Text-Based Writing

Kindergarten

Kindergarten Scoring Rubrics
  • Opinion (doc)
  • Informational (doc)
  • Narrative (doc)
    • Kindergarten - Informational
  • Animals Day and Night (doc)
  • Clouds and Rain (doc)
  • Living or Nonliving? (doc)
  • Parts of an Animal (Tigers) (doc)
  • Sandcastles (3-Dimensional Shapes) (doc)
  • School Workers (doc)
  • Shapes (2-D and 3-D) (doc)
  • Spiders (doc)
  • Weather in Fall (doc)
    • Kindergarten - Opinion
  • American Symbols (doc)
  • Clark the Shark (Friendship) (doc)
  • Music (Citizenship) (doc)
  • New Year’s Day (Culture) (doc)
  • Plants (doc)
  • Polar Bears (doc)
  • Which Season is it? (doc)
    • Kindergarten - Narrative
  • Berry Pinkwad’s Lumpy Dumpy Sand Sculptures (doc)
  • Caden’s Day (Routine) (doc)
  • Scaredy Squirrel (doc)
  • Shadows (doc)
  • The Little Red Hen (Responsibility) (doc)

    • 1st Grade

    1st Grade Scoring Rubrics
  • Opinion (doc)
  • Informational (doc)
  • Narrative (doc)

    • 1st Grade - Informational
  • Community Helpers (doc)
  • Comparing Seasons (doc)
  • Importance of Exercise (doc)
  • Ocean Life (doc)
  • Parts of Plants (doc)
  • Push and Pull (doc)
  • The Sun (doc)
  • What Makes a Good Citizen? (doc)
    • 1st Grade - Narrative
  • Butterfly Life Cycle (doc)
  • Maps (doc)
  • Tree Life Cycle (doc)

    • 1st Grade - Opinion
  • Dangerous Weather (doc)
  • Neighborhood Roles (doc)
  • School Jobs (doc)

    • 2nd Grade

    2nd Grade Scoring Rubrics
  • Opinion (doc)
  • Informational (doc)
  • Narrative (doc)

    • 2nd Grade - Informational
  • Animal Adaptations (doc)
  • Double Digit Addition Process (doc)
  • Goods and Services (doc)
  • How to Play Kickball (doc)
  • Patterns in the Night Sky (doc)
  • What Makes a Good Citizen? (doc)
    • 2nd Grade - Narrative
  • Enemy Pie (doc)
  • Fairy Tales (doc)
  • Miss Nelson is Missing (doc)
  • My Name is Yoon (doc)
  • Ouch (doc)
  • Try New Food (doc)

    • 2nd Grade - Opinion
  • Bad Case of Stripes (doc)
  • Officer Buckle and Gloria (doc)
  • School Lunch Waste (doc)
  • Should We Have Zoos? (doc)
  • Strega Nona (doc)
  • Which season has the best weather? (doc)

    • 3rd - 5th Grades Rubrics

    3rd - 5th Grade Scoring Rubrics
  • 3rd-5th Grade Opinion (doc)
  • 3rd-5th Grade Informational (doc)
  • 3rd Grade Narrative (doc)
  • 4th Grade Narrative (doc)
  • 5th Grade Narrative (doc)

    • 3rd Grade

    3rd Grade - Informational
  • Characteristics of the Moon (doc)
  • Ecosystems (doc)
  • Martin Luther King Jr. (doc)
  • Crocodiles Vs. Alligators (doc)
  • Text - Crocodiles Vs. Alligators (pdf)

    • 3rd Grade - Narrative
  • A Day Without Electronics (doc)
  • Aesop's Fables (doc)
  • The Coal Thief (doc)
  • The Fox and the Crow (doc)

    • 3rd Grade - Opinion
  • Cell Phones in School (doc)
  • Should Animals be kept in Zoos? (doc)
  • Text - Zoo (pdf)
  • Should your dog be kept on a leash? (doc)
  • Sugary Treats (doc)

    • 4th Grade

    4th Grade - Informational
  • Citizens and Recycling (doc)
  • Clouds and Weather (doc)
  • Desert Adaptations (doc)
  • Text - Dazzling Desert (doc)
  • Monument Valley, Utah (doc)
  • Utah’s First People: Navajo (doc)

    • 4th Grade - Narrative
  • How Do Citizens Choose Between Right & Wrong? (doc)
  • Forming New Friendships (doc)

    • 4th Grade - Opinion
  • Mountain Biking and Utah’s Wilderness (doc)
  • Conflict with Settlements (doc)
  • Is Cloning a Good Idea? (doc)
  • Is Water More Precious than Gold? (doc)
  • Text - How do we get the water we use everyday? (doc)

    • 5th Grade

    5th Grade - Informational
  • Adaptations (doc)
  • Boston Tea Party (doc)
  • Challenges and Benefits of Immigration (doc)
  • Dogs in War (doc)
  • Fake News (doc)
  • Plant Adaptations (doc)
  • Tsunamis and Earthquakes (doc)
  • Two Strange Octopi (doc)
    • 5th Grade - Narrative
  • Child Labor in 1909 (doc)
  • Lewis and Clark Meet Sacagawea (doc)
  • The Power of Encouragement (doc)
    • 5th Grade - Opinion
  • Abolitionist Leaders (doc)
  • Animal Testing (doc)
  • Do We Need Daylight Savings Time? (doc)
  • Protesting Athletes (doc)

    • 6th - 11th Grade Rubrics

    6th -11th Grade Scoring Rubrics
  • Argumentative (pdf)
  • Informational (pdf)

    • 6th Grade

    6th Grade - Argumentative
  • Conflict Resolution (doc)
  • Space Exploration (doc)
    • 6th Grade - Narrative
  • Demigods (doc)
  • My Fairytale Life (doc)
  • Original Stories (doc)

    • 7th Grade

    7th Grade - Argumentative
  • Human Use of GMOs (doc)
  • Should We Vaccinate? (doc)
    • 7th Grade - Informative
  • From Mendelian Genetics to Genetically Modified Food (doc)
  • Vaccinations (doc)

    • 8th Grade

    8th Grade - Argumentative
  • Fairy Tales: helpful or hurtful? (doc)
  • Surveillance: Should We Track Kids With Technology? (doc)
    • 8th Grade - Informative
  • Man's Best Friend (doc)
  • Technology born from combic book superheroes (doc)
  • The Choice Between "We" and "Me" (doc)
    • 8th Grade - Narrative
  • Earthmen Bearing Gifts (doc)
  • The Lady, or the Tiger? (doc)

    • 9th Grade

    9th Grade - Argumentative
  • Should the sale and use of marijuana be legalized throughout the U.S.? (doc)
  • OMG! Does Social Media Hurt Your Writing? (doc)
  • Online Versus Tradtional School (doc)

    • 10th Grade

    10th Grade - Argumentative
  • Energy Drinks (doc)
  • Juvenile Justice: Should under-age offenders be tried as adults? (doc)
  • What is Success, and How Do You Get There? (doc)
  • Stoicism: Practical Philosophy You Can Actually Use (pdf)
  • Sun Tzu on the Art of War (pdf)
    • 10th Grade - Narrative
  • Most Dangerous Game Part II (doc)
  • Social Media and Healthy Relationships (doc)

    • 11th - 12th Grades

    11th - 12th Grade - Argumentative
  • Is Change Something to be Feared or Embraced? (doc)
  • Self-Reliance, Grit, and Success (doc)
  • Whom do we help? (doc)
    • 11th - 12th Grade - Informational
  • Preparing for an Effective Job Interview (doc)
  • Geocaching (doc)
  • Indifference and Awareness (doc)
  • Text Set Links (doc)
    • 11th - 12th Grade - Narrative
  • Love & Crushes (doc)
  • Personal Essay (doc)
  • What's in a Name? (doc)

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