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Kindergarten Writing
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A set of authentic writing samples that are indicative of typical kindergarten development.
First Grade Writing
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A set of authentic writing samples that are indicative of typical first grade development.
Second Grade Writing
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A set of authentic writing samples that are indicative of typical second grade development.
Third Grade Writing
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A set of authentic writing samples that are indicative of typical third grade development.
Fourth Grade Writing
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A set of authentic writing samples that are indicative of typical fourth grade development.
Fifth Grade Writing
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A set of authentic writing samples that are indicative of typical fifth grade development.
Middle School Writing
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A set of authentic writing samples that are indicative of typical middle school development.
High School Writing
A set of authentic writing samples that are indicative of typical high school development.
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“Every study of young writers
I’ve done for the last twenty
years has underestimated
what they can do. In fact,
we know very little about the
human potential for writing.”
—Donald Graves, A Fresh Look at Writing (p.99)
Student sample papers are © copyrighted by their respective copyright holders and are provided here for non-commercial educational purposes only.
For more information, or for additional teaching materials, please contact: Teaching That Makes Sense, Inc. • E-mail stevepeha@aol.com • Web www.ttms.org
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Kindergarten
Writing
Student sample papers are © copyrighted by their respective copyright holders and are provided here for non-commercial educational purposes only.
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