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Standard 4.0 Writing
Students will compose in a variety of modes by developing content, employing specific forms, and selecting language appropriate for a particular audience and purpose.
Topic
A. Writing
Indicator
- 1. Compose texts using the prewriting and drafting strategies of effective writers and speakers
Objectives
- Generate ideas and topics and make a plan for writing
- Write a first draft with a main idea and supporting details
Indicator
- 2. Compose oral, written, and visual presentations that express personal ideas, inform, and persuade
Objectives
- Write to express personal ideas using drawings, symbols, letters, words, sentences, and simple paragraphs
- Contribute to a shared writing experience or topic of interest
- Use sensory details to expand ideas
- Use details that support a topic with a clear beginning, middle, and end to inform
- Write persuasive text to support a stated opinion
- Write a variety of responses to text, such as response logs and journals
Indicator
- 3. Compose texts using the revising and editing strategies of effective writers and speakers
Objectives
- Improve writing by
- Maintaining a topic
- Adding ideas
- Proofread and edit writing for
- Capitalization at the beginning of sentences
- Capitalization for names
- Punctuation at the end of sentences
- Accurate spelling of previously learned, high-frequency words
- Prepare writing for publication
Indicator
- 4. Identify how language choices in writing and speaking affect thoughts and feelings
Objectives
- Identify and use words to express feelings, such as happiness, anger, sadness, frustration
- Acquire and use new vocabulary
Indicator
- 5. Use effective details, words, and figurative language in the student's own composing
Objective
- Use descriptive words and other details to expand and improve student's own writing
Indicator
- 6. Use information from various sources to accomplish a purpose
Objectives
- Identify sources of information on a topic, such as trade books, classroom dictionaries, glossaries, indexes, maps, news magazines, etc.
- Use graphic organizers, such as webs and story maps to organize information
Indicators/objectives that include assessment limits are assessed on MSA *New Standards identifies the need for students to process 1 million words per year to maintain academic progress.
11/15/07
