Writing Standards

The Students Will:
  1. Write complete sentences for a specific purpose.
  2. Use the writing process to create short stories, paragraphs, and poems.
  3. Begin sentences with capital letters and use ending punctuation in final copies.
  4. Write to organize information and ideas.
  5. Use descriptive words and a variety of sentence types when writing about people, places, things, and events.
  6. Write brief narratives describing personal experiences.
  7. Use books and other media to gather information to write about life situations.
  8. Use writing to demonstrate understanding of various topics in science, social studies, and mathematics.
  9. Write to clarify what is known about different places, customs, and traditions.
  10. Identify the differences between reports and stories.
  11. Use pictures and text to tell a story.
  12. Generate personal and formal letters, thank you notes, and invitations. 
  13. Determine how words are used to create sounds.  (buzz of the bee.)
  14. Examine how authors organize thoughts and ideas.
  15. Review personal work with others to revise and edit.  

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