing]
Which words from the text show that it is written in _______ person?
[student can identify examples of word usage indicating POV]
What genres have you recently read?
[the student can identify a genre she has read recently]
π2 or 9
π2
How could you change your claim to better convey what you will be writing?
[the student can describe how she would change her claim to better convey what she will be writing]
What did you use to organize your thoughts before writing?
[student can describe how they organized their thoughts]
How does the author's word choice help to develop the narrator/speaker's point of view?
[student can describe how word choice helps develop POV]
[the student can identify which genre she enjoyed the most]
√50 or √52
√52
How could you rearrange the sentences in this paragraph to exclude unnecessary information?
[the student can describe a method to exclude unnecessary information]
What transitions within and between sentences did you use to help the reader?
[student can name examples of transitions]
Does the character's point of view differ from that of the audience?
[student can identify whether the character's POV differs from the audience's]
Who is your favorite author?
[the student can identify her favorite author]
√50 or √8
√50
How could you rearrange and include more sentences to make the paragraph more interesting?
[the student can describe a method of making the paragraph more interesting]
Does your writing include a claim statement?
[student can point to a claim statement]
What effect is created?
[the student can describe the effect of the point of view in the story]
Do you think you are ready to read a more complex text or different type of literature?
√50 or √50.1
√50.1
Is your conclusion strong and does it reflect your writing?
[the student can identify the strength of her conclusion]