Writing Objectives
Writing Objectives
Kindergarten
Second Quarter
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The learner will apply effective oral communication skills by using simple one-step directions.
OV.1.K.5 Give simple one-step directions
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The learner will apply effective listening skills by choosing to follow one-step directions.
OV.2.K.3 Follow one-step oral directions
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The learner will remember various types of media by identifying media in daily life.
OV.3.K.2 Identify the various types of media in daily life
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The learner will apply effective communication skills by using art and movement to respond to media.
OV.3.K.3 Respond to media in a variety of ways (i.e., art and movement)
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The learner will create ideas for prewriting by developing topics and content through drawing, sharing personal experiences, and responding to books.
W.4.K.1 Generate topics and content y drawing, sharing personal experiences, and responding to books
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The learner will apply strategies for moving from oral to written language when prompted by demonstrating oral composition and rehearsal of message before writing.
W.4.K.2 Apply strategies, when prompted to move from oral language to written language (i.e., orally compose message and verbally rehearse, etc.)
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The learner will understand prewriting strategies by discussing the strategies in teacher led pre-writing activities.
W.4.K.3 Participate in teacher led prewriting activities to develop an understanding of the writing process
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The learner will apply concepts of print to writing by demonstrating writing from top to bottom and using return sweep.
W.4.K.5 Write from left to write and top to bottom and use return sweep
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The learner will apply prewriting strategies by demonstrating rereading of the written text to get to the next word.
W.4.K.6 Apply strategies for moving from oral language to writing (i.e., reread text to get to next word in the message)
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The learner will apply concepts of print to writing by demonstrating the ability to use spaces between words correctly and that groups of letters represent words.
W.4.K.7 Apply knowledge of letters and words (i.e., groups of letters represent words & a space occurs between words, etc.)
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The learner will apply strategies for writing words by demonstrating that letters must occur in a specific sequence within a word.
W.4.K.8 Demonstrate understanding that letters must occur in a specific sequence within a word.
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The learner will apply phonemic awareness and phonics strategies for writing words by demonstrating the ability to break speech into words, leave spaces between words, and segment words to hear sounds.
W.4.K.9 Use strategies for applying phonemic awareness and phonics knowledge. (i.e., break speech into words and leave spaces between words, slowly articulate or segment words in order to hear most salient sounds, etc.)
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The learner will apply writing strategies by writing simple messages independently to demonstrate the understanding that speech can be written down.
W.4.K.10 Write simple messages independently to demonstrate the understanding that speech can be written
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The learner will apply sentence formation by writing simple sentences around known words, repetitive phrases, and sentence beginnings.
W.6.K.1 Write simple sentences around known words, repetitive phrases, and sentence beginnings
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The learner will apply knowledge of spelling strategies by using phonetic strategies to spell unknown words.
W.6.K.3 Use phonetic strategies to spell unknown words (i.e., segmentation)
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The learner will remember standard English conventions by spelling a few high frequency words correctly.
W.6.K.4 Spell a few high frequency words correctly
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The learner will apply formatting skills by writing left to right with return sweep.
W.6.K.8 Write left to right with return sweep
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The learner will apply formatting skills by using spaces between words.
W.6.K.9 Leave spaces between words
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The learner will apply formatting skills by using correct letter formation.
W.6.K.10 Use correct letter formation
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The learner will create purposeful communications by developing drawings that support the meaning of their writing.
W.7.K.1 Include drawings that support meaning
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The learner will apply usage conventions of Standard English by using the syntax of oral language in their writing.
W.6.K.2 Use the syntax of oral language.
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The learner will apply Standard English conventions in written work by using capitalization correctly in his or her own name.
W.6.K.5 Capitalize own name.
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The learner will apply Standard English conventions in written work by using capitalization of the pronoun I.
W.6.K.6 Capitalize pronoun I
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The learner will apply knowledge of publication of writing by choosing to share with others.
W.4.K.14 Share writing with others.
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The learner will apply create writing by producing writing samples such as poems, Word Study charts, word walls, writings samples, etc. to be displayed.
W.4.K.15 Contribute to the literate environment of the classroom/school by displaying writing samples (i.e., poems, * Word Study charts, word walls, writing samples, etc.)
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The learner will create published texts by assembling his or her writing into a writing portfolio.
W.4.K.16 Contribute to a writing portfolio.
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The learner will evaluate the writing of others by valuing writing through listening and response.
W.7.K.5 Listen and respond to writing of others.
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The learner will understand behaviors of an active reader by explaining and reading their writing and drawings.
R.10.K.2 Read and explain own writing and drawings
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The learner will create writing by writing for self.
W.5.K.1 Write for self.
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The learner will create writing for a variety of purposes and audiences by writing and/or drawing to communicate ideas.
W.5.K.2 Write and/or draw to communicate ideas.
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The learner will create writing of topics and forms by writing daily.
W.5.K.4 Write daily.
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The learner will understand writing purposes and audiences by explaining the purpose for writing telephone messages, recipes, or lists.
W.5.K.3 Explain some of the purposes for writing, such as telephone messages, recipes, or lists
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The learner will understand stories by showing comprehension through drawing or writing.
W.5.K.6 Respond by writing or drawing pictures to stories read aloud
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The learner will apply purposeful language in writing by using predictable texts as models for their own writing.
W.7.K.4 Use predictable texts as model for own writing
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The learner will apply active reading habits by demonstrating participation in innovations of text.
R.10.K.11 Participate in group innovations of text