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Structure

The writing . . .

• begins by introducing the topic and providing a clear focus statement.
• includes a middle part that supports the focus.
• organizes supporting details in a logical pattern.
• ends by summarizing the important ideas and giving the reader a final thought.

Ideas

• includes strong details to develop the topic.
• effectively combines details to fully explain important points.
• uses specific words to give the reader a clear understanding of the topic.
• uses a variety of sentence lengths and beginnings.
• sounds serious and interested.

Conventions

• uses end punctuation and commas correctly.
• correctly capitalizes first words and proper nouns.
• avoids spelling errors.
• correctly uses words (there, they’re, their).