Kindergarten Writing Standards
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Essential Learning Outcomes
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Learning Targets
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Vocabulary
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CCSS Writing Standard K.1:Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces in which they tell a reader the topic or the name of the book they are writing about and state an opinion or preference about the topic or book (e.g., My favorite book is . . .).
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Students will be able to write an opinion about the topic or book.
Students will be able to write at least one sentence. |
I know what an opinion is.
I know that a sentence is a complete thought. My thinking makes sense. I can state an opinion. I can write an opinion. I can use a drawing to illustrate my opinion. |
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CCSS: Writing Standard K.2: Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.
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Students will be able to write at least one informative/explanatory sentence.
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I know what informative means.
I can think about information about my topic. I can name what I’m writing about. I can get information about my topic. I can give information about my topic. I can write an informative sentence. I can use a drawing to illustrate my informative sentence. |
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CCSS: Writing Standard K.3: Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events, tell about the events in the order in which they occurred, and provide a reaction to what happened.
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Students will be able to write a personal narrative that has a beginning, middle, and end.
Students will be able to write multiple sentences. |
I know how to tell about one event or many events using pictures and writing.
I know how to tell about events in the order in which they occurred. I know how to end my story with a feeling about what happened. I can write a personal narrative that includes a beginning, middle, end, and feeling statement. |
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CCSS: Writing Standard K.5: With guidance and support from adults, respond to questions and suggestions from peers and add details to strengthen writing as needed.
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Students will be able to respond to questions and suggestions from adults.
Students will be able to add details to strengthen writing as needed. Students will be able to revise and edit writing with guidance and support from adults and/or visual cues. Students will be able to share and celebrate their writing. |
I know how to add details to make my writing better with guidance and support from adults.
I know how to edit my writing for upper-case letters, spacing,and end punctuation with guidance and support from adults. I can revise, edit, share, and celebrate my writing with guidance and support from adults. |
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CCSS: Writing Standard K.6: With guidance and support from adults, explore a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.
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Students will try to use digital tools (with support) for writing and publishing.
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I know that I can use digital tools to write and publish.
I will try to use digital tools (with support) for writing and publishing. |
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CCSS: Writing Standard K.7: Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of books by a favorite author and express opinions about them).
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Students will be able to take information from multiple sources on a given topic (e.g., author study) and write multiple sentences with guidance and support from adults.
Students will be able to participate in shared research and writing projects with guidance and support from adults. |
I know how to find information with help.
I can write multiple sentences using facts I’ve learned. |
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CCSS: Writing Standard K.8: With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
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Students can recall or gather information with support.
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I know that I can write about my experiences.
I know that I can gather information from resources my teacher gives me. I can gather information from resources my teacher gives me (with support). I can recall information from experiences (with support). |
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