Text Types and Purposes::

• Narrative Writing

  • Structure: Writes sequenced stories with leads, transitions and endings

  • Development: Includes effective word choice and uses details such as feelings, actions and dialogue

• Informational Writing

  • Structure: Organizes writing in sections to teach about a topic

  • Development: Includes facts, definitions, details, steps or tips about a topic

• Opinion Writing

  • Structure: Organizes writing to share an opinion using a lead, transitions and an ending

  • Development: Includes details and at least two reasons to persuade a reader

Writing Process:

• Planning: Generates many ideas and uses strategies to plan writing

• Revising: Reviews writing to add details

• Editing: Rereads writing to check for correct use of punctuation and capital letters

• Spelling: Applies grade-level word study concepts and uses resources to help with spelling

• Writing Habits: Writes with grade-level stamina, volume and engagement 

Text Types and Purposes:

• Narrative Writing

  • Structure: Writes sequenced stories with leads, transitions, paragraphs, and endings

  • Development: Includes effective word choice and uses details such as feelings, actions, dialogue or thoughts

• Informational Writing

  • Structure: Organizes writing in sections and paragraphs to teach about a topic

  • Development: Includes facts, definitions, details, steps, or observations about a topic

• Opinion Writing

  • Structure: Organizes writing in paragraphs to share an opinion using a lead, transitions and an ending

  • Development: Includes reasons and supports them to persuade a reader and provoke feelings

Writing Process:

• Planning: Generates many ideas and chooses which ones to include in the planning process

• Revising: Reviews writing to add details, reorganize or delete parts

• Editing: Rereads writing to check for correct sentence structure, punctuation and capital letters

• Spelling: Applies grade-level word study concepts and uses resources to help with spelling

• Writing Habits: Writes with grade-level stamina, volume and engagement 

Text Types and Purposes:

• Narrative Writing

  • Structure: Writes sequenced and focused stories with leads, transitions, paragraphs and endings

  • Development: Includes effective word choice and uses details such as feelings, actions, dialogue, thoughts or figurative language

• Informational Writing

  • Structure: Organizes writing in sections and paragraphs; uses various text structures to teach about a topic

  • Development: Includes facts, definitions, details, steps, observations, or anecdotes about a topic

• Opinion Writing

  • Structure: Organizes writing in paragraphs to share an opinion using a lead, transitions and an ending

  • Development: Chooses important reasons, examples and details to convince a reader and provoke feelings

Writing Process:

• Planning: Generates many ideas and deliberately decides how to plan their writing

• Revising: Reviews writing to add details, reorganize and delete parts

• Editing: Rereads writing to check for correct sentence structure, punctuation and capital letters

• Spelling: Applies grade-level word study concepts and uses resources to help with spelling

• Writing Habits: Writes with grade-level stamina, volume and engagement