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CATEGORY
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RESPONSIBILITIES
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| Capitalization |
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I have capitalized the first word of each sentence.
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I have capitalized the names of people.
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I have capitalized the names of months, days, and holidays.
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I have capitalized the names of cities, states, countries,
continents and famous places (.e.g, Empire State Building).
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I have capitalized titles of books, movies, etc.
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| Fluency |
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My sentences begin in different ways.
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My sentences build upon the ones before.
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My sentences are of different lengths.
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The meaning of each of my sentences is clear.
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My sentences flow from one to another.
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There are no run-on sentences.
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There are no sentence fragments.
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| Conventions |
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My paragraphs are sound.
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Each of my paragraphs has one main idea.
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I used correct grammar.
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I used commas, periods, question marks, and exclamation points
correctly.
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I used quotation marks around dialogue.
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I used apostrophes correctly in contractions and possessives.
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My handwriting is legible.
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My printout contains no typos.
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| Ideas |
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I used brainstorming and a concept map or outline to create
and organize ideas.
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My ideas are logically related to one another.
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Ideas are written in my own words.
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I understand my topic.
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My report is clear and focused. I stay on topic.
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My details give the reader important information.
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I have listened to suggestions from the teacher or peer writers.
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| Word Choice |
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Every word seems just right.
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I used a lot of descriptive words (adjectives and adverbs).
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My words paint pictures in the reader's mind.
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I use strong words like "darted" and "exclaimed".
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I used synonyms to add variety.
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