Kindergarten
writing
Standards
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Essential Questions
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CC.K.W.1 Text Types and Purposes: Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces in which they tell a reader the topic or the name of the book they are writing about and state an opinion or preference about the topic or book (e.g., My favorite book is . . .).
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How does a writer express his/her opinion or preferences about a topic or book?
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CC.K.W.2 Text Types and Purposes: Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.
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What are informative and explanatory texts? How does a writer give information about a topic?
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CC.K.W.3 Text Types and Purposes: Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events, tell about the events in the order in which they occurred, and provide a reaction to what happened.
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What is narrative text? How does a writer tell the story?
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CC.K.W.5 Production and Distribution of Writing: With guidance and support from adults, respond to questions and suggestions from peers and add details to strengthen writing as needed.
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Why does a writer revise his/her writing? How does a writer improve his/her writing?
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CC.K.W.6 Production and Distribution of Writing: With guidance and support from adults, explore a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.
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Why would a writer use digital tools? How does a writer determine the digital tools necessary to communicate his/her message?
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CC.K.W.7 Research to Build and Present Knowledge: Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of books by a favorite author and express opinions about them).
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What is the purpose of research? How does a writer share their information gathered during research?
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CC.K.W.8 Research to Build and Present Knowledge: With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
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How can you find an answer to a question? How can a source lead you to the correct answer?
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