Anchor Papers
These anchor papers were selected by a team of teachers using a 
protocol requiring each paper to be scored twice.  These papers were 
chosen to represent ‘solid’ rubric scores for one, two, three and four.
In some cases, minor ‘tweaking’ was done to ensure that the papers
more closely fit the criteria for rubric scoring at a given level.

ATTENTION FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADE TEACHERS:  PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGES MADE IN THE WRITING TO COMMUNICATE PIECES.  THESE CHANGES REFLECT CHANGES IN THE SOUTH DAKOTA STATE WRITING STANDARDS.








*All kindergarten writing samples are scored using the personal impromptu rubric.
































These papers are intended to be part of a dynamic set of papers.  Teachers with solid examples of papers scored at any level are invited to submit those papers for inclusion on the website.  With the exception of all kindergarten writing samples and personal impromptu for first and second grades, writing samples should be word processed with care taken to preserve the integrity of the original piece.  This means any errors in conventions made by the author should be uncorrected.  Personal impromptu papers should be scanned and saved as PDF files.

Send all typed or scanned papers via email to:
Lori Jackson
ljackson@tcsdk12.org




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