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3 Writing and Composition

Implement the writing process successfully to plan, revise, and edit written work
- 3.1 Exploring the writing process develops ideas for writing texts that carry meaning
  - 3.1.a Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or name the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure.
  - 3.1.b Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.
  - 3.1.c Write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events, include some details regarding what happened, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide some sense of closure.
    - Identify time-order words (1-VV.2)
    - Put the sentences in order (1-VV.3)
  - 3.1.d With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as needed.
  - 3.1.e Use pictures or graphic organizers to plan writing
  - 3.1.f With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.
Apply standard English conventions to effectively communicate with written language
- 3.2 Appropriate spelling, conventions, and grammar are applied when writing
  - 3.2.a Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
    - 3.2.a.i Print all upper- and lowercase letters.
    - 3.2.a.ii Use common, proper, and possessive nouns.
    - 3.2.a.iii Use singular and plural nouns with matching verbs in basic sentences (e.g., He hops; We hop).
    - 3.2.a.iv Use personal, possessive, and indefinite pronouns (e.g., I, me, my; they, them, their; anyone, everything).
    - 3.2.a.v Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow I will walk home).
    - 3.2.a.vi Use frequently occurring adjectives.
    - 3.2.a.vii Use frequently occurring conjunctions (e.g., and, but, or, so, because).
      - Use conjunctions (1-VV.1)
    - 3.2.a.viii Use determiners (e.g., articles, demonstratives).
      - Use the correct article: a or an (1-SS.1)
      - Identify articles (1-SS.2)
    - 3.2.a.ix Use frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., during, beyond, toward).
      - Select the best preposition to match the picture (1-UU.1)
      - Select the best preposition to complete the sentence (1-UU.2)
    - 3.2.a.x Produce and expand complete simple and compound declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences in response to prompts.
  - 3.2.b Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
    - 3.2.b.i Write complete simple sentences.
    - 3.2.b.ii Capitalize dates and names of people.
      - Capitalize the names of people and pets (1-XX.1)
      - Capitalize days and months (1-XX.2)
    - 3.2.b.iii Use end punctuation for sentences.
      - Choose the right end mark (1-MM.5)
      - Statement, question, command, or exclamation? (1-MM.6)
    - 3.2.b.iv Use commas in dates and to separate single words in a series.
    - 3.2.b.v Use conventional spelling for words with common spelling patterns and for frequently occurring irregular words.
      - Form regular plurals with -s and -es (1-NN.7)
      - Irregular plurals: select the word that matches the picture (1-NN.9)
    - 3.2.b.vi Spell untaught words phonetically, drawing on phonemic awareness and spelling conventions.

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3 Writing and Composition

Implement the writing process successfully to plan, revise, and edit written work

3.1 Exploring the writing process develops ideas for writing texts that carry meaning

3.1.a Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or name the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure.

3.1.b Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.

3.1.c Write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events, include some details regarding what happened, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide some sense of closure.

3.1.d With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as needed.

3.1.e Use pictures or graphic organizers to plan writing

3.1.f With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.

Apply standard English conventions to effectively communicate with written language

3.2 Appropriate spelling, conventions, and grammar are applied when writing

3.2.a Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

3.2.a.i Print all upper- and lowercase letters.

3.2.a.ii Use common, proper, and possessive nouns.

3.2.a.iii Use singular and plural nouns with matching verbs in basic sentences (e.g., He hops; We hop).

3.2.a.iv Use personal, possessive, and indefinite pronouns (e.g., I, me, my; they, them, their; anyone, everything).

3.2.a.v Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow I will walk home).

3.2.a.vi Use frequently occurring adjectives.

3.2.a.vii Use frequently occurring conjunctions (e.g., and, but, or, so, because).

3.2.a.viii Use determiners (e.g., articles, demonstratives).

3.2.a.ix Use frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., during, beyond, toward).

3.2.a.x Produce and expand complete simple and compound declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences in response to prompts.

3.2.b Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

3.2.b.i Write complete simple sentences.

3.2.b.ii Capitalize dates and names of people.

3.2.b.iii Use end punctuation for sentences.

3.2.b.iv Use commas in dates and to separate single words in a series.

3.2.b.v Use conventional spelling for words with common spelling patterns and for frequently occurring irregular words.

3.2.b.vi Spell untaught words phonetically, drawing on phonemic awareness and spelling conventions.