First Grade Skill CheckLists
First
Grade Writing Skills Checklist
Name: _____________________________________________
Skill |
Advanced |
Proficient |
Approaching Proficiency |
Beginning |
Writing
Process: |
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Uses prewriting strategies: Drawing,
graphic organizers, etcetera |
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Writes rough drafts |
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Participates in teacher and peer writing
conferences |
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Revises writing – independently and with
peers |
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Edits writing- independently and with
peers |
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Uses writing rubrics |
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Selects writing pieces to take through
the writing process to publish |
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Writer’s
Craft |
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Uses strong leads |
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Create a picture in the reader’s mind
(Show-Don’t Tell) |
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Uses interesting words |
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Uses varied sentence structure |
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Uses endings effectively |
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Writing
Strategies/Skills |
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Generates topic ideas |
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Uses capital letters appropriately |
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Uses punctuation appropriately |
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Includes a beginning, middle, and ending |
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Uses sensory details |
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Utilizes self-checklists for revising and
editing |
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(adapted from
Tompkins, G.)