Criteria __ Speaks in simple sentences __ Copies short sentences __ Begins to write short sentences __ Writes simple sentences correctly __ Capitalizes first words in sentences __ Uses periods and question marks __ Expands sentences as directed __ Recognizes correct word order __ Unscrambles sentences in which words are out of order __ Uses simple, active sentences __ Recognizes sentences that are incomplete __ Uses sentence variety __ Tries to emulate style __ Has an accurate "ear" for English syntax Overall Average length of subject-verb units in first ten lines: __________ Number of compound/complex sentences (anything other than simple sentence) in first ten lines: __________ Number of adjective/adjectival constructions in first ten lines: __________ Number of adverbs/adverbial expressions in first ten lines: __________ ___ no errors            ___ few errors          ___ many errors