Expressive Writing Checklist—Elementary

 

Frequently

Sometimes

Rarely/

Never

Dates

Observed

Comments

Purpose:

 

Student shares feelings and experiences in letters, notes, and e-mail.


 

 

Student shares feelings and experiences through personal essays.


 

 

Student uses writing to reflect on learning.


 

 

Student uses writing to set goals.


 

 

Student uses writing to explore ideas.


 

 

Student uses writing to describe feelings.


 

 

Organization:

 

Student organizes writing so information can be found.


 

 

Student describes thoughts in an order that makes sense.

 

 

Student uses paragraphs.


 

 

Student writes in different formats.


 

 

Voice:

 

Student writes in a sincere voice.


 

Student uses detailed personal experiences to describe beliefs and opinions.


 

Student writes in a natural and smooth style.


 

 

Word Choice:

 

Student uses vivid, interesting, and meaningful language.


 

Student chooses words carefully to communicate specific ideas.


 

Conventions :

 

Student proofreads for spelling.


 

 

Student proofreads for punctuation.


 

 

Student proofreads for capitalization.

 

 

Student proofreads for Standard English.


 

Sentence Fluency :

 

Student varies sentence beginnings.


 

 

Student varies sentence lengths.


 

 


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