Kentucky Department of Education

 

Questions About Mechanics

Last Updated on Wednesday, November 02, 2011 at 5:05 AM

A template to assist in the final analysis of writing mechanics

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1. Do a number of students have problems with run-on sentences or sentence fragments? 

 

2. Do most students use a variety of sentence structures (varied beginnings and number of thoughts per sentence)? 

 

3. Do you see a pattern of usage problems, such as subject-verb disagreement? 

 

4. Do students use vivid verbs and precise nouns? 

 

5. Do a number of students have problems with spelling and/or homophone selection, capitalization, or basic punctuation rules? 

 

6. If pieces are word-processed, have the students used spellcheck?

For more information contact:

Cindy Parker
500 Mero Street, 19th floor CPT
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502-564-2106 x4528
cindy.parker@education.ky.gov