Adopted Proficiency Levels: ELA CF Northern Berkshire Adult Basic Education Program

Skill Levels Matched to ELA Writing Curriculum Frameworks
Standards Levels 1-9

Standards	Basic		Developing			Performs Well			Adv
Developmental Writing	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Express Thoughts in Writing Photos with short writing response Image Text Document-autobiography Computer Journal Writing a directed poem		X X	X X
Responds to written or oral questions Story Starters		X	X
Responds in writing to short text passages Reading and writing about the news			X
Writes at greater length in response to a topic Directed biography Essay Writing - The Five Paragraph Essay				X	X	X	X	X	X
Selects Writing Topics Independently Writing Themes							X	X	X
Organization Strategies
Understanding Sequence Sequential order in sentence writing Writing about a process		X	X
Developing an organized paragraph How to write a good paragraph Paragraph Tutorial (paragraph punch)			X	X	X
Organizing a five paragraph essay in response to a topic Writing a Five paragraph essay							X	X	X
Grammar and Mechanics
Awareness of rules of grammar and mechanics Begins to recognize errors independently Basic writing skills checklist with practice links				X X
Increased Knowledge of grammar rules Advanced writing skills checklist - with practice links						X	X
Revising Skills
Revise work with assistance Basic revising checklist					X
Revise to include more details and information Intermediate revising skills checklist						X	X	X	X
Evaluate own written work Advanced writers' revising checklist									X

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