EDIT MAIN
WRITING
SECOND GRADE
Text Types and Purposes::
- Narrative Writing
- Structure: Writes sequenced stories with leads, transitions and endings
- Development: Includes effective word choice and uses details such as feelings, actions and dialogue
- Informational Writing
- Structure: Organizes writing in sections to teach about a topic
- Development: Includes facts, definitions, details, steps or tips 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 two reasons to persuade a reader
Writing Process:
- Planning: Generates many ideas and uses strategies to plan writing
- Revising: Reviews writing to add details
- Editing: Rereads writing to check for correct use of punctuation and capital letters
- Spelling: Applies grade-level word study concepts and uses resources to help with spelling
- Writing Habits: Writes with grade-level stamina, volume and engagement
THIRD GRADE
Text Types and Purposes:
- Narrative Writing
- Structure: Writes sequenced stories with leads, transitions, paragraphs, and endings
- Development: Includes effective word choice and uses details such as feelings, actions, dialogue or thoughts
- Informational Writing
- Structure: Organizes writing in sections and paragraphs to teach about a topic
- Development: Includes facts, definitions, details, steps, or observations about a topic
- Opinion Writing
- Structure: Organizes writing in paragraphs to share an opinion using a lead, transitions and an ending
- Development: Includes reasons and supports them to persuade a reader and provoke feelings
Writing Process:
- Planning: Generates many ideas and chooses which ones to include in the planning process
- Revising: Reviews writing to add details, reorganize or delete parts
- Editing: Rereads writing to check for correct sentence structure, punctuation and capital letters
- Spelling: Applies grade-level word study concepts and uses resources to help with spelling
- Writing Habits: Writes with grade-level stamina, volume and engagement
FOURTH GRADE
Text Types and Purposes:
- Narrative Writing
- Structure: Writes sequenced and focused stories with leads, transitions, paragraphs and endings
- Development: Includes effective word choice and uses details such as feelings, actions, dialogue, thoughts or figurative language
- Informational Writing
- Structure: Organizes writing in sections and paragraphs; uses various text structures to teach about a topic
- Development: Includes facts, definitions, details, steps, observations, or anecdotes about a topic
- Opinion Writing
- Structure: Organizes writing in paragraphs to share an opinion using a lead, transitions and an ending
- Development: Chooses important reasons, examples and details to convince a reader and provoke feelings
Writing Process:
- Planning: Generates many ideas and deliberately decides how to plan their writing
- Revising: Reviews writing to add details, reorganize and delete parts
- Editing: Rereads writing to check for correct sentence structure, punctuation and capital letters
- Spelling: Applies grade-level word study concepts and uses resources to help with spelling
- Writing Habits: Writes with grade-level stamina, volume and engagement