Produces basic writing with limited Produces solid writing with appropriate Produces clear writing with skillful selection and explanation of evidence selection and explanation of evidence and selection and explanation of evidence and and details related to grade-appropriate details related to grade-appropriate texts, details related to grade-appropriate texts, texts, topics, or subject areas topics, or subject areas topics, or subject areas Produces writing with little Produces writing with appropriate Produces writing with full development of Writing development of a central idea or development of a central idea or sequenced a central idea or sequenced events, sequenced events, limited organization, events, moderate organization, and effective organization, and clear and expression of ideas adequate expression of ideas expression of ideas Exhibits partial awareness of task, Exhibits sufficient awareness of task, purpose, and audience purpose, and audience Exhibits full awareness of task, purpose, and audience Demonstrates limited reading Demonstrates reading vocabulary of Demonstrates comprehensive reading vocabulary of general academic and general academic and domain-specific vocabulary of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in words and phrases in grade-appropriate domain-specific and phrases in grade-appropriate texts texts appropriate texts Demonstrates understanding of Demonstrates limited comprehensive unfamiliar words in text and shows Demonstrates understanding of understanding of unfamiliar words in text Language partial understanding of word parts unfamiliar words in text and shows and shows full understanding of word and word relationships in word sufficient understanding of word parts and parts and word relationships in word meanings word relationships in word meanings meanings Demonstrates little control of the Demonstrates mostly consistent control of Demonstrates consistent control of the standard English conventions of the standard English conventions of standard English conventions of sentence sentence structure, grammar, and sentence structure, grammar, usage, and structure, grammar, usage, and mechanics mechanics mechanics MCAS Next Generation Achievement Descriptors English Language Arts Grade 3
Writing Produces basic writing with limited selection and explanation of evidence and details related to grade-appropriate texts, topics, or subject areas Produces writing with little development of a central idea or sequenced events, limited organization, and expression of ideas Exhibits partial awareness of task, purpose, and audience Produces solid writing with appropriate selection and explanation of evidence and details related to grade-appropriate texts, topics, or subject areas Produces writing with appropriate development of a central idea or sequenced events, moderate organization, and adequate expression of ideas Exhibits sufficient awareness of task, purpose, and audience Produces clear writing with skillful selection and explanation of evidence and details related to grade-appropriate texts, topics, or subject areas Produces writing with full development of a central idea or sequenced events, effective organization, and clear expression of ideas Exhibits full awareness of task, purpose, and audience Language Demonstrates limited reading vocabulary of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in grade-appropriate texts Demonstrates limited understanding of unfamiliar words in text and shows partial understanding of word parts and word relationships in word meanings Demonstrates little control of the standard English conventions of sentence structure, grammar, and mechanics Demonstrates reading vocabulary of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in grade-appropriate texts Demonstrates understanding of unfamiliar words in text and shows sufficient understanding of word parts and word relationships in word meanings Demonstrates mostly consistent control of the standard English conventions of sentence structure, grammar, usage, and mechanics Demonstrates comprehensive reading vocabulary of general academic and domain-specific and phrases in texts Demonstrates comprehensive understanding of unfamiliar words in text and shows full understanding of word parts and word relationships in word meanings Demonstrates consistent control of the standard English conventions of sentence structure, grammar, usage, and mechanics MCAS Next Generation Achievement Descriptors English Language Arts Grade 3 appropriate
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