Formal Assessments: Day 2 and Day 4

Day 2

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Writes narratives with sequence of events, details, and sense of closure

Writes narratives Write narratives Write narratives that: that: with support that: - Have an opening - Have two - Have an event - Have multiple appropriately recounted events/ideas in sequenced events - No sequential sequence - Some connected organization - Many details details regarding events - Some sense of a - Conclusion closure provided * Adapted from a districts end of school year pupil progress report. Day 4

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Writes narratives with sequence of events, details, and sense of closure Writes narratives that: - Have an opening - Have multiple events/ideas in sequence - Many details regarding events - Conclusion provided When sharing, or commenting on a writing sample: - Uses appropriate practiced phrase I liked your story because - Follows agreed upon rules for classroom sharing

Write narratives that: - Have two appropriately sequenced events - Some connected details - Some sense of a closure

Write narratives with support that: - Have an event recounted - No sequential organization

Tell a story or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking audibly in coherent sentences

When sharing, or When sharing, or commenting on a commenting on a writing sample writing sample: may not do one of - Does not use the following: practiced phrase I - Uses appropriate liked your story practiced phrase I because liked your story - Does not follow because agreed upon rules - Follows agreed for classroom upon rules for sharing classroom sharing * Adapted from a districts end of school year pupil progress report.

Informal Assessment: Days 1 4

All or most students Stories with multiple sentences Approximating spelling of unfamiliar words - Is the personal dictionary used - Is the teacher used - Is the word wall sued Capital letters Ending punctuation Working independently Sight and/or sound words used Other observations: About half the students Only a few students

*Note: Adapted from Being a Writer Curriculum Assessment