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Literary Essay
5
th
Grade

Criteria TPs
C
D

D
E

D
S

E
S
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Writer shows an understanding of the overall meaning of the story in
their writing.
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Writer has a clear thesis stated in the introduction and conclusion
paragraph.
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Writer has clear bullets that support the thesis statement. Click here to enter text.

Writer shows a evidence of text-to-text and/or text-to-self
connections.
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Writers thesis statement is supported by details from the first and
second half of the text.
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Writer uses a variety of transitions to connect thoughts. Click here to enter text.

Writer supports thesis statement using: summaries, stories, and/or
lists.
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Writer angles all evidence to support the thesis statement. Click here to enter text.

Writer edits for punctuation, paragraphing, and capitalization. Click here to enter text.


CD = Consistently Displayed: Student consistently meets writing expectations independently
DE = Developing as Expected: Student meets most of the writing expectations independently
DS = Developing Steadily: Student meets most writing expectations with added support
ES = Early Stages: Student requires significant support to meet writing expectations