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Writing Process and Product Worksheet

Assessing writing processes
Planning and organizing
Approaches writing tasks willingly
Arrives at topic independently
Picture
Graphic organizer Type
Notes
Dictates Drafting
Refers to planning
Proceeds quickly from start to finish
Pauses periodically
Revises changes spelling
Dependent on others for spelling Revising and editing
Rereads work
Adds information
Rewords ideas
Clarifies references
Reorganizes content
Discourse level
Fluency
Total # words

words/T-unit

Structural Organization
True to genre:
Maturity level: | Sentence level
T-units
Total # T-units

words/T-unit

range of T-unit length
Types of sentences

Simple incorrect

Single correct | Word choice

Mature and interesting choices
Overreliance on particular words
Usage errors
Spelling accuracy
% incorrect | Conventions
Capitalization
Initial letter of sentence
Titles
Proper nouns
End punctuation
Periods
Question marks
Grammar |

| Cohesion
Clarity within sentences
Clarity across text
Pronoun reference cohesion
Verb tense cohesion
Sense of audience
Title End
Creative and original
Relevant information
Adequate information
Dialogue/Other literary devices | Competence

Complex incorrect

Complex correct

Run-on clauses (after 2 coord.)

Variability
Varied sentence types
Overreliance on a particular construction | Spelling developmental stage
Prephonetic
Semiphonetic
Phonetic
Transitional
Conventional | Examples:
Apostrophes
Contractions
Possessives
Quotation marks
Direct quotes
Formatting
Paragraphs
Poetry/other |

Assessing spoken language in writing process contexts
Listening and comprehension
Makes eye contact with speaker
Listens without interrupting
Seeks clarification when needed
Follows directions Manner
Articulates clearly
Speaks fluently
Uses natural prosody
Appropriate eye gaze
Appropriate loudness Topic maintenance
Situationally appropriate
Provides adequate information
Asks relevant questions
Shares opinions
Reflects on own work and others'
Engages in conversational turn-taking Linguistic skill
Organizes ideas adequately
Completes utterances
Uses specific vocabulary