CCCS K-5 ELA Continuum - Tulare County Office of Education

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS K‐5 “CALIFORNIA COMMON CORE CONTENT STANDARDS CONTINUUM”Writing Standards K-5(W ) continuedKindergartners: Grade 1 Students Grade 2 Students Grade 3 Students Grade 4 Students Grade 5 StudentsText Types & Purposes3. Use a combination of drawing, dictating,and writing to narrate a single event orseveral loosely linked events, tell aboutthe events in the order in which theyoccurred, and provide a reaction to whathappened.3. Write narratives in which they recounttwo or more appropriately sequencedevents, include some details regardingwhat happened, use temporal words tosignal event order, and provide somesense of closure.3. Write narratives in which they recount awell-elaborated event or short sequenceof events, include details to describeactions, thoughts, and feelings, usetemporal words to signal event order,and provide a sense of closure.3. Write narratives to develop real orimagined experiences or events usingeffective technique, descriptive details,and clear event sequences.a. Establish a situation and introduce anarrator and/ or characters; organizean event sequence that unfoldsnaturally.b. Use dialogue and descriptions ofactions, thoughts, and feelings todevelop experiences and events orshow the response of characters tosituations.c. Use temporal words and phrases tosignal event order. Provide a sense ofclosure.3. Write narratives to develop real orimagined experiences or events usingeffective technique, descriptive details,and clear event sequences.a. Orient the reader by establishing asituation and introducing a narratorand/ or characters; organize an eventsequence that unfolds naturally.b. Use dialogue and description todevelop experiences and events orshow the responses of characters tosituations.c. Use a variety of transitional wordsand phrases to manage the sequenceof events.d. Use concrete words and phrases andsensory details to convey experiencesand events precisely.e. Provide a conclusion that followsfrom the narrated experiences orevents.3. Write narratives to develop real orimagined experiences or events usingeffective technique, descriptive details,and clear event sequences.a. Orient the reader by establishing asituation and introducing a narratorand/ or characters; organize an eventsequence that unfolds naturally.b. Use narrative techniques such asdialogue, description, and pacing, todevelop experiences and events orshow the responses of characters tosituations.c. Use a variety of transitional words,phrases, and clauses to manage thesequence of events.d. Use concrete words and phrases andsensory details to convey experiencesand events precisely.e. Provide a conclusion that followsfrom the narrated experiences orevents.Production & Distribution of Writing4. (Begins in grade 2) 4. (Begins in grade 2) 4. With guidance and support fromadults, produce writing in which thedevelopment and organization areappropriate to task and purpose.(Grade-specific expectations forwriting types are defined in standards1-3 above.)4. With guidance and support from adults,produce writing in which thedevelopment and organization areappropriate to task and purpose. (Gradespecificexpectations for writing typesare defined in standards 1-3 above.)4. Produce clear and coherent writing(including multiple-paragraph texts)in which the development andorganization are appropriate to task,purpose, and audience. (Grade-specificexpectations for writing types aredefined in Standards 1–3 above.)4. Produce clear and coherent writing(including multiple-paragraph texts)in which the development andorganization are appropriate to task,purpose, and audience. (Grade-specificexpectations for writing types aredefined in Standards 1–3 above.)5. With guidance and support from adults,respond to questions and suggestionsfrom peers and add details to strengthenwriting as needed.5. With guidance and support from adults,focus on a topic, respond to questionsand suggestions from peers, and adddetails to strengthen writing as needed.5. With guidance and support from adultsand peers, focus on topic and strengthenwriting as needed by revising andediting.5. With guidance and support from peersand adults, develop and strengthenwriting as needed by planning, revising,and editing. (Editing for conventionsshould demonstrate command ofLanguage standards 1-3 up to andincluding grade 3 on pages 28 and 29.)5. With guidance and support from peersand adults, develop and strengthenwriting as needed by planning, revising,and editing. (Editing for conventionsshould demonstrate command ofLanguage standards 1-3 up to andincluding grade 4 on pages 28 and 29.)5. With guidance and support from peersand adults, develop and strengthenwriting as needed by planning, revising,editing, rewriting, or trying a newapproach. (Editing for conventionsshould demonstrate command ofLanguage standards 1-3 up to andincluding grade 5 on pages 28 and 29.)6. With guidance and support from adults,explore a variety of digital tools toproduce and publish writing, including incollaboration with peers.6. With guidance and support from adults,use a variety of digital tools to produceand publish writing, including incollaboration with peers.6. With guidance and support from adults,use a variety of digital tools to produceand publish writing, including incollaboration with peers.6. With guidance and support from adults,use technology to produce and publishwriting (using keyboarding skills) aswell as to interact and collaborate withothers.6. With some guidance and support fromadults, use technology, including theInternet, to produce and publish writingas well as to interact and collaboratewith others; demonstrate sufficientcommand of keyboarding skills to type aminimum of one page in a single sitting.6. With guidance and support from adults,use technology, including the Internet, toproduce and publish writing as well as tointeract and collaborate with others;demonstrate sufficient command ofkeyboarding skills to type a minimum oftwo pages in a single sitting.Page 5 of 15 Formatted by Educational Resource Services, Tulare County Office of Education, Visalia, California (559) 651‐3031 www.tcoe.org/ers/ *BOLD INDICATES CALIFORNIA’S 15%