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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.