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1 Kindergarten Writing

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A set of authentic writing samples that are indicative of typical kindergarten development.

2 First Grade Writing

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A set of authentic writing samples that are indicative of typical first grade development.

3 Second Grade Writing

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A set of authentic writing samples that are indicative of typical second grade development.

4 Third Grade Writing

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A set of authentic writing samples that are indicative of typical third grade development.

5 Fourth Grade Writing

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A set of authentic writing samples that are indicative of typical fourth grade development.

6 Fifth Grade Writing

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A set of authentic writing samples that are indicative of typical fifth grade development.

7 Middle School Writing

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A set of authentic writing samples that are indicative of typical middle school development.

8 High School Writing

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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)

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Kindergarten Writing

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6 Kindergarten Personal Essay

I am at the lake shlane pool lrnen how to swim. With my mom + dad sister and grandma grandpa uncale + ante. I lrnde how to swim with a buch of footey stuff but now I can swim with only a swimyn tobe. You have to ceep your chin under wader and not get to panicy. I am at the Lake Chelan pool learning how to swim with my mom and dad, sister and grandma, grandpa, uncle, and auntie. I learned how to swim with a bunch of floaty stuff but now I can swim with only a swimming tube. You have to keep your chin under water and not get too panicky.

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I went kmp and we at lch out st. I got to driv the motr hom wn I wnt kameg and we stop and got sm chs brgers and sam org pop. And we got bk on the ro. Then we went to bed. Then I wot up and I wat a wroud then I went insid and then wan I was in the motrhm I had lnch. I went camping and we ate lunch outside. I got to drive the motorhome when I went camping and we stopped and got some cheeseburgers and some orange pop and we got back on the road. Then we went to bed. Then I woke up and I walked around. Then I went inside and then when I was in the motorhome I had lunch.

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I em playing basketball. I love to play basketball. I just shoot. I like to play ugest my bruthr. Sum times I win. Sum times he plays ese. My bruthr tot me to play basketball he told me that wen you stop grebling you cant start to grebling again. I am playing basketball. I love to play basketball. I just shoot. I like to play against my brother. Sometimes I win. Sometimes he plays easy. My brother taught me to play basketball. He told me that when you stop dribbling you can't start dribbling again.

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Kindergarten Fiction

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The Greyt ship

Wans Ther Was a ship. it Wit forthr Then iney ship in The wrald one day Ther Was a ship reys. But The ship onr got up leyt in The day And The ship reys strdid rlle in The day so He Got a alorm clock. The necs day Was The ship reys and He got up rlle The nexcs day The ship reys be gan And He wan The ship reys and He wan a goldin cap and He ollso Be cam a Greyt Fishr min. That niyt he jrempt That he was The Best Fishr min in The wralld. He Jrempt He cot a shorck and it solowed Him But The necst day He cot all The Fshe He wntid and He livd oll His layf

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The Great Ship

Once there was a ship. It went farther than any ship in the world. One day there was a ship race. But the ship owner got up late in the day and the ship race started early in the day so he got an alarm clock. The next day was the ship race and he got up early. The next day the ship race began and he won the ship race and he won a golden cap and he also became a great fisherman. That night he dreamt that he was the best fisherman in the world. He dreamt he caught a shark and it swallowed him but the next day he caught all the fish he wanted and he lived all his life.

The End

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First Grade Writing

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