Kansas Education Resource Center

 

Grade  :  Grade 1
Content Area  :  Writing, Approved 2004

1 Writing
The student writes effectively for a variety of audiences, purposes, and contexts.
1.1 The student writes narrative text using the writing process.
1.1.1 The student chooses an idea about which to write. (Ideas and Content: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E)
1.1.2 The student begins to orally communicate and/or write using personal experience. (Ideas and Content: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E)
1.1.3 The student uses details in pictures and words to develop a story. (Ideas and Content: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E)
1.1.4 The student understands the difference between copying and using ones own words. (Ideas and Content: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E)
1.1.5 The student participates in shared writing activities where prewriting strategies are included. (Organization: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E)
1.1.6 The student writes sentences with ideas presented in a sequential order. (Organization: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E)
1.1.7 The student writes several complete sentences about one idea. (Organization: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E)
1.1.8 The student expresses feelings through pictures and words. (Voice: prewriting, drafting, revising; N,E)
1.1.9 The student identifies and uses nouns and verbs in their writing. (Word Choice: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E)
1.1.10 The student explores the use of new words to make writing more interesting. (Word Choice: drafting, prewriting, revising: N,E)
1.1.11 The student writes a simple sentence that is a complete thought and is easy to read aloud. (Sentence Fluency: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E)
1.1.12 The student uses correct spacing between words. (Conventions: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E)
1.1.13 The student capitalizes the beginning of a sentence using correct ending punctuation. (Conventions: drafting, revising: N,E0
1.1.14 The student uses correct subject/verb agreement. (Conventions: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E)
1.1.15 The student spells most words like they sound in student's writing. (Conventions: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E)
1.2 The student writes expository text using the writing process.
1.2.1 The student chooses an idea about which to write and uses words to express this idea in a basic sentence. (Ideas and Content: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E)
1.2.2 The student uses details in pictures and words to develop informational writing. (Ideas and Content: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E)
1.2.3 The student begins to orally communicate and write using personal experience to provide information. (Ideas and Content: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E)
1.2.4 The student understands the difference between copying and using ones own words. (Ideas and Content: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E)
1.2.5 The student participates in shared writing activities where prewriting strategies are included. (Organization: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E)
1.2.6 The student writes sentences with ideas presented in a sequential order. (Organization: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E)
1.2.7 The student begins to write and/or draw feelings about the topic with the purpose of informing the reader. (Voice: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E)
1.2.8 The student identifies and uses nouns and verbs in their writing. (Word Choice: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E)
1.2.9 The student explores the use of new words to make writing more interesting. (Word Choice: prewriting, revising, drafting: N,E)
1.2.10 The student writes a simple sentence that is a complete thought that is easy to read aloud. (Sentence Fluency: prewriting, revising, drafting: N,E)
1.2.11 The student uses correct spacing between words. (Conventions: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E)
1.2.12 The student capitalized the beginning of a sentence using correct ending punctuation. (Conventions: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E)
1.2.13 The student uses correct subject/verb agreement. (Conventions: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E)
1.2.14 The student spells most words like they sound in student's writing. (Conventions: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E)