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Session 1 – Sentence Combining
Write a paragraph about the First Dandelion poem in the Session 1 Reading. Use six...
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Session 2 – Writing Complex Sentences
Write a paragraph on what you learned from the article about life’s challenges
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Category
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.1.H
Use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.1I
Produce simple, compound, and complex sentences
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.2.A
Used correct capitalization.
L.4.2.B
Use commas and quotation marks to mark direct speech and quotations from the text
L.4.2.C
Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence.
L.4.2.D
Spell grade appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed
Excellent
Paragraph contains 2 or 3 coordinating conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions.
Paragraph contains at least 2 compound sentences and 2 complex sentences
No errors in capitalization
No errors in punctuation
No errors in grammar or spelling
Very Good
Paragraph contains at least two (2) coordinating conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions.
Paragraph contains at least one (1) compound sentence and one (1) complex sentence
1 or 2 errors in capitalization and/or punctuation
1 or 2 errors and grammar or spelling, it does not affect meaning
Good
Paragraph contains one coordinating conjunction and one subordinating conjunction
Paragraph contains a simple sentence, and at least one compound sentence and /or one complex sentence
3 or 4 errors in capitalization and /or punctuation
3 or 4 errors in grammar or spelling
Needs improvement
Paragraph does not contain a coordinating conjunction and a subordinating conjunction
Paragraph does not contain a compound and complex sentence
more than 4 errors in capitalization and/or punctuation
more than 4 errors in grammar or spelling