1.    The student writes clearly and effectively.

Component 1:1
Develops concept and design.

1. Maintains focus on the topic.
2. Produces creative, factual, and fictional writing.
3. Organizes ideas and details to fit purpose and content.
4. Uses details to create a story that supports a main idea.
5. Writes clear relevant introductions and conclusions when needed.
6. Writes in paragraphs.

Component 1:2
Uses style appropriate to audience and purpose.

1. Uses a range of style, form, and voice to fit audience.
2. Selects, focuses and/or expands topics for writing, experimenting with sentence lengths and types.
3. Creates word choices and sentence fluency matched to audience.

Component 1:3
Applies writing conventions.

1. Writes fluently and independently in manuscript.
2. Writes in cursive using models.
3. Writes with subject/verb agreement in sentence word order.
4. Uses periods, commas, apostrophes, and capitalization correctly.
5. Uses correct spelling of high frequency words.

2.    The student writes in a variety of forms for different audiences and purposes.

Component 2:1
Writes for different audiences.

1. Uses a range of styles, forms, and voice to fit the audience.
2. Shows some awareness of audience needs.

Component 2:2
Write for different purposes.

1. Use a variety of styles, forms, and voice to the fit the purpose.
2. Write reports, summaries, letters, journals, opinions, poems, descriptions, and stories to tell, name, describe, direct, imagine, or explore learning.

Component 2:3
Writes in a variety of forms.

1. Writes in a variety of forms and genres (narratives, journals, poems, reports, and stories).

Component 2:4
Writes for career applications.

1. Explores documents that could be used in a career setting such as letters and directions.

3.    The student understands and uses the steps of the writing process.

Component 3:1
Prewrites

1. Uses prewriting strategies such as graphic organizers, topic discussions, information gathering, note taking, and brainstorming.

Component 3:2
Drafts

1. Writes using original vocabulary and drawings.
2. Forms complete thoughts with a focus on meaning.

Component 3:3
Revises

1. Reviews to clarify meaning, improve organization, elaborate on ideas, and respond to critiques.
2. Checks for complete/incomplete sentences and appropriate language.
3. Explores Six Trait Writing parameters to revise work.

Component 3:4
Edits

1. Uses a dictionary as a reference.
2. Corrects errors with assistance.
3. Adds missing or necessary words.
4. Corrects common errors in spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.
5. Uses the Six Trait Writing model to assess writing.

Component 3:5
Publishes

1. Identifies display forms or publishing options.
2. Produces a legible final product to publish or share.

4.    The student analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of written work.

Component 4:1
Assesses own strengths and needs for improvement.

1. Analyzes own writing for strengths and areas to improve.
2. Sets goals for improving own writing.
3. Examines Six Trait Writing as a method for assessment.

Component 4:2
Seeks and offers feedback.

1. Accepts and understands feedback on writing when appropriate.
2. Analyzes writing of peers for strengths and areas needing revision.
3. Notes writing strengths, weaknesses, style, and strategies from Six Trait Writing samples and other authors.