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ESSENTIAL LEARNING TARGET

2.a

4

Develop ideas and write paragraphs for a variety of purposes.

Obj.

Descriptors

2.a

4

Write a personal description paragraph.

2.a

4

Write a personal recount paragraph.

2.a

4

Write an imaginative recount paragraph.

2.a

4

Write a paragraph to explain something.

2.a

4

Write a paragraph to persuade someone.

Products introduced following CSAP

2.a

4

Write a story.

2.a

4

Write a factual description.

2.a

4

Write instructions for a task.

2.b

4

Organize, develop and revise writing.

2.b

4

Analyze prompt, determines requirements of the prompt, and choose appropriate plan format.

2.b

4

Meet all requirements of the prompt including topic and given audience.

2.b

4

Focus writing on topic.

2.b

4

Connect details to prompt and topic.

2.b

4

Organize ideas in an order that makes sense.

2.b

3.e

4

Use complete sentences. (Simple and compound)

2.b

4

Uses different beginning words for sentences.

2.b

4

Uses different sentence lengths.

2.b

4

Includes inviting introduction and satisfying conclusion.

2.b

4

Maintains clear order with transitions between ideas when needed.

2.c

4

Choose vocabulary that communicates message clearly.

2.c

3.b

4

Use a variety of adjectives, adverbs and action verbs to make pictures in the reader’s in mind.

2.c

4

Use vocabulary words that fit the topic.  For example: Topic: Halloween night Vocabulary: scary, creepy, spooky, eerie.

2.c

4

Use vocabulary to describe the sounds, sights, smells, tastes and feelings when needed.

2.e

4

Use neat handwriting that is readable. (Descriptor also)

3

4

Follow language rules.

3.a

4

Use subjects and verbs that go together and sound right.

3.b

4

Use words to describe nouns and verbs.

3.c

4

Use capitalization (beginning of sentence, proper nouns) and punctuation (end punctuation and comma used in a series) in all the right spots.

3.d

4

Spell all the words in the prompt correctly.

3.d

4

Spell all the words you know correctly, and show all letter sounds for words that you don’t know.