10 pts
5 pts
1 pts
The beginning of the story contains elborative detail that describes the story's setting, character, or object.
3 pts
2 pts
Words/sentences are sequenced in the correct order to convey clear ideas.
Student spells words by representing all sounds of the word.
Student correctly spells age-appropriate sight words.
The story contains age-appropriate capitalization (first words in sentence, proper nouns, pronoun I )
Ending punctuation is used correctly and consistently throughout the story (periods, question marks, exclamation points).
The story is written legibly on standard ruled notebook paper.