Writing Checklist: Grades 5-8


Teacher Name: Goodwin

Student Name:_____________________________    Reviewer Name: ___________________________

Date: _________________

Project: Physical Challenge


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Capitalization I have capitalized the first word of each sentence.
  I have capitalized the names of people.
  I have capitalized the names of months, days, and holidays.
  I have capitalized the names of cities, states, countries, continents and famous places (.e.g, Empire State Building).
  I have capitalized titles of books, movies, etc.
  

Conventions My paragraphs are sound.
  I used correct grammar.
  I used commas, periods, question marks, and exclamation points correctly.
  I used quotation marks around dialogue.
  I used apostrophes correctly in contractions and possessives.
  My handwriting is legible.
  My printout contains no typos.
  

Fluency My sentences begin in different ways.
  My sentences are of different lengths.
  The meaning of each of my sentences is clear.
  There are no run-on sentences.
  There are no sentence fragments.
  

Ideas Ideas are written in my own words.
  I understand my topic.
  My report is clear and focused. I stay on topic.
  My details give the reader important information.
  I have listened to suggestions from the teacher or peer writers.
  

Organization My report is sequenced in a logical order.
  My introduction is exciting and inviting.
  I have a satisfying conclusion.




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