WR08 Standards
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This rubric will be used to evaluate all formal reports. Research Rubric
This rubric will be used to evaluate classroom behavior. Classroom Behavior Rubric
Colorado Model Content Standards: Writing Level 8
Standard 2
Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences.
2 Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences.
2.a Write in a variety of genres such as editorials, personal narratives, essays, stories, and letters for specific purposes (for example: to analyze, to evaluate, to entertain, to inform, to persuade, or to explain). ES 1st, 2nd, 4th quarter
2.b Organize ideas so that there is an inviting introduction, logical arrangement of ideas, and a purposeful conclusion. ES 1st quarter
2.c Use vivid and precise language appropriate to audience and purpose. ES 2nd and 4th quarter
2.d Plan, draft, revise and edit for a legible final copy. ES 1st and 4th quarter
2.e Write in format (for example: lab reports, summaries, formal letters, and memos) and voice appropriate to purpose and audience.ES 1st and 4th quarter
2.f Vary sentence structure and length to enhance meaning and fluency. ES 2nd quarter
2.g Develop ideas and content with specific details, examples, and/or reasons to address a prompt.ES 1st and 4th quarter
Standard 3
Students write and speak using conventional grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.
3.a Identify parts of speech, such as nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections.ES 1st quarter
3.b Use standard English usage in writing, including pronoun/antecedent agreement, subject/verb agreement, regular/irregular verbs, and modifiers.ES 3rd and 4th quarter
3.c Write in complete sentences. ES 1st quarter
3.e Use conventional spelling. ES year-long
3.f Use paragraphing correctly so that each paragraph is differentiated by indenting or blocking and includes one major, focused idea. ES 1st quarter
