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Dylan, a second-grade writer, shares his very personal feelings in an honest, direct way. His first and last sentences tell the whole story; and the middle sentences give the reader important, heartfelt details about Dylan’s experience.

This is a fun story with lots of details.

This report was submitted by Brittany, a second grader. The ending of Brittany’s report shares exactly how she feels about her subject.

Second-grade writer Kirsten shares many interesting facts in her report. Notice how she ties everything together by mentioning the horse’s good eyesight in both the first and last paragraphs.

Second-grader Pheba wrote a small poem that tells in just a few words what her subject does and how she feels about it.

Austin, the second-grade writer of this expository paragraph, introduces his subject—how to be a good president—in an interesting way.

This book review is well organized and shares interesting details related to the book.

This writing shows that the writer has a real grasp of the meaning of a fable. It has some delightful details.

Jess uses his senses to describe winter in this poem.

This story is well organized, and the sentences flow smoothly. There are lots of details and excellent word choices.

This author brings excitement to her story when she paints a picture of her friend sprawled like a spider.

The writer’s descriptions in this narrative make it a vivid and memorable story.

The author’s personal voice comes through loud and clear in this friendly letter submitted by third-grader Andrea.

This short persuasive paragraph is based on a model that third-grader Rachel submitted. She begins her writing in a way that makes the reader want to keep reading. The reader wants to find out what decision she is talking about.

This model of “How-To” writing is based on a model submitted by Dagmary. She has decided to list the steps in her recipe instead of putting them in paragraph form.

The beginning paragraph of this writer's report invites the reader to keep going. The details show that she knows a lot about cheetahs.