Name Date Personal Narrative - Voyages in English · Do I use everyday words? Sentence Fluency Do I use different kinds of sentences, including those with compound˜subjects? Conventions

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Personal NarrativeIdeas YES NO

Do I write about a real event in my life?Do I tell the events in time order?

OrganizationDoes the narrative have a beginning?Does the narrative have a middle?Does the narrative have an ending?

VoiceDo I use the words I, me, we, and us?

Word ChoiceDo I use colorful adjectives?Do I use time words?

Sentence FluencyDo my sentences include strong verbs?

ConventionsDo I use correct grammar?Do I use correct spelling?Do I use correct punctuation and capitalization?

PresentationIs my paper neat?Do I use the same margins and spacing throughout?Do I include photos or illustrations?

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Ideas YES NO

Do I include ideas in logical step-by-step order?

OrganizationDoes the article have a clear purpose stated in the introduction?Does the article have a complete What You Need list?Does the article have detailed, accurate instructions in the body?Does the article have a summarizing conclusion?

VoiceAre many sentences commands?

Word ChoiceDid I use compound words correctly?

Sentence FluencyDo I use the four kinds of sentences?Are the steps complete sentences?


PresentationIs my article neat?Do I use consistent margins and spacing?Are the instructional graphics easy to read?

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DescriptionsIdeas YES NO

Do I have a sharp, clear focus on the topic?Do I include details that improve the description?

OrganizationDo I have a beginning that names the topic?Do I have a middle that connects one idea to the next?Do I sum up my ideas in an ending?Do I use space order?

VoiceDoes my tone show how I feel about the topic?

Word ChoiceDo I use sensory words?Do I use well-chosen synonyms?

Sentence FluencyDo I vary my sentence lengths?Do I use compound subjects and objects?


PresentationIs my paper neat?Do I use consistent margins and spacing?

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Personal LetterIdeas YES NO

Do I focus on my purpose for writing?

OrganizationDo I include a heading that gives my address and the date? Do I include a greeting that begins with Dear and the reader’s name?Does the body share my ideas?Do I end with a closing and my signature?

VoiceDoes my personality shine through?

Word ChoiceDo I use everyday words?

Sentence FluencyDo I use different kinds of sentences, including those with compound subjects?


PresentationDo I use neat handwriting or typing?Do I have consistent margins and spacing?

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Book ReportsIdeas YES NO

Did I focus on the book?

OrganizationDo I have a beginning that names the title, author, characters, and setting?Does the middle describe the main events in time order?Does the ending sum up my opinion of the book?

VoiceDoes my voice seem lively and confident?

Word ChoiceDo I use carefully chosen adjectives?

Sentence FluencyDo I use different kinds of sentences, including those with compound predicates?


PresentationDoes my report look neat?Do I use consistent margins and spacing?

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Persuasive WritingIdeas YES NO

Do I focus on one viewpoint for my topic?Does the piece convince readers to share my viewpoint?Are my reasons backed by research?

OrganizationDo I have a beginning that tells my position?Do I have a middle with reasons that support my position?Do I have an ending that summarizes my position?

VoiceDo I use a persuasive voice?

Word ChoiceDo I use opinion words such as should, ought, must, or believe?

Sentence FluencyDo I use a variety of sentences, including compound sentences?


PresentationIs my paper neat?Do I use consistent spacing and margins?

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Creative Writing Realistic Fiction

Ideas YES NO

Does my story have realistic characters and events?

OrganizationIs there a beginning that introduces the characters and setting?Is there a middle that describes a problem or situation?Is there an ending that solves the problem or brings the situation to a close?Are the events told in time order?

VoiceDo I use dialogue with informal language for a natural voice?

Word ChoiceDo I use vivid words?

Sentence FluencyDo I use a variety of sentences, including dialogue to move the story along?


PresentationIs my story neat?Do I use consistent margins and spacing?

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Research ReportIdeas YES NO

Do I focus on one topic?Do I give factual information supported by research I gathered as notes?

OrganizationDoes the report have an introduction that includes a topic sentence?Does the report have a body that includes ideas supported by facts?Does the report have a summarizing conclusion?

VoiceIs my voice confident?

Word ChoiceDo I use formal language?

Sentence FluencyDo I use different kinds of sentences with different lengths?


PresentationIs my research report neat?Are my margins and spacing consistent?

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Expository WritingIdeas YES NO

Does my article have a clear focus on one topic?Does my article contain factual information supported by research or personal knowledge?

OrganizationDo I have an interesting introduction with a clear main idea?Is there a body that includes information that supports the main idea?Is there a conclusion that summarizes the article’s main idea?

VoiceDo I use a direct, clear voice free of strong emotion and opinion?

Word ChoiceDo I use and define words specific to this topic?

Sentence FluencyDo I use simple, compound, and complex sentences?Do I use linking words and phrases to show how ideas are related?


PresentationIs my article easy to read —typed or neatly handwritten?

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591y • Chapter 10

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Biographical WritingIdeas YES NO

Do I share an interesting and true story about a real person?Do I include facts about the subject’s actions, words, thoughts, and feelings?

OrganizationDo I have a clear beginning, middle, and end? Do I have the story in chronological order?

VoiceDo I use a formal tone?

Word ChoiceDo I use abstract nouns?Do I use nonliteral language?

Do I use shades of meaning?

Sentence FluencyDo I use of words and phrases that show time order?

ConventionsDo I use correct grammar?Do I use correct spelling, punctuation, and capitalization?

PresentationIs my paper neat?Do I use the same margins and spacing throughout?

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PoetryIdeas YES NO

Do I focus on one favorite place?

OrganizationDo I organize my ideas into stanzas?

Do I organize lines to show a consistent rhythm?

VoiceDo I express the tone or mood of my poem through various poetry elements, such as rhythm, rhyme, and meter?

Word ChoiceDo I use sensory details?

Do I correctly use adjectives and adverbs that compare?

Do I use poetic techniques, such as repetition, similes, metaphors, onomatopoeia, and personification?

Do I use words that rhyme if it is a rhyming poem?

Sentence FluencyDo the lines, sentences, and stanzas flow?

ConventionsDo I use correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation?

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