Writing

1.W

CCR
Anchor
Standard

CCSSStandard

Writeargumentsto
supportclaimsinan
analysisofsubstantive
topicsortexts,using
validreasoningand
relevantandsufficient
evidence.

1.W.1Write
opinionpiecesin
whichthey
introducethe
topicornamethe
booktheyare
writingabout,
stateanopinion,
supplyareason
fortheopinion,
andprovidesome
senseofclosure.
1.W.2.Write

Writeinformative/
explanatorytextsto
examineandconvey
complexideasand
informationclearlyand
accuratelythroughthe
effectiveselection,
organization,and
analysisofcontent.

informative/expla
natorytextsin
whichtheyname
atopic,supply
somefactsabout
thetopic,and
providesome
senseofclosure.

Mastery
1*

ICanStatements

Clarifications

Icanwritemyopinionabouta
topicandgivereasonsformy
thinking.

1*

Icanwritetoteachabouta
toic
topicbygivingfactsaboutit.

Firstgradestudentsshouldbeabletoexpresstheir
opinionanddemonstratetheabilitytosharetheir
opinionwithothers.Infirstgrade,studentswrite
opinionpiecesthatclearlystatetheirpreferencesand
supplyareasonfortheirthinking.Indoingso,students
needmultipleopportunitiestoexpressopinionsand
developwritingbehaviors.
Studentsneedtoengageinbehaviors(turnandtalk,
smallgroupdiscussion,andemergentwritingand
speakinglearningcenters)thatleadtotheexpression
ofideasbothverballyandinwriting:Studentswillalso
needapurposefulfocusonchoice
makingthroughout
ELA.
Forexample,inthisgradestudentsareexpectedto
beabletoselectareasonthatsupportstheiropinion
andbeabletosharetheirthinking.
Firstgradestudentsarerequiredtoincludebothan
introductionandasenseofclosureoraclosing
statementintheirwriting.Studentswillneedtobuild


Writenarrativesto
developrealor
imaginedexperiences
oreventsusing
effectivetechnique,
well
chosendetails,
andwell
structured
eventsequences.

Produceclearand
coherentwritingin
whichthe
development,
organization,andstyle
areappropriateto
task,purpose,and
audience.
Developand
strengthenwritingas
neededbyplanning,
revising,editing,
rewriting,ortryinga
newapproach.

1.W.3Write
narrativesin
whichthey
recounttwoor
more
appropriately
sequenced
events,include
somedetails
regardingwhat
happened,use
temporalwords
tosignalevent
order,and
providesome
senseofclosure.
1.W.4Beginsin
Grade3

N/A

Icanwritetotellan
organizedstorywithdetails.

1.W.5With
guidanceand
supportfrom
adults,focusona
topic,respondto
questionsand
suggestionsfrom
peers,andadd
detailsto
strengthen

1*

3*

strategiesforintroducingconcepts(suchasbeginning
withafactorquestion)andconcludingtheirthoughts
(learningtowriteasummarystatement)whenwriting.
Theywillbegintousetemporalwords(now,when,then)
toshoworderofevents.

EssentialQuestions
Whatarethedifferencesbetweenopinion,
informational,andnarrativetexts?

Whatarethedifferentreasonswewrite?

Withassistancefromadultsandpeers,studentsshould
focustheirwritingonatopicanddeveloprevisingand
editingskills.Inordertodoso,studentsneedto
understandhowtochangewordchoiceandsentence
structureintheirwritingtostrengthentheirpiece.They
alsoneedtodeveloptheabilitytorecognizespelling,
grammar,andpunctuationerrorsandhavestrategies
forcorrectingtheseerrorswithassistanceconferences,
Icanlistentoothersideastohelp checksheets,peerediting).
add
adddetailstomystories.

Withassistance,studentscontinuetousedigitaltools

topublishtheirwritingindependentlyandin

collaborationwithpeers(useofkeyboardingand
technology).Atthisgradelevel,studentswillneedto

beabletologontoprograms,computerstations,and

hand
helddevisestoengagewithdigitalmedia.

Usetechnology,
includingtheInternet,
toproduceandpublish
writingandtointeract
andcollaboratewith
others.

Conductshortaswell
asmoresustained
researchprojects
basedonfocused
questions,
demonstrating
understandingofthe
subjectunder
investigation.

writingas

needed.
1.W.6With
guidanceand
supportfrom
adults,usea
varietyofdigital
toolstoproduce
andpublish
writing,including
incollaboration
withpeers.
1.W.7Participate

3*

3*

Gatherrelevant

inshared
researchand
writingprojects
(e.g.,explorea
numberofhow

tobooksona
giventopicand
usethemtowrite
asequenceof
instructions).
1.W.8With
1*

informationfrom

guidanceand

multipleprintand

supportfrom

digitalsources,assess
thecredibilityand
accuracyofeach
source,andintegrate
theinformationwhile
avoidingplagiarism.

adults,recall
informationfrom
experiencesor
gather
informationfrom
providedsources
toanswera
question.

Icanuseacomputerortablet
topublishmywriting.

EssentialQuestions
Whydowritersadddetailstotheirwriting?
Whydowriterseditandrevisetheirwriting?
Whydowepublishourwriting?
Whydowriterscollaboratewithotherwriters?

Icanhelpmyclassexplorebooks
Andwrit
andwriteaboutwhatwelearned.

Firstgradestudentsarerequiredtoparticipatein

IcanusewhatIhavelearned
Toanswer
toanswerquestionsorIcan
Findout

sharedresearchprojects.Studentswillneedto
understandtheirrole(jobontheteam)andhowthey
willcontribute(worktheywilldo)ontheprojectfrom
beginningtoend.Items,suchas,taskcharts,check
sheets,andgraphicorganizerswillbehelpfulto
studentsastheylearntoworktogether.
Atthislevel,studentsareworkingwithprovided
research.Theyneedtoknowhowtoscanthe
informationprovided(words,pictures,digitalsources)
and/orrecallfromtheirownbackgroundknowledge
thepiecestheyneedtoanswerresearchquestionsand

findouttheanswerssomewhere takenotes.Studentsdothisworkwithpromptingand
else

else.

support.

EssentialQuestions
Whydowritersconductresearch?
Howdoyoufindqualityresourcesonatopic?


Drawevidencefrom
literaryor
informationaltextsto
supportanalysis,
reflection,and
research.
Writeroutinelyover
extendedtimeframes
(timeforresearch,
reflection,and
revision)andshorter
timeframes(asingle
sittingoradayortwo)
forarangeoftasks,
purposes,and
audiences.

1.W.9Beginsin
Grade4

1.W.10Beginsin
Grade3

N/A
N/A