Writing+Assessment

Once your student’s reading has been assessed, one should analyze their writing abilities and struggles. Using a rubric, like the one below, your student’s writing should be analyzed on various levels such as overall development, organization, and support for content, word choice, sentence structure, and mechanics. The results of your analysis should be used to plan instruction. For example, if your analysis reveals a student’s weakness in supporting and organizing their writing, instruction should be centered on creating and using graphic organizers appropriately. If your analysis reveals a student’s weakness in mechanics, you may suggest that your student read their paper aloud, or you may choose to read it for them, emphasizing this lack of punctuation, or use of inappropriate punctuation or sentence structure.

Relevant information supports the central theme. || Main idea is clear,but the supporting information is general. || Main idea is some- what clear, butthere is a need formore supporting information. || The main idea is notclear. There is aseemingly random collection of information. || a logical order and the way they are presented effectively keeps the interest of the reader. || Details are placed ina logical order, butthe way they arepresented sometimesmakes the writingless interesting. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Some details are not <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">in a logical or <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">expected order, and <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">this distracts the <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">reader. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Many details are not <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">in a logical or <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">expected order. There <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">is little sense that the <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">writing is organized. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">difficult tounderstand. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Most sentences have an easy flow, rhythm and cadence, but several areawkward or difficultto understand. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">The sentences are <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">difficult to read aloud <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">because they sound <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">awkward, are <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">distractingly <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">repetitive, or difficult <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">to understand. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">words and phrases <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">that linger or draw <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">pictures in the <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">reader's mind, and the <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">choice and placement <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">of the words seems <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">accurate, natural, and <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">not forced. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Writer uses vivid <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">words and phrases <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">that linger or draw <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">pictures in the <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">reader's mind, but <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">occasionally the <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">words are used <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">inaccurately or seem <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">overdone. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Writer uses words <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">that communicate <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">clearly, but the <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">writing lacks variety, <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">punch, or flair. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Writer uses a limited <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">vocabulary, which <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">does not <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">communicate <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">strongly or capture <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">the reader's interest. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Jargon or clichés may <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">be present and <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">detract from the <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">meaning. ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">CATEGORY ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">4 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">3 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">2 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">1 ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman,Bold','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Focus on idea **
 * <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman,Bold','serif'; font-size: 18px;">(content) ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">There is one clear,well-focused topic.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Conventions ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Good grasp of standard writing conventions including: spelling, punctuation, grammar, usage, paragraphing, etc. Fewer than 4 errors || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Reasonable grasp of standard writing conventions including: spelling, punctuation, grammar, usage, paragraphing, etc. 5 to 10 errors. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Poor grasp of standard writing conventions including: spelling, punctuation, grammar, usage, paragraphing, etc. More than 10 errors. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Repeated errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar, usage, paragraphing, etc. are distracting and make the text difficult to read. ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Presentation ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">The form and presentation of the text enhances the reading experience. It is pleasing to the eye. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">The format makes the writer’s message clear. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">The format is distracting and detracts from the reader’s experience. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">There is no clear format or text presentation. ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman,Bold','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Sequencing **
 * <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman,Bold','serif'; font-size: 18px;">(organization) ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Details are placed in
 * **<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman,Bold','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Flow & rhythm **
 * <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman,Bold','serif'; font-size: 18px;">(sentence fluency) ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">All sentences have an easy flow, rhythm and cadence. Each sentenceis clear and invites expressive oral reading. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Almost all sentenceshave an easy flow, rhythm and cadence, but 1 or 2are awkward or
 * **<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman,Bold','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Word choice ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Writer uses vivid

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