Name: Date: 4- Exceeding 3-Mastery 2-Nearing Mastery 1-Does Not Meet Introduction of topic or Introduces a topic Introduction of topic or Lacks introduction of Ideas text is clear and catches clearly text is unclear topic or text W.4.2.a reader’s attention Groups related Groups related Groups related Illogical grouping of information logically in information into information together information paragraphs and paragraphs and sections; include sections; includes Organization formatting (e.g., formatting (e.g. W.4.2.a headings), illustrations, headings, illustrations, and multimedia when and multimedia when useful to aid useful to aide comprehension comprehension Elaborates on the topic Develops the topic with Develops the topic with Lacks details to develop with facts definitions, facts, definitions, facts, definitions, or the topic concrete details, concrete details, details related to the Organization quotations, or other quotations, examples, or topic in own words W.4.2.b information and other information related examples related to the to the topic in own topic in own words words Links ideas within and Links ideas within all Links ideas within some Does not link ideas across all categories of categories of information categories of within categories Organization information using words, using words and information using words W.4.2.c phrases, and/or clauses phrases (e.g. another, and phrases for example, also, because) Provides a Provides a concluding Provides a concluding Provides no concluding concluding statement or section statement or section statement or section Organization statement or section related to the unrelated to the W.4.2.d related to the information or information presented information presented explanation presented Clear awareness of Awareness of purpose Unclear awareness of Little to no awareness of Voice purpose and audience and audience purpose and audience audience and purpose W.4.4 Uses precise and Uses precise language Uses language and No evidence of domain eloquent language and and domain specific domain-specific specific vocabulary Word domain-specific vocabulary to inform vocabulary to inform Choice vocabulary to inform or explain the topic about or explain the W.4.2.d about or explain the topic in own words topic in own words Sources Consulted: Joplin Schools Writing Handbook http://joplin.schoolfusion.us/modules/groups/homepagefiles/cms/2035746/File/Writer's%20Workshop%20Handbook.pdf South Bay Unition School District Common Core State Standards
Name: Date: 4- Exceeding 3-Mastery 2-Nearing Mastery 1-Does Not Meet Ideas W.4.2.a Introduction of topic or text is clear and catches reader’s attention Introduces a topic clearly Introduction of topic or text is unclear Lacks introduction of topic or text Organization W.4.2.a Groups related information logically in paragraphs and sections; include formatting (e.g., headings), illustrations, and multimedia when useful to aid comprehension Groups related information into paragraphs and sections; includes formatting (e.g. headings, illustrations, and multimedia when useful to aide comprehension Groups related information together Illogical grouping of information Organization W.4.2.b Elaborates on the topic with facts definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic in own words Develops the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, examples, or other information related to the topic in own words Develops the topic with facts, definitions, or details related to the topic in own words Lacks details to develop the topic Organization W.4.2.c Links ideas within and across all categories of information using words, phrases, and/or clauses Links ideas within all categories of information using words and phrases (e.g. another, for example, also, because) Links ideas within some categories of information using words and phrases Does not link ideas within categories Organization W.4.2.d Provides a concluding statement or section related to the information presented Provides a concluding statement or section related to the information or explanation presented Provides a concluding statement or section unrelated to the information presented Provides no concluding statement or section Voice W.4.4 Clear awareness of purpose and audience Awareness of purpose and audience Unclear awareness of purpose and audience Little to no awareness of audience and purpose Word Choice W.4.2.d Uses precise and eloquent language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic in own words Uses precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform or explain the topic Uses language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic in own words No evidence of domain specific vocabulary Sources Consulted: Joplin Schools Writing Handbook http://joplin.schoolfusion.us/modules/groups/homepagefiles/cms/2035746/File/Writer's%20Workshop%20Handbook.pdf South Bay Unition School District Common Core State Standards
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