EDIT MAIN
WRITING
KINDERGARTEN
Narrative Writing
- Tells, draws, and writes sequenced stories
- Draws and writes some details about what happened
Opinion/Persuasive Writing
- Draws, tells, and writes opinions and preferences about a topic or book
Information Writing
- Draws, tells, and writes important details about a topic
- With support, gathers information and explains using pictures/labels/words
Language Conventions
- Spells words relying on most obvious sounds
- Spells grade level high frequency words (e.g., to, a, the)
- Recognizes and names end punctuation
- Capitalizes the first word in a sentence and the pronoun “I”
- Writes legibly and efficiently
Revision and Editing
- With support, adds details to strengthen writing as needed
FIRST GRADE
Narrative Writing
- Writes across three or more pages
- Puts the events in order using words such as and, then, so
- Writes an ending that provides some sense of closure
- Includes details in pictures and words
Opinion/Persuasive Writing
- Writes an opinion and states supporting reasons
- Writes an ending that provides some sense of closure
Information Writing
- Names a topic and supplies facts
- Writes an ending that provides some sense of closure
- With support, gathers information and uses labels/words to answer questions
Language Conventions
- Spells words relying on most obvious sounds and common spelling patterns
- Spells grade level high-frequency words
- Uses end punctuation for sentences
- Uses commas in dates and lists
- Capitalizes sentences, dates, names, and the pronoun “I”
- Writes legibly and efficiently
Revising and Editing
- With support, adds details to strengthen writing as needed