The Funny Dance

By Anonymous (not verified), 16 March, 2026
The Funny Dance I remember when my dog Murphy was really little. She was only two or three years old. It was on Christmas. My dad put on some Christmas music, and Murphy put her paws up in the air and started swirling around in circles. Then she put her paws on my dad’s hands, and they started dancing together. It was very funny, and my dad thought that Murphy was a good dancer!
Grade Level
Grade 3
Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.3
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.5
Model Quality
Good
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Empty Rubric
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Mode
Narrative Writing
Rubric Image Path
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Form
Narrative Paragraph
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Narrative Rubric

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Structure

The writing . . .

  • begins with action or a very brief explanation.
  • describes the events and actions of the story in the middle part.
  • organizes the events in an easy-to-follow manner.
  • ends with a final action or final thought.

Ideas

  • includes all the important actions and details.
  • uses sensory details to describe how things look, sound, smell, or taste.
  • uses specific verbs to describe action (sprint instead of ran).
  • includes personal feelings.
  • includes dialogue between characters.
  • includes sentences that are easy to read and understand.

Conventions

  • is free of most errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
  • uses quotation marks around dialogue.

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