| EALR
#1: The student writes clearly and effectively. |
| 1.1 Develop concept and
design (organization/ideas) |
- Communicates meaning with pictures.
- Scribble writing.
- Labels pictures.
- Develops connected ideas with picture and labels.
- Writes some recognizable, understandable words.
- Experiments with spacing.
- Writes left to right.
- Dictates a story/idea in sequence.
- Chooses own topic.
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| 1.2 Use style appropriate to audience
and purpose (sentence fluency, voice, word choice) |
- Communicates energy/mood through picture or early text.
- Dictates Words.
- Dictates simple sentences.
- Mimics letters and words across the page.
- Communicates feelings with color, shapes, line and style.
- Writes letters in strings/copies environmental print.
- Dictates expressive language.
- Attempts personal favorite words in print.
- Recognizes "interesting" words.
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| 1.3 Apply writing conventions |
- Writes letters and word strings.
- Attempts spacing of words, letters, symbols, or pictures.
- Attempts to create standard letters or script.
- Student interpretation needed to read and appreciate text/pictures.
- Uses sounds to begin to spell.
- Correctly spells some high-frequency words.
- Writes own name and a few words.
- Attempts end punctuation.
- Uses capital letters for names.
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| EALR #2: The student
writes in a variety of forms for different audiences and purposes. |
| 2.1 Write for different
audiences |
- Writes for self or other personally known audience.
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| 2.2 Write for different
purposes |
- Writes/draws for different purposes, including:
- to tell a story or imagine
- to contribute to a group
- to identify
- to self reflect
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| 2.3 Write in a variety of
forms |
- Authors in a variety of forms:
- dictates stories
- accounts
- descriptions
- group writing
- labels drawings
- journals
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| 2.4 Write for career applications |
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| EALR #3: The student
understands and uses the steps of the writing process. |
| 3.1 Prewrite |
- Brainstorms orally/discuss.
- Observe and use sensory exploration.
- Draw.
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| 3.2 Draft |
- Draws.
- Draws with labels.
- Uses inventive spelling.
- Begins to form words and strings words together.
- Dictates stories.
- Introduced to beginning, middle, end.
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| 3.3 Revise |
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| 3.4 Edit |
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| 3.5 Publish |
- Share work with others.
- Introduced to technology when needed.
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| EALR #4: The student
analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of written work. |
| 4.1 Assess own strengths and needs
for improvement |
- Identifies changes in drawings and writing over time.
- Identifies qualities of effective writing
by exploring the works of other authors.
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| 4.2 Seek and offer feedback |
- Responds to the drawings/writing of others with relevant comments,
compliments or questions.
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