Fifth Grade (5)
Writing Standards
WRITING STANDARD 1.? The student writes
clearly and effectively.? (See
Developmental Stages of
Writing)
1.1? Develops concept and design.?
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Writes on a variety of
topics and in a variety of genres
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Stays on topic for
extended writing
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Elaborates and gives
significant details to ideas
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Gathers information
from other sources and summarizes or synthesizes
information
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Cites sources when
writing reports or technical documents
Organization
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Organizes writing in logical
sequence including time, topic and details, problem and solution,
and compare and contrast
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Uses transitional words
(and, but, then, also, etc.) correctly
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Uses introduction and
concluding ideas in writing
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WRITING STANDARD 1.? The student writes
clearly and effectively.? (See
Developmental Stages of
Writing)
1.2? Uses style appropriate to the audience and
purpose.?
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Voice
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Analyzes voice in
others? writing
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Communicates own
perspective and ideas
Word
choice
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Uses patterns and
vocabulary from literature and nonfiction
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Uses words appropriate
to the context
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Consistently uses a
wide range of words to convey precise meaning
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Uses figurative
language and imagery
Sentence
fluency
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Consistently uses a
variety of sentence lengths and types
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Is aware of the rhythm
and flow of language
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WRITING STANDARD 1.? The student writes
clearly and effectively.? (See
Developmental Stages of
Writing)
1.3? Applies writing
conventions.?
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Conventions (final
draft)
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Uses ending
punctuation, commas, and quotation marks correctly in final
draft
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Uses appropriate
capitals
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Uses accurate grammar
including use of pronouns and subject/verb agreement
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Spells grade-level
words correctly
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Writes in
paragraphs
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WRITING STANDARD
2.? The student writes in a variety of forms for different?
audiences and purposes.
2.1? Writes for
different audiences.
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Identifies and writes
for a particular audience
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?WRITING STANDARD
2.? The student writes in a variety of forms for different??
audiences and purposes.
2.2? Writes for different
purposes.
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Writes for real-life
purposes
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to respond to teacher
prompt
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narrative: to imagine, to describe, to tell about something?
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expository: to direct,
to learn, to tell about something, to name something
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persuasive: to
persuade, to request
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WRITING STANDARD
2.? The student writes in a variety of forms for different
audiences and purposes.
2.3? Writes in a variety of
forms.
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Writes in a variety of
forms and genres: narrative, report, business letter, journal,
memo, poem, persuasive essay, directions, instructions
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2.? The student writes in a variety of forms for different
audiences and purposes.
2.4? Writes for career applications.
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Identifies documents
one writes in a career setting
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Writes career-related
documents (examples: memos, letters, directions, news articles,
reports)
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Collaborates with a
team to create, revise, edit, and/or evaluate writing
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WRITING STANDARD
3.? The student understands and uses the steps of the writing
process.
3.1? Prewrites; generates ideas
and gathers information.
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Demonstrates a variety
of planning strategies including brainstorming, mapping, graphic
organizers, lists
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Uses strategies to
organize as well as generate ideas
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Gathers information
from a variety of sources
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Narrows or expands a
topic prior to drafting
This matches
Standard 4.2 in ?Standards for Library and Information
Skills?
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3.? The student understands and uses the steps of the writing
process.
?? 3.2? Drafts; elaborates on a topic and
supporting ideas.
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Uses planning ideas,
strategies, and own vocabulary to produce a rough draft
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Focuses on development
of details, organization, and voice while drafting
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WRITING STANDARD 3.? The student understands
and uses the steps of the writing process.
3.3? Revises; collects
input and enhances text and style.
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Rereads writing to self
or others to see if it makes sense
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Uses knowledge of
traits to revise
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Accepts appropriate
suggestions from others
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Adds or changes text or
illustrations to enhance writing
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WRITING STANDARD 3.? The student understands
and uses the steps of the writing process.
3.4? Edits; uses
resources to correct spelling, punctuation, grammar and
usage.
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Uses references to edit
errors
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Adds missing or
necessary words
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Corrects spelling of
grade-level words
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Corrects punctuation,
capitalization, and grammatical errors with assistance
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WRITING STANDARD 3.? The student understands
and uses the steps of the writing process.
3.5? Publishes; selects
a publishing form and produces a completed writing project to share
with chosen audience.
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Writes
legibly
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Selects appropriate
publishing form such as poster or book
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Uses available
technology when needed
This matches
Standard 5.2 in ?Standards for Library and Information
Skills?
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WRITING STANDARD 4.? The student analyzes and
evaluates the effectiveness of written work.
4.1? Assesses own strengths and
need for improvement.
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Sees self as a
writer
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Assesses progress and
sets writing goals
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Uses established
criteria to reflect on and improve writing
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4.? The student analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of written
work.
4.2? Seeks and offers
feedback.
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Reads and discusses own
writing
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Responds to others?
writing
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