Composition Structure – Students work with sentences and paragraphs,
use the correct form for their writing, and understand composition forms.
RIT Scores between 161 and 170
Use Sentence Forms Appropriate to Purpose
- Identify
sentence types: statement, command, question, and exclamation. The
vocabulary and sentence length increase in difficulty throughout the
increased RIT range.
Develop Paragraphs
- Identify
off-topic sentences
- Choose
specific phrases to finish sentence
Use Composition Forms
- Determine
genre (i.e. poem, letter, story, ad, etc.)
- Choose
audience when writing a friendly letter
- Use
rhyme in some poetry
- Use
correct structure in letter writing
New Vocabulary: poem, letter, story, ad, statement,
command, question, exclamation, style, sentence, rhyme, book, paragraph
RIT Scores between 171 and 180
Use Appropriate Format
- Identify
topic sentence
- Identify
correct paragraph
Use Sentence Forms Appropriate to Purpose
- Use
all four sentence types
- Focus
on sentence question structure
Develop Paragraphs
- Given
four sentences choose the one that doesn’t belong
- Choose
a sentence to add to the paragraph on-topic
- Use
strong concluding sentences
- When
given four simple sentences choose the best sentence order
- Choose
the first sentence for the paragraph
- Use
strong topic sentences
Use Composition Forms
·
Write in the imaginative mode
·
Use correct greetings in a friendly letter
·
Write clear directions
·
Write concise telephone messages
·
Use correct format for business letters
·
Use correct capitalization in greetings and closures
·
Define the parts of narrative writing
New Vocabulary: missing word, first, ending, last,
greeting, describe
RIT Scores between 181 and 190
Use Appropriate Format
- Use
indentation for new paragraph
Use Sentence Forms Appropriate to Purpose
- Focus
on declarative sentence structure
Develop Paragraphs
- When
given four simple and compound sentences, choose the chronological order
- Choose
sentence order when writing directions
- When
given a 4-6 sentence paragraph, choose the off-topic sentence
- When
given a series of short sentences, choose the group that iterates one idea
Use Composition Forms
- Write
a job application paragraph
- Select
appropriate titles for reports
New Vocabulary: topic sentence, best order, correct
order, chronological order, parts of a letter, passage, complete sentence, main
idea
RIT Scores between 191 and 200
Use Appropriate Format
- Use
correct letter format
- Use
strong topic sentences
Use Sentence Forms Appropriate to Purpose
- Focus
on imperative sentence structure
Develop Paragraphs
- Develop
paragraph with specific details
- Edit
paragraph format for fragment and run-on sentences
- Plan
for strong conclusions
- When
given a 5-8 sentence paragraph, edit for off-topic sentences
- When
reading a short story choose the best ending
- Choose
the correct paragraph that best explains an action
- Choose
a strong topic sentence
Use Composition Forms
- Use
imagery in poetry
- Answer
standard questions when writing a news story
New Vocabulary: title, information, review, author’s
purpose, narration, persuasion, sequence, composition
RIT Scores between 201 and 210
Use Appropriate Format
- Combine
sentences into paragraph structure
Use Sentence Forms Appropriate to Purpose
- Focus
on exclamatory sentence structure
Develop Paragraphs
- Choose
the best definition for the term “topic sentence”
- Look
for patterns of organization in a paragraph
- Order
sentences into a concise paragraph
- Give
directions in a systematic order
Use Composition Forms
- Use
correct business letter structure
- Define
parts of a research paper
- Define
purposes of poetry (i.e. feelings, moods, expressions)
- Define
paragraph by genre
- Identify
parts of the newspaper
New Vocabulary: exclamatory sentence, encyclopedia,
supporting detail
RIT Scores between 211 and 220
Use Appropriate Format
- Edit
sentences into multi-paragraphs
- Use
standard forms of indentation
Use Sentence Forms Appropriate to Purpose
- Use
of vocabulary of declarative, imperative, interrogative and exclamatory
terms
Develop Paragraphs
- Review
several paragraphs and choose the best organization
- Determine
the pattern of organization in a lengthy passage
- Choose
best opening paragraph in a narrative piece of writing
- Determine
method of organization (i.e. order of events, from examples to main idea,
go from main idea to examples)
- Select
clear details for paragraph
Use Composition Forms
- Write
limericks
- Define
composition forms in lengthy passages
New Vocabulary: limerick, formal essay, drama,
declarative sentence, imperative sentence, interrogative sentence, tone, mood,
pattern of organization
RIT Scores between 221 and 230
Use Appropriate Format
- Identify
topic sentence when it is not the first sentence of the paragraph
Use Sentence Forms Appropriate to Purpose
- Identify
all four sentence forms within a lengthy paragraph
Develop Paragraphs
- Select
sentences that support topic sentences
- Select
sentences that support conclusion
Use Composition Forms
- Determine
mode by reading a lengthy passage
- Write
in the persuasive mode
New Vocabulary: descriptive writing, incomplete
sentence
RIT Scores between 231 and 240
Use Appropriate Format
- Edit
sentences to create complete paragraphs
Use Sentence Forms Appropriate to Purpose
- Find
the four sentence types within a given paragraph
New Vocabulary: none