Students read and respond to a wide variety of significant works of children's literature. The selections in Recommended Readings in Literature, Kindergarten Through Grade Eight illustrate the quality and complexity of the materials to be read by students. Students write clear and coherent sentences and paragraphs that develop a central idea. Their writing considers audience and purpose. Include simple supporting facts and details.
Students write compositions that describe and explain familiar objects, events, and experiences.
Student writing demonstrates a command of standard American English and the drafting, research, and organizational strategies outlined in Writing Standard 1.0. Provide a context within which an action takes place. Include well-chosen details to develop the plot. Provide insight into why the selected incident is memorable. 2.2 Write descriptions that use concrete sensory details to present and support unified impressions of people, places, things,or experiences .