Grade: K
Writing Applications
Standard Number: 1.
Dictate or write simple stories, using letters, words or pictures.
Standard Number: 2.
Name or label objects or places.
Standard Number: 3.
Write from left to right and from top to bottom.
Standard Number: 4.
Dictate or write informal writings for various purposes.
Drafting, Revising and Editing
Standard Number: 8.
Use resources (e.g., a word wall) to enhance vocabulary.
Grade: Gr. 1
Writing Applications
Standard Number: 1.
Write simple stories with a beginning, middle and end that include descriptive words and detail.
Standard Number: 2.
Write responses to stories that include simple judgments about the text.
Standard Number: 3.
Write friendly letters or invitations that follow a simple letter format
Standard Number: 4.
Produce informal writings (e.g., messages, journals, notes and poems) for various purposes.
Grade: Gr. 2
Writing Applications
Standard Number: 1.
Write stories that convey a clear message, include details, use vivid language and move through a logical sequence of steps and events.
Standard Number: 2.
Write responses to stories by comparing text to other texts, or to people or events in their own lives.
Standard Number: 3.
Write letters or invitations that include relevant information and follow letter format (e.g., date, proper salutation, body, closing and signature).
Standard Number: 4.
Produce informal writings (e.g., messages, journals, notes and poems) for various purposes.
Grade: Gr. 3
Writing Applications
Standard Number: 1.
Write stories that sequence events and include descriptive details and vivid language to develop characters, setting and plot.
Standard Number: 2.
Write responses to novels, stories and poems that demonstrate an understanding of the text and support judgments with specific references to the text.
Standard Number: 3.
Write formal and informal letters (e.g., thank you notes, letters of request) that include relevant information and date, proper salutation, body, closing and signature.
Standard Number: 4.
Write informational reports that include the main ideas and significant details from the text.
Standard Number: 5.
Produce informal writings (e.g., messages, journals, note and, poems) for various purposes.
Grade: Gr. 4
Writing Applications
Standard Number: 1.
Write narratives that sequence events, including descriptive details and vivid language to develop plot, characters and setting and to establish a point of view.
Standard Number: 2.
Write responses to novels, stories and poems that include a simple interpretation of a literary work and support judgments with specific references to the original text and to prior knowledge.
Standard Number: 3.
Write formal and informal letters (e.g., thank you notes, letters of request) that follow letter format (e.g., date, proper salutation, body, closing and signature), include important information and demonstrate a sense of closure.
Standard Number: 4.
Write informational reports that include facts and examples and present important details in a logical order.
Standard Number: 5.
Produce informal writings (e.g., messages, journals, notes and poems) for various purposes.
Grade: Gr. 5
Writing Applications
Standard Number: 1.
Write narratives with a consistent point of view, using sensory details and dialogue to develop characters and setting.
Standard Number: 2.
Write responses to novels, stories and poems that organize an interpretation around several clear ideas, and justify the interpretation through the use of examples and specific textual evidence.
Standard Number: 3.
Write letters that state the purpose, make requests or give compliments and use business letter format.
Standard Number: 4.
Write informational essays or reports, including research, that organize information with a clear introduction, body and conclusion following common expository structures when appropriate (e.g., cause-effect, comparison-contrast) and include facts, details and examples to illustrate important ideas.
Standard Number: 5.
Produce informal writings (e.g., journals, notes and poems) for various purposes.
Grade: Gr. 6
Writing Applications
Standard Number: 1.
Write narratives that maintain a clear focus and point of view and use sensory details and dialogue to develop plot, characters, and a specific setting.
Standard Number: 2.
Write responses to novels, stories, poems and plays that provide an interpretation, critique or reflection and that support judgments with specific references to the text.
Standard Number: 3.
Write letters that state the purpose, make requests or give compliments and use business letter format.
Standard Number: 4.
Write informational essays or reports, including research, that present a literal understanding of the topic, include specific facts, details and examples from multiple sources and create an organizing structure appropriate to the purpose, audience and context.
Standard Number: 5.
Write persuasive essays that establish a clear position and include organized and relevant information to support ideas.
Standard Number: 6.
Produce informal writings (e.g., journals, notes and poems) for various purposes.
Grade: Gr. 7
Writing Applications
Standard Number: 1.
Write narratives that maintain a clear focus and point of view and use sensory details and dialogue to develop plot, character and a specific setting.
Standard Number: 2.
Write responses to novels, stories, poems and plays that provide an interpretation, a critique or a reflection and support judgments with specific references to the text.
Standard Number: 3.
Write business letters that are formatted to convey ideas, state problems, make requests or give compliments.
Standard Number: 4.
Write informational essays or reports, including research, that present a literal understanding of the topic, include specific facts, details and examples from multiple sources, and create an organizing structure appropriate to the purpose, audience and context.
Standard Number: 5.
Write persuasive essays that establish a clear position and include relevant information to support ideas.
Standard Number: 6.
Produce informal writings (e.g., journals, notes and poems) for various purposes.
Grade: Gr. 8
Writing Applications
Standard Number: 1.
Write narratives that:
a. sustain reader interest by pacing action and developing an engaging plot (e.g., tension and suspense);
b. use literary devices to enhance style and tone; and
c. create complex characters in a definite, believable setting.
Standard Number: 2.
Write responses to literature that organize an insightful interpretation around several clear ideas, premises or images and support judgments with specific references to the original text, to other texts, authors and to prior knowledge.
Standard Number: 3.
Write business letters, letters to the editor and job applications that:
a. address audience needs, stated purpose and context in a clear and efficient manner;
b. follow the conventional style appropriate to the text using proper technical terms;
c. include appropriate facts and details;
d. exclude extraneous details and inconsistencies; and
provide a sense of closure to the writing.
Standard Number: 4.
Write informational essays or reports, including research, that:
a. pose relevant and tightly drawn questions that engage the reader;
b. provide a clear and accurate perspective on the subject;
c. create an organizing structure appropriate to the purpose, audience and context;
d. support the main ideas with facts, details, examples and explanations from sources; and
e. document sources and include bibliographies.
Standard Number: 5.
Write persuasive compositions that:
a. establish and develop a controlling idea;
b. support arguments with detailed evidence;
c. exclude irrelevant information; and
d. cite sources of information.
Standard Number: 6.
Produce informal writings (e.g., journals, notes and poems) for various purposes.
Grade: Gr. 9
Writing Applications
Standard Number: 1.
Write narratives that:
a. sustain reader interest by pacing action and developing an engaging plot (e.g., tension and suspense);
b. use a range of strategies and literary devices including figurative language and specific narration; and,
c. include an organized, well-developed structure.
Standard Number: 2.
Write responses to literature that organize an insightful interpretation around several clear ideas, premises or images and support judgements with specific references to the original text, to other texts, authors and to prior knowledge.
Standard Number: 3.
Write business letters, letters to the editor and job applications that:
a. address audience needs, stated purpose and context in a clear and efficient manner;
b. follow the conventional style appropriate to the text using proper technical terms;
c. include appropriate facts and details;
d. exclude extraneous details and inconsistencies; and
e. provide a sense of closure to the writing.
Standard Number: 4.
Write informational essays or reports, including research that:
a. pose relevant and tightly drawn questions that engage the reader;
b. provide a clear and accurate perspective on the subject;
c. create an organizing structure appropriate to the purpose, audience and context;
d. support the main ideas with facts, details, examples and explanations from sources; and
e. document sources and include bibliographies.
Standard Number: 5.
Write persuasive compositions that:
a. establish and develop a controlling idea;
b. support arguments with detailed evidence.
c. exclude irrelevant information; and
d. cite sources of information.
Standard Number: 6.
Produce informal writings (e.g., journals, notes and poems) for various purposes.
Grade: Gr. 10
Writing Applications
Standard Number: 1.
Write narratives that:
a. sustain reader interest by pacing action and developing an engaging plot (e.g., tension and suspense);
b. use a range of strategies and literary devices including figurative language and specific narration; and
c. include an organized, well-developed structure.
Standard Number: 2.
Write responses to literature that organize an insightful interpretation around several clear ideas, premises or images and support judgments with specific references to the original text, to other texts, authors and to prior knowledge.
Standard Number: 3.
Write business letters, letters to the editor and job applications that:
a. address audience needs, stated purpose and context in a clear and efficient manner;
b. follow the conventional style appropriate to the text using proper technical terms;
c. include appropriate facts and details;
d. exclude extraneous details and inconsistencies; and
e. provide a sense of closure to the writing.
Standard Number: 4.
Write informational essays or reports, including research that:
a. pose relevant and tightly drawn questions that engage the reader.
b. provide a clear and accurate perspective on the subject.
c. create an organizing structure appropriate to the purpose, audience and context.
d. support the main ideas with facts, details, examples and explanations from sources; and
e. document sources and include bibliographies.
Standard Number: 5.
Write persuasive compositions that:
a. support arguments with detailed evidence;
b. exclude irrelevant information; and
c. cite sources of information.
Standard Number: 6.
Produce informal writings (e.g., journals, notes and poems) for various purposes.
Grade: Gr. 11
Writing Applications
Standard Number: 1.
Write reflective compositions that:
a. use personal experiences as a basis for reflection on some aspect of life;
b. draw abstract comparisons between specific incidents and abstract concepts;
c. maintain a balance between describing incidents and relating them to more general, abstract ideas that illustrate personal beliefs; and
d. move from specific examples to generalizations about life.
Standard Number: 2.
Write responses to literature that:
a. advance a judgement that is interpretive, analytical, evaluative or reflective;
b. support key ideas and viewpoints with accurate and detailed references to the text or to other works and authors;
c. analyze the author's use of stylistic devices and express an appreciation of the effects the devices create;
d. identify and assess the impact of possible ambiguities, nuances and complexities within text;
e. anticipate and answer a reader's questions, counterclaims or divergent interpretations; and
f. provide a sense of closure to the writing.
Standard Number: 3.
Write functional documents (e.g., requests for information, resumes, letters of complaint, memos and proposals) that:
a. report, organize and convey information accurately.
b. use formatting techniques that make a document user-friendly.
c. anticipate readers' problems, mistakes and misunderstandings.
Standard Number: 4.
Write informational essays or reports, including research, that:
a. develop a controlling idea that conveys a perspective on the subject;
b. create an organizing structure appropriate to purpose, audience and context;
c. include information on all relevant perspectives, considering the validity and reliability of primary and secondary sources;
d. make distinctions about the relative value and significance of specific data, facts and ideas;
e. anticipate and address a reader's potential biases, misunderstandings and expectations; and
f. provide a sense of closure to the writing.
Standard Number: 5.
Write persuasive compositions that:
a. articulate a clear position;
b. support assertions using rhetorical devices, including appeals to emotion or logic and personal anecdotes; and
c. develop arguments using a variety of methods (e.g., examples, beliefs, expert opinion,cause-effect reasoning).
Standard Number: 6.
Produce informal writings (e.g., journals, notes and poems) for various purposes.
Grade: Gr. 12
Writing Applications
Standard Number: 1.
Write reflective compositions that:
a. use personal experiences as a basis for reflection on some aspect of life;
b. draw abstract comparisons between specific incidents and abstract concepts;
c. maintain a balance between describing incidents and relating them to more general, abstract ideas that illustrate personal beliefs; and
d. move from specific examples to generalizations about life.
Standard Number: 2.
Write responses to literature that:
a. advance a judgment that is interpretative, analytical, evaluative or reflective;
b. support key ideas and viewpoints with accurate and detailed references to the text or to other works and authors;
c. analyze the authorís use of stylistic devices and express an appreciation of the effects the devices create;
d. identify and assess the impact of possible ambiguities, nuances and complexities within text;
e. anticipate and answer a readerís questions, counterclaims or divergent interpretations; and
f. provide a sense of closure to the writing.
Standard Number: 3.
Write functional documents (e.g., requests for information, resumes, letters of complaint, memos, proposals) that:
a. report, organize and convey information accurately;
b. use formatting techniques that make a document user-friendly; and
c. anticipate readersí problems, mistakes and misunderstandings.
Standard Number: 4.
Write informational essays or reports, including research, that:
a. develop a controlling idea that conveys a perspective on the subject;
b. create an organizing structure appropriate to purpose, audience and context;
c. include information on all relevant perspectives, considering the validity and reliability of primary and secondary sources;
d. make distinctions about the relative value and significance of specific data, facts and ideas;
e. anticipate and address a readerís potential biases, misunderstandings and expectations; and
f. provide a sense of closure to the writing.
Standard Number: 5.
Write persuasive compositions that:
a. articulate a clear position;
b. support assertions using rhetorical devices, including appeals to emotion or logic and personal anecdotes; and
c. develop arguments using a variety of methods (e.g., examples, beliefs, expert opinion, cause-effect reasoning).
Standard Number: 6.
Produce formal writings (e.g., journals, notes and poems) for various purposes.
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