Grade 2 Cinderella Trait Letter Writing Scoring Guide 4 3 2 1 Organization: Title and Title sparks interest & Title related but needs Title is present No title Introduction related to topic to be more creative Introductory sentence No introductory Introductory sentence Introductory sentence is present, but does sentence provides clear, strong provides a clear not make author’s statement of author’s statement of author’s position clear. position on topic position on topic Support for Position Includes opinion about Includes opinion about Includes 1 trait that Includes no traits to 2 or more traits that 2 or more traits that identifies a Cinderella identify a Cinderella identify a Cinderella identify a Cinderella story story story story Connect opinion and reasons Details, linking words Details, linking words Some details, linking Details, linking words and phrases (because, and phrases (because, words/phrases are not are unclear or and, also) connect and, also) not clearly logical. This distracts author’s opinion and connected to author’s the reader reasons. opinion and reasons Text from poem is Some text from the used to support poem is used to opinion support opinion Conclusion The conclusion is The conclusion is Conclusion is present, No conclusion, letter strong recognizable but unclear just ends Reader understands Reader questions Reader has little idea the author’s point of author’s point of view of author’s point of view view Conventions Beginning and ending Most beginning and Some correct Little or no punctuation ending punctuation punctuation evident punctuation present/correct present and correct. Most sentences Incomplete sentences Sentences complete Most sentences complete, little or no Words have correct and varied in length complete, sometimes variation initial consonants and type varied Most words have Spelling is accurate Spelling is correct consonants developmental Used Comma in Greeting: Yes No Used Comma in Closing: Yes No
Grade 2 Cinderella Trait Letter Writing Scoring Guide 4 3 2 1 Organization: Title and Introduction Title sparks interest & related to topic Introductory sentence provides clear, strong statement of author’s position on topic Title related but needs to be more creative Introductory sentence provides a clear statement of author’s position on topic Title is present Introductory sentence is present, but does not make author’s position clear. No title No introductory sentence Support for Position Includes opinion about 2 or more traits that identify a Cinderella story Includes opinion about 2 or more traits that identify a Cinderella story Includes 1 trait that identifies a Cinderella story Includes no traits to identify a Cinderella story Connect opinion and reasons Details, linking words and phrases (because, and, also) connect author’s opinion and reasons. Text from poem is used to support opinion Details, linking words and phrases (because, and, also) not clearly connected to author’s opinion and reasons Some text from the poem is used to support opinion Some details, linking words/phrases are not logical. This distracts the reader Details, linking words are unclear or Conclusion The conclusion is strong Reader understands the author’s point of view The conclusion is recognizable Reader questions author’s point of view Conclusion is present, but unclear Reader has little idea of author’s point of view No conclusion, letter just ends Conventions Beginning and ending punctuation present/correct Sentences complete and varied in length and type Spelling is accurate Most beginning and ending punctuation present and correct. Most sentences complete, sometimes varied Spelling is developmental Some correct punctuation evident Most sentences complete, little or no variation Most words have correct consonants Little or no punctuation Incomplete sentences Words have correct initial consonants Used Comma in Greeting: Yes No Used Comma in Closing: Yes No
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