- Grade 8 Baseline Annotation – Expository Writing - #811HB
Prompt: Life can be full of surprises that have an effect on our lives.
- Commentary (8th-HS) connects elaboration, reason(s), and thesis/position.
- Organization - 3
Level 3: Proficient
A.
- Introduction presents thesis/position.
- Transitions: The transitions maintain connections between paragraphs and
the paper as a whole.
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Style - 3
Level 3: Proficient
A. Sentences create an appropriate cadence for a designated
audience/purpose/form through a variety of beginnings,
structure...
Baseline Annotation 811HB.pdf 
