WRITING – CORE STANDARDS, K-5
K / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5Pre-write, Draft, Revise, Edit, Publish
(Skills to support standards - common across grade levels) / Pre-write, Draft, Revise, Edit, Publish
(Skills to support standards - common across grade levels) / Pre-write, Draft, Revise, Edit, Publish
(Skills to support standards - common across grade levels) / Pre-write, Draft, Revise, Edit, Publish
(Skills to support standards - common across grade levels) / Pre-write, Draft, Revise, Edit, Publish
(Skills to support standards - common across grade levels) / Pre-write, Draft, Revise, Edit, Publish
(Skills to support standards - common across grade levels)
· Discuss story ideas / With guidance:
· Discuss ideas for writing
· Use steps in the Writing Process – Planning, drafting, re-reading and self-correcting for meaning / With guidance:
· List ideas for writing
Self and peer edit with guidance using:
· Steps in the Writing Process – drafting, revising and conferencing
· Editing checklist / · Discuss and list sources for ideas
Use:
· Techniques to organize / plan: diagrams, charts
· Steps in the Writing Process – pre-write, draft, conferencing, revising, editing
Proofread using:
· Scoring Guide / Traits
· Editing tools/marks / · List strategies to prepare for writing
· Use techniques to organize/plan: mapping, outlining, grouping related ideas, graphic organizers, taking notes
· Steps in the Writing Process
Proofread using:
· Scoring guide / Traits
· Editing tools
· Use keyboarding / · Brainstorm/list strategies to prepare for writing
· Use techniques to organize/plan: chronological, cause/effect, compare/ contrast
· Steps in the Writing Process
· Understand Traits
Proofread using:
· Scoring guide
· Editing tools
· Use technology for document creation
Write, Ideas and Content / Write, Ideas and Content / Write, Ideas and Content / Write, Ideas and Content / Write, Ideas and Content / Write, Ideas and Content
Write independently:
· Left to right
· Top to bottom
· Many upper and lower case letters
Begin to spell:
· First name and friend’s first names
· Last name
· Dictated letters and words
· Produce or dictate CVC words
· Write unconventionally - story language / With guidance:
· Write for different purposes
· Write for different audiences / With guidance:
· Write for different purposes
· Write for different audiences / · Write for different purposes
· Write for different audiences / Choose form to address:
· Purpose
· Audience
· Focus
· Point of View / Choose form to address:
· Purpose
· Audience
· Tone
· Style
Organize Ideas and Content / Organize Ideas and Content / Organize Ideas and Content / Organize Ideas and Content / Organize Ideas and Content / Organize Ideas and Content
· Develop idea with beginning, middle and end
· Sequence two or more events / · Develop introductory, supporting, and concluding sentences
· Sequence three or more events / Write a paragraph using:
· Topic sentence
· Simple supporting facts
· Details
· Concluding sentence / · Write multiple paragraphs with a progression of ideas
· Sequence relevant details / · Write introductory and concluding paragraphs
· Write and sequence supporting paragraphs
Write/Communicate with Precise Words / Write/Communicate with Precise Words / Write/Communicate with Precise Words / Write/Communicate with Precise Words / Write/Communicate with Precise Words / Write/Communicate with Precise Words
· Use descriptive words / · Select and use descriptive words / Use:
· Adjectives / action verbs
Expand ideas using:
· Descriptive words
· Figurative language / Use and expand ideas with:
· Verbs
· Irregular verbs
· Adverbs
· Prepositions
· Conjunctions / Use and expand ideas with:
· Transitions
· Conjunctions
· Misused verbs
· Modifiers
· Pronouns
Write/Communicate with Fluent Sentence Structures / Write/Communicate with Fluent Sentence Structures / Write/Communicate with Fluent Sentence Structures / Write/Communicate with Fluent Sentence Structures / Write/Communicate with Fluent Sentence Structures / Write/Communicate with Fluent Sentence Structures
· Write complete sentences
Recognize:
· Incomplete sentences
· Sentences that don’t make sense / · Distinguish between complete and incomplete sentences
· Use correct word order in a sentence / · Write complete sentences: statement, command, question, exclamation / · Write simple and compound sentences / · Write complex sentences
Use:
· Prepositional phrases
· Appositives
· Independent and dependent clauses
Demonstrate Knowledge of Conventions / Demonstrate Knowledge of Conventions / Demonstrate Knowledge of Conventions / Demonstrate Knowledge of Conventions / Demonstrate Knowledge of Conventions / Demonstrate Knowledge of Conventions
· Hear individual sounds
· Use phonemic awareness and letter knowledge to spell independently
· Spell regular words such as CVC words
· Spell using letter-sound correspondence
· Write using correct shape and placement of upper case and lower case letters / · Spell three and four-letter short vowel words correctly
· Use spelling/phonics knowledge
Identify:
· Singular and plural nouns
· Possessive pronouns
Write correctly:
· Periods
· Exclamation points
· Question marks
Capitalize:
· First word of sentence
· Names of people
· Pronoun I
Form and space:
Legible manuscript / Spell correctly:
· High frequency words with uncommon spelling patterns
· Short and long vowel words
· R-controlled vowels
· Consonant blends
· Studied words and word patterns
Write independently:
· All sounds in a word
Identify:
· Nouns, verbs, contractions
Use:
· Commas
Capitalize:
· Proper nouns, beginnings of sentences, greetings, initials of people, months, days, titles
· Form letters correctly
· Space words correctly / Spell correctly and transfer to writing:
· High frequency words with uncommon spelling patterns
· Blends, contractions, compounds
· Spelling patterns
· Homophones
· Use dictionary, spell check
Use:
· Noun, verb, subject, predicate
· Past, present, future verb tenses
· Pronouns, adjectives, compound words, articles
· Singular possessive nouns
· Commas in dates, locations, addresses and items in a series
· Quotation marks in dialogue
· Capitalize proper nouns – geographical names, holidays, special events
· Write using legible cursive and manuscript
· Use correct word spacing / Spell correctly:
· Root-words, inflections, suffixes, prefixes, syllables, homophones
Use:
· Verbs, irregular verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions
· Apostrophes to show possession
· Quotation marks to indicate speaker
· Titles – underline, quotation marks, or italics
· Capitalize names of books, magazines, works of art, musical compositions, organizations, first word in quotations
· Write and read legible cursive and manuscript / Spell correctly:
· Roots and bases of words, contractions, syllable constructions, words with more than one spelling
· Misused verbs, modifiers and pronouns
Use:
· Subject-verb agreement
· Parenthesis
· Colon to separate hours, minutes, introduce list
· Commas in direct quotations and within quotation marks
· Write using legible cursive and manuscript
· Read cursive fluently
WRITING APPLICATIONS
(suggested length, 100 words) / Write Narrative Text*
(suggested length, 250 words) / Write Narrative Text*
(suggested length, 400 words)
· Write unconventionally - brief stories
· Use and label drawings to support meaning / · Write brief stories
· Describe experiences / · Write brief narratives based on personal experience
· Move through logical sequence
Describe:
· Setting
· Characters
· Objects
· Events / · Write narratives
Use:
· Setting
· Characters
· Sequence
· Plot / · Write personal narratives and fictional narratives
Use:
· Memories
· Events
· Sensory details
· Insight / · Write fictional narrative
Use:
· Point of view
· Conflict / Resolution
Write Expository Text / Write Expository Text / Write Expository Text / Write Expository Text*
(suggested length, 100 words) / Write Expository Text*
(suggested length, 250 words) / Write Expository Text*
(suggested length, 400 words)
Write conventionally or unconventionally:
· Simple messages
· Simple directions / · Write simple descriptions and directions using real objects, people, places, events
· Use sensory words – see, feel, smell, taste, hear / · Write brief descriptions
· Develop main idea
· Use details
Write:
· Friendly letter – date, salutation, body, closing, signature
· Multiple step instructions
· Brief, informative reports / · Write descriptions
Use:
· Main Idea
· Details
· Purpose
· Write letter format
· Write report format
Use:
· Information sources
· Diagrams, charts, illustrations
· Literary response format / · Write responses to literature
· Demonstrate understanding of literature
· Support interpretations with references to text and prior knowledge
· Write summaries with main idea / · Write text interpretation
Use:
· Text to text connection
· Text to self connection
· Text to world connection
Write:
· Letter to request information
· Summaries
Write Persuasive Text / Write Persuasive Text / Write Persuasive Text / Write Persuasive Text
(suggested length, 100 words) / Write Persuasive Text
(suggested length, 250 words) / Write Persuasive Text*
(suggested length, 400 words)
· Know facts and opinions
· Write persuasive composition
· Convince audience / State and support:
· Position
· Concerns
Acknowledge:
· Counter-concerns
Research/Investigate a Topic / Research/Investigate a Topic / Research/Investigate a Topic / Research/Investigate a Topic* / Research/Investigate a Topic* / Research/Investigate a Topic*
With guidance:
· Gather topics
· Sort categories / · Understand the purpose of reference materials
· Find ideas in pictures or books / · Understand structure and organization of reference materials
· Use dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, encyclopedia, CD-ROM, on-line resources / · Locate information using a dictionary, encyclopedia, on-line resources, prefaces, appendixes, almanacs, newspapers, periodicals
· Take notes using paraphrasing, phrasing
· Understand plagiarism / · Frame research questions
· Use first hand interviews, electronic resources
Take notes using:
· Organizational features of text – title, headings, graphics, captions, italics
· Quoting
Cite:
· References
· Documentation
* - Worksamples can be selected from any of these modes.
February 23, 2009