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A. Writing
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1. Compose texts using the prewriting and drafting strategies of effective writers and speakers
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a. Generate ideas and topics and make a plan for writing
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b. Write a first draft with a main idea and supporting details
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2. Compose oral, written, and visual presentations that express personal ideas, inform, and persuade
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a. Write to express personal ideas using drawings, symbols, letters, words, sentences, and simple paragraphs
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b. Contribute to a shared writing experience or topic of interest
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c. Use sensory details to expand ideas
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d. Use details that support a topic with a clear beginning, middle, and end to inform
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e. Write persuasive text to support a stated opinion
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f. Write a variety of responses to text, such as response logs and journals
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3. Compose texts using the revising and editing strategies of effective writers and speakers
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a. Improve writing by
- Maintaining a topic
- Adding ideas
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b. 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
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c. Prepare writing for publication
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4. Identify how language choices in writing and speaking affect thoughts and feelings
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a. Identify and use words to express feelings, such as happiness, anger, sadness, frustration
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b. Acquire and use new vocabulary
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5. Use effective details, words, and figurative language in the student's own composing
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a. Use descriptive words and other details to expand and improve student's own writing
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6. Use information from various sources to accomplish a purpose
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a. Identify sources of information on a topic, such as trade books, classroom dictionaries, glossaries, indexes, maps, news magazines, etc.
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b. Use graphic organizers, such as webs and story maps to organize information
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