<p> Cycle 1 ELA Competency: To Write Self Expressive Texts Criteria Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Chooses Own Requires constant assistance Occasionally selects own Frequently selects a variety of Makes independent choices Topic in selecting a topic. topic and requires some topics. by taking risks in selecting a assistance in selecting a variety of topics. variety of topics. Sentence Rarely uses complete Experiments with complete Frequently uses complete Writes using complete Structure sentences. Writes words and sentences. Writes 1-2 sentences. Writes several sentences. Writes longer texts incomplete sentences about a sentences about a topic. sentences about a topic. and uses paragraphs. topic. Punctuation Rarely uses basic punctuation Experiments with basic Frequently uses appropriate Consistently uses appropriate (periods and question marks) punctuation (periods and basic punctuation. and more complex in writing. question marks) in writing. Experiencing with more punctuation. complex punctuation (quotation marks, etc.) Capitals Prints with upper case only. Experiments with capitals. Frequently uses capital letters Consistently uses capital Intermixes upper and lower correctly (I, names, sentence letters appropriately for a case letters. beginnings, and some proper variety of purposes. nouns). Uses a Limited Uses beginning and ending Uses inventive spelling. Uses phonetic spelling. Spells Spells most high frequency Range Of Spelling consonants to make words. Spells words on the basis of simple words and many high words correctly and moves Strategies sounds without regard for frequency words correctly. towards conventional conventional spelling spelling. patterns. Clarity Of Relies heavily on pictures to Writes words to describe or Writes sentences to convey Writes pieces that self and Writing convey meaning. Pretends to support pictures. Begins to meaning. others can read. Uses pictures read own writing. read own writing. as an addition to the story. Reflects On Own Prompting and questioning Begins to initiate talk about Talks /reflects, focus on their Reflects and is beginning to Writing required to begin to talk about writing. Begins to reflect on likes and favorite strategies. set early writing goals. own writing. favorite writing strategies.</p><p>1</p>