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W K.2
Using Nancy Fetzer’s Writing Curriculum Grades K-1 teachers and students will go
through Stage 1 and 2 of Informative/ Explanatory Writing on a topic of the
teacher’s choice. The teacher can read one or more books on a topic of their choice.
Then students will gather information on the topic using the graphic organizers
provided in the Fetzer book. Teachers will guide students through the writing
process and use the Informative/ Explanatory Rubric to evaluate the students
writing.
Writing Score_______, Language Score______ Informative/Explanatory Text-Based Rubric, Grade ___K___
Focus/
Information
CCSS*: W–2
Organization
CCSS: W–2
1
(Below Grade
Level)
2 (Approaching Grade
Level)
3
(At Grade Level)
4 (Advanced)
Uses drawing and
dictating to compose
informative/explanato
ry texts.
Attempts to use a
combination of
drawing, dictating,
and writing to
compose
informative/explanato
ry texts. Missing
information provides
confusion.
Uses a combination
of drawing, dictating,
and writing to
compose
informative/explanato
ry texts.
Establishes a wellelaborated piece of
informative/
explanatory text.
Does not tell the
topic they are writing
about.
Tells the topic they
are writing about but
may be unclear.
Names the topic
they are writing
about.
Supplies no
information about the
topic.
Attempts to supply
some information but
may be unrelated to
topic.
Supplies some
information about the
topic.
Supplies
information about the
topic.
9, 10, 11
12
Support/
Evidence
CCSS: W-2
Writing Score
LanguageConventions
of Grammar
and Usage
CCSS:
L–1a
Identifies
topic in
introductory
sentence. 3 or 4
5, 6, 7, 8
Pri
nts few upper
and lower
case letters
correctly Demonstra
tes little to no
proficiency of
proper
spacing
Pri
nts some
upper and
lower case
letters
correctly Demonstra
tes some
proficiency of
proper
Prints
many upper
and lower
case letters
correctly Demonstra
tes
proficiency of
proper
spacing
between
Provides
some sense of
closure. Prints all upper
and lower
case letters
correctly Demonstrates
mastery of proper
spacing between all
words and word
placement on the lines
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W K.2
between
words and
word
placement on
the lines Capitalizes
incorrectly
with many
errors Does not
use end
punctuation Language –
Conventions
of
Capitalization,
Punctuation,
and Spelling
CCSS:L–2,a-d
Writes
letters with
little to no
sound/spelli
ng
corresponden
ce of
consonants
and short
vowels Spells few
to no simple
words
phonetically
spacing
between
words and
word
placement on
the lines Capitalizes
correctly and
consistently
with some
errors: first
word in a
sentence and
the pronoun
“I” Uses end
punctuation
incorrectly Inconsisten
tly writes
letters for
consonant
and shortvowel sounds
Spells some
simple words
phonetically
words and
word
placement on
the lines Capitalizes
correctly and
consistently
with minor
errors: first
word in a
sentence and
the pronoun
“I” Uses end
punctuation Writes
letters for
most
consonant
and shortvowel sounds
Spells
simple words
phonetically
Writing Score_______, Language Score______
*CCSS – Common Core State Standards alignment (“W” = Writing strand; “L”= Language strand)
Capitalizes
correctly and
consistently
with no
errors: first
word in a
sentence and
the pronoun
“I” Uses end
punctuation
correctly Writes
correct letters
for most
consonants
and short
vowel sounds
Spells
simple words
phonetically
and some
irregular
and/or high
frequency
words
correctly.