Key
for Writing Report Card Lines as of Sept. 26, 2006
Kindergarten
A Generates ideas for writing
B Writes
name
C Creates
text from own ideas
D Rereads
own writing
E Shares
writing with teacher to make improvements
F Uses some writing conventions (directionality,
capitalization, punctuation and spacing)
G Forms
letters correctly
H Writes
for different purposes and audiences
Grade 1
A Effort in Writing
B Generates
and organizes ideas for writing
C Creates
text from own ideas
D Conferences
about writing to make improvements
E Revises
own writing to make improvements
F Edits writing for conventions
(spacing, end-marks, capitalization, no excuse words)
G Spells
"No Excuse Words" correctly in everyday writing
H Uses
legible handwriting
I Writes for a variety of purposes and audiences in different
genres
J Uses
time effectively during Writer's Workshop
Grade 2
A Effort in Writing
B Initiates,
generates, and organizes own ideas in pre-write stage
C Creates
draft from prewriting
D Spells
"No Excuse Words" correctly in everyday writing
E Conferences
about writing to make improvements
F Revises
own writing using Six Trait vocabulary
G Edits
writing for conventions (capitalization, punctuation and spelling)
H Publishes
and shares writing with an intended audience
I Writes using a variety of formats/genres based on purpose
and audience
J Identifies
and uses craft from published authors in writing
K Uses
legible handwriting
L Uses
time effectively during Writer's Workshop
Grades 3
A Effort in Writing
B Pre-writes
using grade-appropriate strategies
C Creates
draft from pre-write ideas
D Conferences
and reflects to improve writing
E Revises
writing using Six Trait criteria
F Edits
writing for conventions
G Publishes
and shares writing with an intended audience
H Writes using a variety of
formats/genres based on purpose and audience in Writer's Workshop
J Uses
time effectively during Writer's Workshop
K Identifies
and uses craft from published authors in own
Grade 4 and Grade 5
A Effort in Writing
B Pre-writes
using grade-appropriate strategies
C Creates
draft from pre-write ideas
D Conferences
and reflects to improve writing
E Revises
writing using Six Trait criteria
F Edits
writing for conventions
G Spells
"No Excuse Words" correctly in everyday writing
H Publishes
and shares writing with an intended audience
I Writes using
a variety of formats/genres based on purpose and audience in Writer's Workshop
J Writes
in teacher-assigned genre
K Identifies
and uses craft from published authors in own writing
L Uses
legible handwriting
M Uses
time effectively during Writer's Workshop