Language Standards 1-3 Checklist For Student Writing Assessment, 8th Grade

Student Name: __________________________________ Date: ______________________ Learning Target 1. Command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. L.6.1- a. pronouns (subjective, objective, possessive) b. intensive pronouns (myself, ourselves) c. No shifts in pronoun number and person d. correct vague pronouns (ambiguous antecedents) L.7.1- a. function of phrases and clauses in specific sentences b. correctly writes and varries simple, compound, complex sentences c. using phrases and clauses in sentences, without dangling modifiers L.8.1-a. Correct function of verbs (gerunds, participles, infinitives) b. Intentional use of active and passive verbs c. verbs in the appropriate mood ( indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional and subjunctive) d. No shifts in verb voice and mood Skill not demonstrated Developing Skill Skill Demonstrated

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Learning Target 2. Command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. L.6.2- a. use commas, parentheses, dashes correctly b. spell correctly L.7.2-a. comma to separate coordinate adjectives L.8.2-a. commas, ellipsis, dash to indicate pause of break b. use an ellipsis to indicate an omission

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Learning Target 3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading or listening. L.6.3-a. vary sentence patterns for meaning, reader, style b. consistency in style and tone L.7.3- a. concise language, no redundancy or wordiness L.8.3- a. verbs in active and passive voice; conditional and subjunctive mood to achieve effect

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Created by Lee Wilkinson, Jerusha Coleman and Sarah Yost