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Students should be able to:
Habits, Skills, and Processes
Write their name and date
Write letters on a line
Write a detailed list
Write from left to right and top to bottom across several lines
of text
Use uppercase and lowercase letters with consistency
Use ending punctuation
Use a variety of strategies to spell words correctly
Label pictures or drawings
Establish a relationship between print and pictures
Combine sentences to make compound sentences
Craft several sentences about a single idea
Use nouns and verbs
Describe using adjectives and adverbs
Construct writing which contains sequence supported by detail
Write pieces in each of the four categories of writing: Literary,
Personal, Transactive, and Reflective using the appropriate formats
and patterns
Write pieces with a beginning, middle, and end or a lead, body,
and conclusion after extensive modeling has occurred
Authors’ Craft
Identify a specific purpose for writing
Select topics
Identify an audience and begin to use voice
Use a pre-writing form
Borrow structure of form and organization from models
Reread their writing to convey meaning
Receive suggestions and compliments graciously from teachers and
peers
Establish and use criteria for evaluating writing
Edit writing to find missing words, Word Wall words spelled
incorrectly, or to add detail in response to peer or teacher
feedback
Support their purpose using details or reasons
Add or change details during the revision process
Use tools (e.g., dictionary, environmental print, writers’
notebook, technology) to craft and edit their writing
Use a writer’s notebook
Sustain writing over several sessions
Explore and use technology to access information and as a means
of communication
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