Word Choice
Word choice is the use of rich, colorful, precise language that moves and enlightens the reader.
Books: My Mama Had a Dancing Heart by Libba Moore Gray, Once There Was a Bull...Frog; Pig, Pigger, Piggest; Why the Banana Split; and Bullfrog Pops! All by Rick Walton
Sentence Fluency
Sentence fluency is the rhythm and flow of the language, the sound of word patterns, the way in which the writing plays to the ear—not just to the eye.
Books: The Web Files by Marggi Palatini, Dream Weaver by Jonathan London, and Bat Love the Night by Nicola Davies
Conventions
Conventions are the mechanical correctness of the piece—spelling, grammar and usage, paragraphing, use of capitals, and punctuation.
Books: Eats, Shoots, and Leaves by Lynne Truss, Punctuation Takes a Vacation by Robin Pulver, Grammar Tales Series (Scholastic)
+1 Presentation
Presentation zeros in on the form and layout of the text and its readability; the piece should be pleasing to the eye.
Book: Rose’s Journal by Marissa Moss
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