Free Editing Checklists Aligned with Common Core

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I love teaching writing to upper elementary students.  I originally developed checklists to align with the writing assessment we give here in Washington State.  Now that we are adopting Common Core, I modified this tool accordingly.

I use these lists in three ways:

1. I can assess a set of writing samples and decide what lessons I need to focus on with the whole class, small groups and individual.
2. I can have students edit each others papers with guidance.
3. I can have students assess their own work before they turn it in.

I typically have rubrics as a part of my assignment that I use for grading.  These checklists are a part of my formative assessment.

I have just updated all of my Teaching Genre units with these checklists and other activities.