Reading and Writing Achievement Standards Curriculum

Curriculum Outcomes Alignment
General Curriculum Outcome
10) Students will be expected to use a range of strategies to develop effective writing and media products
to enhance their clarity, precision, and effectiveness.
Specific Curriculum Outcomes (Grade 3) Writing Achievement Standards End of Grade 3
By the end of grade three, students will be
expected to experiment with technology in writing
and other forms of
representing
− use a tape recorder to tape dramatic
presentations, readings of published work, and
retellings
− use a simple word processing program to draft,
revise, edit, and publish
− use a drawing program (computer software)
− with assistance, use a database, CD-ROM, and
the Internet as resources for finding information
(prewriting strategy)
− •with assistance use the Internet to
communicate
Writing Strategies and Behaviours
not explicitly stated in the indicators.
Writing Traits
not explicitly stated in the indicators.
By the end of grade three students will be
expected to select, organize, and combine
relevant information with assistance, from at least
two sources, without copying verbatim, to
construct and communicate meaning
Writing Strategies and Behaviours
Students
• gather and organize ideas in a variety of ways, often with
teacher direction
Writing Traits
not explicitly stated in the indicators
80 Achievement Standards End of Grade 3