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                                     Ideas/Content

                                                        

  I know a lot about this topic, and it is to the point.

I made sure to show what was happening

I filled my paper with interesting tidbits that make it fun and lively.

                          

                                      Organization

 

 

  My beginning gets the reader's attention and gives clues about what is coming.

Every detail adds a little more to the main idea or story.

Everything is in the right place--fits like a puzzle.

I ended at a good spot and didn't drag on too long.

  

   Voice

   (Personality!  Pizzazz!  Flavor Charm, Liveliness, New,      Different, Full of adventurous spirit. )                                  

  Readers can tell I am talking right to them.

My paper is full of feelings and my reader will feel what I feel.

You can tell that I wrote this.  No one else sounds like this!

                 

                       Word Choice

                                        

 

I have used energetic words.

My words are colorful, vital, and fresh.

Some of my words and phrases are so vivid that the reader won't be able to forget them.
                                                         

                    Sentence Fluency

                           

  It's easy to read my paper aloud.  I love the sound. 

Some sentences are long and stretchy, and some are short and snappy.

Sentence beginnings vary; and are connected.

 

                            Conventions

 

   I have used capitals correctly, and indented paragraphs.

I have used punctuation marks (. , ? "" !)

My spelling is accurate.

My grammar/usage is consistent.

              

                            Presentation

               

   I am organized and prepared.

I have eye contact and can project my voice.

I am expressive, interesting, and convincing.

Credit to Kathi Moxley - KDM Literacy  & Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory

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