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1 Level I (19 pts.)1 SentenceIdea Organized withInteresting ContentSubject: Who/WhatPredicate: Strong VerbModifiers: When/WhereModifiers: Why/How2 SentencesIdeas Organized withInteresting Content2 Interesting Sentences about the Topic or Event2nd Sentence Stays on Topic by Sequencing or Expanding the IdeaVaried Sentence BeginningsVaried Important WordsPowerful VerbsInteresting AdjectivesModifiers: When/WhereModifiers: Why/HowConventionsWord Boundaries: Spaces Between Words & Letters Snuggled in WordsCapitalize: Sentence, I & NamesPunctuate: Sentence ( . ? ! )SpellingHigh Frequency Words: Correct SpellingUnknown Words:Initial Letter SoundMedial Dominant Ltr. SoundsFinal Letter Sound_____Suggested Grade Levels:K & 1 Level IV (18 pts.)2 - 3 ParagraphsIdeas Organized& On Topicwith Interesting ContentHookTopic Sentences1-3 Sentences for Each DetailInteresting and Engaging Details about the Topic or Event TransitionConclusionSnappy EndingSentencesVaried Sentence BeginningsVaried Important WordsVaried Sentence LengthsPowerful VerbsInteresting AdjectivesModifiersVoice & StyleDialogue/ThoughtsFigurative LanguageSensory DescriptionFacts, ExamplesMechanicsCapitals & StopsCommas in a ListIndentation_____Suggested Grade Levels:4 & 5 Level III (21 pts.)

2 Beginning ParagraphIdeas Organized& On Topicwith Interesting ContentTopic Sentence At Least 3 Interesting or Engaging Details about the Topic or EventConclusionAdvanced ParagraphIdeas Organized& On Topicwith Interesting ContentHookTopic Sentence At Least 4-6 Interesting or Engaging Details about the Topic or EventConclusionSnappy EndingSentencesVaried Sentence BeginningsVaried Important WordsVaried Sentence LengthsPowerful VerbsInteresting AdjectivesModifiersVoice & StyleDialogue/ThoughtsFigurative LanguageSensory DescriptionFacts, ExamplesMechanicsCapitals & StopsCommas in a ListIndentation_____Suggested Grade Levels:2 & 3 Level II (16 pts.)3 SentencesIdeas Organized& On Topicwith Interesting Content Organized: Narrative (BME), Process (FNL), Categories (123)Content: At Least 3 Interesting or Engaging Details about the Topic or Event4-6 SentencesIdeas Organized& On Topicwith Interesting ContentOrganized: Add 2nd Sentence to a Supporting Detail that Sequences or Expands the IdeaContent: At Least 4-6 Interesting or Engaging Details about the Topic or EventSentencesVaried Sentence BeginningsVaried Important WordsVaried Sentence LengthsPowerful VerbsInteresting AdjectivesModifiersVoice & StyleDialogue/ThoughtsFigurative LanguageSensory DescriptionFacts, ExamplesMechanicsCapitals & StopsCommas in a List_____Suggested Grade Levels:1 & 2 Level V (16 pts.)

3 5 Paragraph EssayIdeas Organized& On Topicwith Interesting ContentIntroduction (Hook with Topic Sentence)Body (3 Main Idea Paragraphs with 1-3 Sentences for Each Detail Interesting and Engaging Details about the Topic or Event)Conclusion (Restate Topic and Importance, Plus a Snappy Ending)SentencesVaried Sentence BeginningsVaried Important WordsVaried Sentence LengthsPowerful VerbsInteresting AdjectivesModifiersVoice & StyleDialogue/ThoughtsFigurative LanguageSensory DescriptionFacts, ExamplesMechanicsCapitals & StopsCommasIndentation_____Suggested Grade Levels:5 & 6 Student s Name:_____ Teacher:_____ Year:_____Reporting Periods: 1_____ 2_____ 3_____ 4_____ 5_____ 6_____ 2004 Nancy FetzerSpecial Thanks: Patty Weisbach Levels of Writing AssessmentLWAs(19 pts) 91 2006 Nancy FetzerLights!

4 92 2006 Nancy FetzerCamera! 93 2006 Nancy FetzerAction! 96 2006 Nancy Fetzer_____ s Movie ScriptsLights!Action!Camera!Special Thanks to: Patti McGuire, Trish Brunner and Monica Bergman @ Mission Elementary_____ s Movie ScriptsLights!Action!Camera!Movie Script Book Covers: Oral Retell 97 2006 Nancy FetzerMovie Script Book Pages: Oral Retell 100 2006 Nancy Fetzer_____ s Movie ScriptsLights!Action!Camera!Movie Script Book Cover: Oral Retell & Writing Name: _____ Date: _____101 2006 Nancy FetzerMovie Script Book Page: Oral Retell & Writing 104 2006 Nancy Fetzer_____ s Movie ScriptsLights!Action!Camera!Movie Script Book Cover: Advanced Oral Retell & Writing106 2006 Nancy FetzerMovie Script PuppetsLights!Action!Camera!107 2006 Nancy Fetzer108 2006 Nancy Fetzer113 2006 Nancy FetzerWhen?

5 When? Flip Book114 2006 Nancy FetzerWhen? Flip Book115 2006 Nancy FetzerWhere? Flip BookWhere?116 2006 Nancy FetzerWhere? Flip Book117 2006 Nancy FetzerWho? Animals Flip BookWho?118 2006 Nancy FetzerWho? Animals Flip Book 119 2006 Nancy FetzerWho? People Flip BookWho?120 2006 Nancy FetzerWho? People Flip BookNarrative Lecture NotesSettingCharacter PlotWhen? Where?Who?What is the problem, moral or lesson?BeginningEndingMiddle Expository Lecture NotesSetting (optional)SubjectBig IdeaWhen? Where?Who? or What?What about_____? Why is _____important?OrganizetheInformation:Ca tegories,Sequence,Description,Compare&Co ntrast,Cause&Effect,Problem&Solution Student Vocabulary Wall Topic:Powerful Parts of SpeechAdjectivesVerbsNouns 2006 Nancy fetzer 155 2006 Nancy fetzer 156 2006 Nancy fetzer 158 2006 Nancy FetzerDear Teacher,From, 161 2006 Nancy FetzerWord Master toStory BlasterWords +PicturesStories 163 2006 Nancy fetzer #_____Write Me Back!

6 165 2006 Nancy FetzerWritethe CharacterWritethe Author 188 2006 Nancy FetzerNarrative Writing: Terrific Transitions Card following , then, when , before , since , , until , upon , furthermore, shortly ,finally after , next, to begin, during , last, then, at that time, until, while , soon, immediately after ,after , now, while , on (date), earlier , within the, from that moment on, after a little while, at the same time, the morning after, afterward, immediately,quickly, suddenly, at once, after a bit, after a few days, as long , in the meantime, in the past, lately,Time: When?crackle, zap, poof, creak, whoosh, plop, kerplunk, ka-boom, wham, splish, splash, buzz, beep, crash, whirr, bang, bong, bonk, burp, clang, hiss, purr, squeak, mumble, murmur, hush, shush, boom, bang, smash, whack, tippy-tap, click, clatter, pop, crunch, munch, snap, thump, thud, rattle, sizzle, gurgle, fizz, flitter, twitter, swish, SoundEffectsdownstairs, inside, uptown, outside,above , across , against , along , among ,around , at , behind , below , beneath ,beside , between , beyond , by , down , , in , inside , into , near , off ,on , outside , over , past , through ,throughout , toward , under , underneath , , in the middle of , in front , next to , Location:Where?

7 189 2006 Nancy FetzerNarrative Terrific TransitionsTime: When?SoundEffectsLocation:Where? 1941-Sentence Narrative: Emergent Level 2006 Nancy FetzerWho is the story about?Setting Character ActionWhat did _____ do?or What happened to _____?When?Where? 195 Who is the story about?Setting Character ActionWhat did _____ do?or What happened to _____?When?Where?1-SentenceNarrative: Primary Level 2006 Nancy fetzer 1991-Sentence: Personal NarrativeStory Opening 2006 Nancy FetzerWho is the story about?Setting Character Emotion ActionWhat caused that emotion?When?Where?+How did you feel? 205 2006 Nancy FetzerSecret Formula: 2-Sentences Narrative: Primary Level 2006 Nancy FetzerSCTC208 2006 Nancy FetzerName: _____ Date: _____3-6 Sentences Writing Organizer 211 2006 Nancy fetzer AT-A-GLANCE 3-Sentences Narrative: Actions LevelStep 1:Character:Who is in our story, a person, an animal, or is it about me?

8 Step 2: Get organized!Every story needs a beginning, middle and ending!(Teacher and students label the circles on the organizer with B-M-E.)Step 3: Plan the story!Is this an imaginative story or true story?Option 1: Planning an Imaginative Story:How will it end? (Happy, Silly, Sad, Frightening, or a Lesson?)Plan the Ending: Close your eyes and see the ending? (First, see the charac-ter in the setting.) Next, plan the ending action. What happened at the end? What is the character doing that is (happy, silly, sad, frightening, or to learn a lesson)? Write down a key word on the ending the Beginning action. What was the character doing at the beginning?Write down a key word on the beginning the middle action, and it needs to make sense! What was the character doing in the middle? Write down a key word on the middle 2: Planning a True Story (Personal Narrative):Tell the the story into three parts: beginning, middle, and easily identify the parts identify them in this order:Ending: Write down a key word on the ending : Write down a key word on the beginning : Write down a key word on the middle 4:Secret Formula!

9 Label the beginning, middle and ending parts of the story with the secret formulas!Beginning:Secret formula: S + C + Setting: When? and Where? Character: Who is driving the action in the beginning?Action: What is the character doing?Middle:Secret formula: T + C + Transition: Sound Effect, Signal Word, or When/Where : Who is driving the action in the middle?Action: What is the character doing?Ending:Secret formula: T + C + Transition: Sound Effect, Signal Word, or When/Where : Who is driving the action in the ending?Action: What is the character doing?Step 5:Use the Secret Formulas to to construct the sentences, then add fancy words, to form more powerful sentences! Write!221 2006 Nancy fetzer AT-A-GLANCE 6-Sentences Narrative: Actions & Reactions LevelStep 1:Character:Who is in our story, a person, an animal, or is it about me?

10 Step 2: Get organized!Every story needs a beginning, middle and ending!(Teacher and students label the circles on the organizer with B-M-E.)Step 3: Plan the story!Is this an imaginative story or true story?Option 1: Planning an Imaginative Story:How will it end? (Happy, Silly, Sad, Frightening, or a Lesson?)Plan the Ending: Close your eyes and see the ending? (First, see the charac-ter in the setting.) Next, plan the ending action. What happened at the end? What is the character doing that is (happy, silly, sad, frightening, or to learn a lesson)? Write down a key word on the ending the Beginning action. What was the character doing at the beginning?Write down a key word on the beginning the middle action, and it needs to make sense! What was the character doing in the middle? Write down a key word on the middle 2: Planning a True Story (Personal Narrative):Tell the the story into three parts: beginning, middle, and easily identify the parts identify them in this order:Ending: Write down a key word on the ending : Write down a key word on the beginning : Write down a key word on the middle 4:Secret Formula!