EDIT MAIN
WRITING
KINDERGARTEN
Text Types and Purposes:
- Narrative Writing
- Structure: Tells, draws and writes sequenced stories
- Development: Includes details about who was there, what they did, and how they felt
- Informational Writing
- Structure: Tells, draws and writes about a topic
- Development: Includes some important details about a topic
- Opinion Writing
- Structure: Tells, draws and writes to introduce and explain an opinion
- Development: Includes details in pictures and words
Writing Process:
- Planning: Generates ideas and orally rehearses writing
- Revising: Reviews pictures and can reread to add details
- Editing: Rereads writing to check for spaces between words, capital letters and punctuation
- Spelling: Applies word study concepts and uses the word wall to help with spelling
- Writing Habits: Draws and writes with grade-level stamina and engagement
- Handwriting: Writes legibly and efficiently
FIRST GRADE
Text Types and Purposes:
- Narrative Writing
- Structure: Writes sequenced stories with leads, transitions and endings
- Development: Includes details such as characters’ feelings and actions
- Informational Writing
- Structure: Organizes writing to teach about a topic
- Development: Includes facts about a topic
- Opinion Writing
- Structure: Organizes writing to share an opinion using a lead, transitions and an ending
- Development: Includes details and at least one reason for the opinion
Writing Process:
- Planning: Generates ideas and can sketch across pages to plan writing
- Revising: Reviews pictures and writing to add details
- Editing: Rereads writing to check for punctuation and appropriate use of capital letters
- Spelling: Applies grade-level word study concepts and uses the word wall to help with spelling
- Writing Habits: Draws and writes with grade-level stamina, volume and engagement
- Handwriting: Writes legibly and efficiently