Ms. Davis'

Talented Third Grade Class

Donoghue Elementary School

Chicago, Illinois 60653

535-1782

Writing_Rubrics	Parent Information
Classroom_Rules	Birthdays
Interactive Sites - Math	Favorite Sites
Interactive_Sites	Personal Page
Book Report

Writing Rubrics

Third graders will master the writing exercises that include expository, narrative, descriptive, and persuasive writing skills. See below the rubric that will be used to evaluate your assignments.

Above 4	An excellent writing sample: establishes and focuses on the purpose of the writing task shows a clear awareness of the intended audience organizes content and ideas in a logical way, and is fluent and cohesive includes appropriate details to clarify ideas Mistakes in grammar, mechanics and usage do not detract from clarity and meaning
At 3	A good writing sample: focuses on the purpose of the writing task shows some awareness of the intended audience organizes content and ideas in a logical way, although transitions may not be fluent includes some details to clarify ideas Mistakes in grammar, mechanics, and usage do not detract from clarity and meaning.
At 2	A fair writing sample: has some awareness of the purpose and intended audience attempts to organize content and idea, but is not particularly fluent or omits transitions includes some details. Mistakes in grammar, mechanics, and usage do not detract from clarity and meaning.
Below 1	A poor writing sample: is confused in purpose or does not respond to the task does not present content in an organized or logical way includes few or no details Mistakes in grammar, mechanics, and usage do not detract from clarity and meaning.
Unscorable 0	An unscorable writing sample is blank, unreadable, incomplete, etc.

Birthdays

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Favorite Sites

Classroom Rules

I will not fight.

I will wear my uniform everyday.
I will not speak while others are speaking.
I will respect my teacher and my classmates
I will throw away paper only when I line up.
I will sharpen my pencil in the morning and at lunchtime.

Interactive Site

Language Art

Math

Conversion tools

Book Report

Book Reports are to due every Monday and Wednesday. One book will be taken home on Tuesday night and one book will be taken home over the weekend. This will assure you of having a book with which you select to do a book report . The book report form is available by clicking here .