STANDARD 3.2 (WRITING) Grade One
Strands with Cumulative Progress IndicatorsA. Writing as a Process (prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, postwriting)
- Begin to generate ideas for writing through talking, sharing, and drawing.
- Observe the modeling of writing.
- Begin to use a basic writing process to develop writing.
- Use simple sentences to convey ideas.
- Increase fluency (ability to write ideas easily) to improve writing.
- Continue to use pictures, developmental spelling or conventional text to create writing drafts.
- Revisit pictures and writings to add detail.
- Begin to mimic an author's voice and patterns.
- Begin to use a simple checklist to improve writing with teacher support.
- Begin to use simple computer writing applications during some parts of the writing process.
B. Writing as a Product (resulting in a product or publication)
- Produce finished writings to share with class and/or for publication.
- Produce stories from personal experiences.
- Show and talk about own writing for classroom audience.
- Collect favorite works to place in personal writing folder.
C. Mechanics, Spelling, and Handwriting
- Write all letters (upper and lowercase) of the alphabet from memory.
- Begin to use basic punctuation and capitalization.
- Apply sound/symbol relationships to writing words.
- Use developmental spelling or phonics-based knowledge to spell independently, when necessary.
- Develop awareness of conventional spelling.
- Use left-to-right and top-to-bottom directionality and use appropriate spacing between words.
D. Writing Forms, Audiences, and Purposes (exploring a variety of writing)
- Create written texts for others to read.
- Produce a variety of writings, including stories, descriptions, and journal entries, showing relationships between illustrations and printed text.
