6th grade Writing-Goal Setting Sheet

Comments

Focus/Behaviors
Developing

Emerging

Fluent

I get started right away.

I can find tools I need to write.

I work hard the whole time.

I can find resources to help me
when I am stuck.
I can write on topic while making
connections to myself.

I am an efficient writer.
I utilize resources to improve my
writing.
I can write on topic while
elaborating, extending, or expanding
ideas.

I can write on topic.

Generating Ideas
Developing

Emerging

I can brainstorm ideas to write

about.
I can work in a group to to
plan a research paper.

I can choose a topic to research

or write about.
I can interact with others to
produce and publish writing
using technology.
I can use information from a
valid source to answer
questions.

I know what makes a good

source.

Fluent
What I learn at home and at school
inspires me as a writer.
I can type three pages at a time
while collaborating with a group.
I can gather information from a
variety of sources and use it to
answer questions.

Types of Writing
Developing
I can write to tell about my
life.
I can write to answer a
question.
I can write to describe.

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Emerging

Fluent

I can write for personal

enjoyment.
I can write to compare/contrast.

I can write for multiple purposes.

I can write to persuade.

I can write an argument.

I can write to inform.

Organization and Planning

Developing

Emerging

Fluent

I use sentence starters and

graphic organizers to plan my
writing.
I can use questions to guide
my writing.
My writing matches the task.

I use a graphic organizer to plan

my writing.

I can synthesize information using

multiple sources.

I can research questions to

guide my writing.
My writing is organized

I can use print and digital sources to

answer questions.
I use clear, coherent writing.

I use an opening that catches

the reader's attention.
I use simple transition words
to organize my writing.

I have a conclusion that gives a

sense of closure.
I use some transition words to
organize my writing.

My reasons support my opinions.

I use transition or signal words in my
writing.

Voice
Developing
I keep my audience in mind
when I write.
I use my personality to tell my
opinions.
I can hear my voice in my
writing.

Emerging
I can write from different
perspectives.
I use evidence to support my
opinion/findings.
I use a consistent tone
throughout my writing.

Fluent
The personalities of my characters
come out in my writing.
I sound like an expert in my writing.
I can identify my assumptions in my
writing.

Word Choice
Developing

Emerging

I use adjectives and adverbs

in my writing.
I can write to describe.
(character traits, settings,
important features)

I choose words that challenge

me as a writer.
I create a picture in the reader's
mind.

Fluent
I choose technical words in my
writing.
I use sophisticated descriptions in
my writing.

Sentence Fluency
Developing
I can write multiple
paragraphs on topic.
I can paraphrase from a
source.

Emerging
I avoid run-ons.
My writing sounds legitimate.

Fluent
I make complex sentences by
adding conjunctions.
My writing is precise.

Revisions
Developing
I can use synonyms in my
writing.
I can add adjectives to my
writing.
I can add details to my
writing.

Emerging

Fluent

I can add similes to my writing.

I can add metaphors to my writing.

I can add adverbs to my writing.

I can add appositives to my writing.

I can reread and revise my

writing

I can find ways to improve my writing

on my own and give feedback to
others.

Conventions
Developing
I properly use pronouns in my
writing.
I use correction punctuation.
(,-.!?")

Emerging
I use consistent verb tenses in
my paragraph.
I spell accurately

Fluent
I edit my work for mechanics,
grammar, and clarity.
I can quote from a text and site my
source.
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