Grade 3 Writing Assessment Scale for 1999–2000

CATEGORIES/CRITERIA LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 LEVEL 4

REASONING
• understands the purpose of
the task
• develops ideas and relates
them to the purpose and to
each other
• demonstrates very limited
reasoning by using some
simple ideas and ideas that
are inconsistently related to
the purpose of the task
and/or to each other
• demonstrates limited
reasoning by using simple
ideas that are related to the
purpose of the task and/or
to each other
• demonstrates reasoning by
using ideas of some
complexity that are clearly
related to the purpose of the
task and to each other
• demonstrates reasoning by
using complex ideas that are
clearly and coherently related
to the purpose of the task
and to each other

COMMUNICATION
• uses appropriate writing
techniques (e.g., varied
sentences, imagery and
vocabulary)
• uses an appropriate voice
• addresses a specific
audience
• writes unclearly and • writes with some clarity and • writes with clarity and • writes with clarity and
demonstrates a limited sense demonstrates some sense of demonstrates a sense of demonstrates a strong sense
of voice and audience using a voice and audience by voice and audience by using of audience and voice by
few very simple writing using some simple writing a range of writing techniques using a range of complex
techniques related to the techniques related to the related to the form of the writing techniques related to
form of the task form of the task task the form of the task

ORGANIZATION OF IDEAS
• shows evidence of a logical
plan and/or focus
• presents connected ideas
• shows very limited evidence
of a logical plan and/or focus
by presenting ideas and
information with only
occasional connections
• shows some evidence of • shows evidence of a logical • shows evidence of a logical
a logical plan and/or focus by plan and/or focus by plan and/or focus by
organizing ideas and organizing ideas and organizing ideas and
information using simple, information using appropriate, information using complex,
mechanical connections logical connections logical connections

APPLICATION OF LANGUAGE
CONVENTIONS
• applies language
conventions correctly
• shows application of
language conventions by
demonstrating limited
accuracy in spelling,
grammar and punctuation
• shows application of
language conventions by
demonstrating some
accuracy in spelling,
grammar and punctuation
• shows application of
language conventions by
demonstrating general
accuracy in spelling,
grammar and punctuation
• shows application of
language conventions by
demonstrating consistent
accuracy in spelling,
grammar and punctuation
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Grade 3 Assessment of Reading, Writing and Mathematics: 1999–2000

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WP – Process; OD – On Demand; SSN – Student Narrative
CATEGORIES/CRITERIA
REASONING
• understands the purpose
of the task
• develops ideas and relates
them to the purpose and
to each other
COMMUNICATION
• uses appropriate writing
techniques (e.g., varied
sentences, imagery and
vocabulary)
• uses an appropriate voice
• addresses a specific
audience
ORGANIZATION OF
IDEAS
• shows evidence of a
logical plan and/or focus
• presents connected ideas
Anchors — Level 4
LEVELS COMMENTS
• demonstrates • WP – demonstrates reasoning by using complex ideas
reasoning by using that are clearly and coherently related to each other:
complex ideas that are “What’s that rumble…a massive 15 foot bear.”
clearly and coherently
related to the purpose • OD – uses complex ideas that are clearly and
of the task and to each coherently related to the purpose of the task; depth and
other relevance: “I am writing you this letter to inform
you…”
• SSN – uses complex ideas that are clearly and
coherently related to each other: “the machine mal-
functioned but the scientist was sent back 20,000
years!”
• writes with clarity and • WP – uses an appropriate voice: “An old girl guide
demonstrates a strong trick, she said giggling.”
sense of audience and – uses a range of writing techniques, imagery: “smack
voice by using a range dab right in the middle was a face.”
of complex writing
techniques related to • OD – addresses a specific audience: “…if you do, I
the form of the task will be ever so thankful…your friend and very big fan
of the moon.”
• SSN – uses appropriate writing techniques, vocabulary:
“‘Ger’, rumbled the dinosaur.”
• shows evidence of a • WP – shows evidence of a logical plan by organizing
logical plan and/or ideas; presents connected ideas: Going on a field trip to
focus by organizing a forest, got off the bus, marched into the bus.
ideas and information
using complex, logical • OD – shows evidence of a logical plan by organizing
connections ideas: “I am writing you this letter to inform you…”
– presents connected ideas: I think that, as long as, I
also know, I hope that.
• SSN – shows evidence of a logical plan by organizing
ideas: presents connected ideas; (Police officer)
plugged it in; (Matt) saw the plug was in…when Matt
woke up.
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APPLICATION OF • shows application of • WP – shows application of language conventions;

LANGUAGE language conventions by punctuation, spelling: “I can feel…RUMBLING
CONVENTIONS demonstrating consistent AGAIN!!”; guardian, massive, trapdoor, elastic,
accuracy in spelling, nightmare.
• applies language grammar and
conventions correctly punctuation • OD – shows application of language conventions;
spelling: qualities, adventurous, mountains, moonlight,
sun’s rays

• SSN – shows application of language conventions;

punctuation, commas: after 1 year passed, two children
were playing.
– use of possessives: dino’s leg.
– quotation marks: “Dinosaur.”