Learning Journey Text: Water

Student Name: ________________________________________

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Writing - Organization Each section in the text has Almost all sections of the Most sections of the text Less than half of the
a clear beginning, middle, text have a clear beginning, have a clear beginning, sections of the text have a
and end. middle and end. middle and end. clear beginning, middle and
end.

Writing - Grammar There are no grammatical There are no grammatical There are 1-2 grammatical There are several
mistakes in the text. mistakes in the text after mistakes in the text even grammatical mistakes in the
feedback from an adult. after feedback from an text even after feedback
adult. from an adult.

Spelling & Proofreading No spelling errors remain No more than 1 spelling No more than 3 spelling Several spelling errors in
after one person other than error remains after one errors remain after one the text.
the typist reads and corrects person other than the typist person other than the typist
the text. reads and corrects the text. reads and corrects the text.
Writing - Vocabulary The authors correctly use The authors correctly use a The authors try to use some The authors do not
several new words and few new words and define new vocabulary, but may incorporate new vocabulary.
define words unfamiliar to words unfamiliar to the use 1-2 words incorrectly.
the reader. reader.

Writing - Mechanics Capitalization and Capitalization and There are 1-2 capitalization There are several
punctuation are correct punctuation are correct and/or punctuation errors in capitalization or
throughout the text. throughout the text after the text even after feedback punctuation errors in the
feedback from an adult. from an adult. text even after feedback
from an adult.

Content - Accuracy All facts in the text are 99-90% of the facts in the 89-80% of the facts in the Fewer than 80% of the facts
accurate. text are accurate. text are accurate. in the text are accurate.

Attractiveness & The text has exceptionally The text has attractive The text has well-organized The text\'s formatting and
Organization attractive formatting and formatting and well- information. organization of material are
well-organized information. organized information. confusing to the reader.
Graphics/Pictures Graphics go well with the Graphics go well with the Graphics go well with the Graphics do not go with the
text and there is a good mix text, but there are so many text, but there are too few accompanying text or
of text and graphics. that they distract from the and the text seems \"text- appear to be randomly
text. heavy\". chosen.