unsatisfying ending. I create a satisfying structure. ending. I have a powerful ending. Voice I have no purpose. My purpose is unclear. My purpose is My purpose is clear. My purpose drives somewhat clear. voice. CC9.8, CC9.9 I have no connection to My connection to My connection to the reader. reader nonexistent. My connection to reader is strong. My comes from (Continued) reader fades in and my connection to the I have an unoriginal, I have an unoriginal, out. reader. I have a pleasing, safe uninspiring voice. uninspiring voice. voice. I have only a few My voice meets my moments of real voice. audience and purpose. Word Choice I use limited I use everyday verbs I use verbs with very I use many strong I use strong verbs only. little punch. verbs. throughout. I use simplistic, literal language. I have not yet I have a few successful I use some successful I have good use of attempted figurative attempts at figurative figurative language. figurative language and I repeat vague phrases language. language. other techniques. frequently. I use many carefully I use repetitive, vague, or I occasionally use selected I choose every word I use imprecise, inappropriate words. carefully selected carefully. inappropriate and I use exceptional words. distracting language. I use imprecise, language here and I use language that distracting language. I use correct but there. elevates piece’s uninspired language. meaning. Sentence Fluency I only use simple I can use simple I can use basic I can use a variety of My writing is a sentences. sentences. sentence structures simple, compound, and powerful blend of which often repeat. complex sentences. well-crafted My sentences are all the My sentences are all the sentences. same. same. I have some sentence I use a solid assortment variety. of effective sentences Sentence variety consistently and enhances fluency and correctly. meaning.
unsatisfying ending. I create a satisfying ending. structure. I have a powerful ending. CC9.8, CC9.9 (Continued) Voice I have no purpose. I have no connection to reader. I have an unoriginal, uninspiring voice. My purpose is unclear. My connection to reader nonexistent. I have an unoriginal, uninspiring voice. My purpose is somewhat clear. My connection to reader fades in and out. I have only a few moments of real voice. My purpose is clear. My connection to the reader is strong. I have a pleasing, safe voice. My purpose drives voice. My comes from my connection to the reader. My voice meets my audience and purpose. Word Choice I use limited I use simplistic, literal language. I repeat vague phrases frequently. I use imprecise, inappropriate and distracting language. I use everyday verbs only. I have not yet attempted figurative language. I use repetitive, vague, or inappropriate words. I use imprecise, distracting language. I use verbs with very little punch. I have a few successful attempts at figurative language. I occasionally use carefully selected words. I use correct but uninspired language. I use many strong verbs. I use some successful figurative language. I use many carefully selected I use exceptional language here and there. I use strong verbs throughout. I have good use of figurative language and other techniques. I choose every word carefully. I use language that elevates piece’s meaning. Sentence Fluency I only use simple sentences. My sentences are all the same. I can use simple sentences. My sentences are all the same. I can use basic sentence structures which often repeat. I have some sentence variety. I can use a variety of simple, compound, and complex sentences. I use a solid assortment of effective sentences consistently and correctly. My writing is a powerful blend of well-crafted sentences. Sentence variety enhances fluency and meaning.
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