What writing genres does the Criterion service cover?
• Argumentative • Cause and Effect • Compare and Contrast • Descriptive • xpository • Issue • Narrative • Persuasive • Process • Plus, the Criterion state-specific versions include alternative formats, e.g., a response to literature, a summary, or a business letter. What are the Criterion Writer’s Handbooks? The Criterion Writer’s Handbooks are handy online resource tools. Students can find feedback definitions, examples of correct and incorrect usage, and an explanation of how to interpret the feedback. Students can access the handbook when they are reviewing their diagnostic feedback or portfolios. There are five version of the Writer’s Handbook: • Elementary – Grades 4, 5, 6 • Middle School – Grades 6, 7, 8, 9 • Standard version shows “prescriptive” feedback messages • Optional version is available for “descriptive” feedback messages • High School/College – Grades 9, 10, 11, 12; College 1, 2 • English Language Learners (ELL) – Grades 7-Adult • Spanish/English Bilingual – Grade 6–Adu
