WILLOW SCHOOL

GRADE LEVEL WRITING EXPECTATIONS

 

 

 

 

FOCUS

 

  • clear subject or purpose
  • maintain position, logic, or sequence throughout
  • closing

 

Grade level expectations:

Grade 1 STAY ON TOPIC

 

Grade 2 MAIN IDEA IS EVIDENT

Grade 3 MAIN IDEA IS CLEARLY STATED

MAINTAIN POSITION—in persuasive writing

 

 

ELABORATION

 

 

  • supporting details or description

 

Grade level expectations:

 

Grade 1 USE AT LEAST TWO DETAILS

 

Grade 2 USE AT LEAST THREE DETAILS WITH

ONE SUPPORTING SENTENCE EACH

 

Grade 3 USE AT LEAST THREE DETAILS WITH

TWO SUPPORTING SENTENCE EACH

 

 

ORGANIZATION

 

  • ideas planned before writing
  • structure: beginning, middle & end
  • logical flow of experience or event

 

Grade level expectations:

Grade 1 EVIDENCE OF PLANNING—graphic

organizer, story web, brainstormed ideas

PAPER HAS A BEGINNING & MIDDLE

Grade 2 EVIDENCE OF PLANNING—graphic

organizer, story web, brainstormed ideas

PAPER HAS A BEGINNING & MIDDLE & END

MIDDLE IS SOMEWHAT DEVELOPED

Grade 3 EVIDENCE OF PLANNING—graphic

organizer, story web, brainstormed ideas

PAPER HAS A BEGINNING & MIDDLE & END

MIDDLE IS SOMEWHAT DEVELOPED

 

 

CONVENTIONS

 

  • sentence structure
  • spelling & grammar

 

Grade level expectations:

Grade 1 CAPITALIZATION & PUNCTUATION

beginning & end of sentences

PHONETIC SPELLING; GRADE LEVEL

SIGHT WORDS SPELLED CORRECTLY

SOME EVIDENCE OF SENTENCE STRUCTURE

Grade 2 CAPITALIZATION & PUNCTUATION

GRADE LEVEL SIGHT WORDS SPELLED

CORRECTLY – some phonetic spelling

GRADE LEVEL SENTENCE STRUCTURE

Grade 3 CAPITALIZATION & PUNCTUATION

GRADE LEVEL SIGHT WORDS SPELLED

CORRECTLY

GRADE LEVEL SENTENCE STRUCTURE