Formal Assessments: Day 2

Day 2 * Adapted from a districts end of school year pupil progress report.

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Writes narratives with sequence of events, details, and sense of closure Writes narratives that: - Have an opening - Have multiple events/ideas in sequence - Many details regarding events - Conclusion provided

Write narratives that: - Have two appropriately sequenced events - Some connected details - Some sense of a closure

Write narratives with support that: - Have an event recounted - No sequential organization

Informal Assessment: Day 2

All or most students Stories with multiple sentences Approximating spelling of unfamiliar words - Is the personal dictionary used - Is the teacher used - Is the word wall sued Capital letters Ending punctuation Working independently Sight and/or sound words used Other observations: About half the students Only a few students

*Note: Adapted from Being a Writer Curriculum Assessment

Differentiation Silly Animal Sentence Frame/Starters

(animal sentence). Sometimes they _________________________. But they (never/always) ____________________________. Once I saw (animal and sentence). I couldnt believe my eyes! They_________________________. I never knew (animal sentence but I know I know (animal sentence). (animal) (never/always) ___________________ but I know they do because of the time I saw them _______________________. I know its silly but I cant ait to see what other things (animals) do! I wonder if they (add ideas of what they may do that are silly ideas).

Sentence Starters
Sometimes they _____________. One time ________________________. I couldnt believe it when I saw_______________. I know that (animal sentence) because_____________. I wonder if (animals)___________________.