Kansas Education Resource Center

 

Grade  :  Grade 3
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 and writes about a narrowed and focused idea and occasionally writes about a given prompt. 9Ideas and Content: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.1.2 The student practices writing by using (1) personal experience (2) observations (3) prior knowledge. (Ideas and Content: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.1.3 The student develops one clear main idea with supporting details. (Ideas and Content: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.1.4 The student discusses what constitutes plagiarism. (Ideas and Content: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.1.5 The student uses a variety of prewriting strategies. (e.g. webbing, brainstorming, listing, working in pairs or in cooperative groups) (Organization: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.1.6 The student writes a piece with an introduction, body, and conclusion. (Organization: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.1.7 The student writes paragraph(s) with a topic sentence and supporting details. (Organization: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.1.8 The student shares emotions and feelings about the topic with an awareness of the reader. (Voice: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.1.9 The student recognizes and uses nouns, verbs, and adjectives in their writing. (Word Choice: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.1.10 The student chooses words and phrases appropriate for purposes and audiences (e.g. family, peers, teachers).
1.1.11 The student writes complete sentences that vary in length and that are easy to read aloud. (Sentence Fluency: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.1.12 The student writes sentences with different beginnings. (Sentence Fluency: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.1.13 The student recognizes an incomplete thought (fragment). (Sentence Fluency: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.1.14 The student begins to use dialogue. (Sentence Fluency: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.1.15 The student capitalizes proper nouns as well as beginnings of sentences using correct punctuation. (Conventions: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.1.16 The student uses correct noun/pronoun agreement, verb tenses, and subject/verb agreement. (Conventions: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.1.17 The student correctly spells high frequency words. (Conventions: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.1.18 The student attempts to use correct paragraph divisions to reinforce the organizational structure. (Conventions: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.2 The student writes expository text using the writing process.
1.2.1 The student chooses and writes about an idea and occasionally writes about a given prompt. (Ideas and Content: prewriting, drafting, revising
1.2.2 The student develops one clear main idea with supporting details. (Ideas and Content: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.2.3 The student writes by using (1) personal experience (2) observations (3) begins to incorporate information from varied resources and formally recognizes source. (ideas and Content: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.2.4 The student expresses information in own words using details and complete sentences. (Ideas and Content: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.2.5 The student discusses what constitutes plagiarism. (Ideas and Content: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.2.6 The student gives credit to the author, title, or Web site. (Ideas and Content: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.2.7 The student constructs a simple bibliography with author and title. (Ideas and Content: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.2.8 The student uses a variety of prewriting strategies. (e.g. webbing, brainstorming, listing, working in pairs or in cooperative groups) (Organization: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.2.9 The student writes a piece with an introduction, body, and conclusion. (Organization: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.2.10 The student writes paragraph(s) with a topic sentence and supporting details. (Organization: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.2.11 The student begins to use transitions to allow ideas to flow smoothly within the writing piece. (Organization; prewriting, revising, drafting: N,E,T)
1.2.12 The student writes feeling and thoughts about the topic with the purpose of informing the reader. (Voice: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.2.13 The student recognizes and uses nouns, verbs, and adjectives in their writing. (Word Choice: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.2.14 The student chooses words and phrases appropriate for purposes and audiences (e.g. family, peers, teachers). (Word Choice: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.2.15 The student writes complete sentences that vary in length and that are easy to read aloud. (Sentence Fluency: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.2.16 The student write sentences with different beginnings. (Sentence Fluency: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.2.17 The student recognizes an incomplete thought (fragment). (Sentence Fluency: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.2.18 The student capitalizes proper nouns as well as beginnings of sentences using correct punctuation. (Conventions: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.2.19 The student uses correct noun/pronoun agreement, verb tenses, and subject/verb agreement. (Conventions: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.2.20 The student correctly spells high frequency words. (Conventions: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.2.21 The student attempts to use correct paragraph division to reinforce the organizational structure. (Conventions: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.3 The student writes technical text using the writing process.
1.3.1 The student chooses and writes about narrowed and focused idea and occasionally writes about a given prompt. (Ideas and Content: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.3.2 The student uses supporting details, which helps to clarify the main idea. (Ideas and Content: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.3.3 The student discusses what constitutes plagiarism. (Ideas and Content: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.3.4 The student uses a variety of prewriting strategies. (e.g. webbing, brainstorming, listing, working in pairs or in cooperative groups) (Organization: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.3.5 The student writes paragraph(s) or list(s) about one idea. (Organization: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.3.6 The student writes a piece in sequential order. (Organization: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.3.7 The student begins to use simple transitions. (e.g. first, second, third, finally) (Organization: prewriting, revising, drafting: N,E,T)
1.3.8 The student begins to write with an awareness of purpose and audience. (e.g. letters, simple reports, directions, brochures) (Voice: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.3.9 The student attempts to writes with authority so the voice is not distracting. (Voice: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.3.10 The student chooses words that are accurate and make the message clear. (e.g. technical terms) (Word Choice: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.3.11 The student writes compact sentences or phrases that make the point clear. (Word Choice: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.3.12 The student capitalizes proper nouns and beginnings of sentences and uses correct punctuation. (Conventions: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.3.13 The student uses correct grammar when writing sentences or phrases. (Conventions: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.3.14 The student uses correct spelling even with more difficult words. (Conventions: prewriting, drafting, revising: N,E,T)
1.3.15 The student uses graphic devices. (e.g. tables, graphs, maps, other text features) (Conventions: prewriting, revising, drafting: T)