Sample Writing Assessment: Form One

Student's Name: _____________________________________ Date: _________________
Writing topic or title: __________________________________
 
Note: Students writing behaviours can be observed and analyzed. Each piece of writing will make different demands on the writer depending on the purpose, audience, topic, and the writer's needs. Based on observation and examination of the student's writing samples, what does the student know about the writing process and strategies for writing? Does the student use any or all of the following strategies?

Pre-writing
__ generating ideas for writing (e.g., brainstorming, conferencing)
__ jotting down ideas
__ selecting and focusing on a topic
__ identifying and collecting information resources
__ organizing ideas (e.g., web)
__ choosing a writing format that is appropriate for purpose and audience
__ other:

 

 

 

Drafting
__ recording ideas and thoughts in words and pictures
__ developing ideas through sentences and/or paragraphs
__ describing images or events
__other:

 

 

 

Revising
__ improving the first draft
__ examining and changing content and ideas
__ proofreading
__ other:

 

 

 

Sharing
__ reading a composition aloud
__ exchanging compositions
__ other:

 

 

 

 

Sample Writing Assessment: Form Two

Student's Name: _____________________________________ Date: _________________
Writing topic or title: __________________________________
 
Pragmatic Conventions
__ includes the information the intended audience needs to know
__ uses language appropriate for the intended audience and purpose
__ demonstrates an understanding of a range of writing forms including:
__ letter (friendly and business)
__ poem
__ story
__ script
__ report
__ journal or log
__ other:
Other observations:

 

 

 

Textual Conventions
__ includes an obvious beginning and ending
__ has enough information to support the main ideas
__ uses a clear organizational pattern
Other observations:

 

 

 

Syntactical and Semantic Conventions
__ each sentence makes sense
__ uses various sentence structures
__ uses appropriate word choices
Other observations:

 

 

 

Mechanics
__ spells all high-frequency words and most other words correctly
__ uses consistent and proper punctuation
__ uses consistent and proper capitalization
__ uses legible handwriting
__ demonstrates concern for overall appearance and neatness
Other observations:

 

 

Student's strengths:

 

 

Areas for attention: