R-F3 Use Reading Comprehension Strategies such as drawing conclusions, summarizing, making predictions, identifying cause and effect, and differentiating fiction from nonfiction. R-F4 Identify facts and the main idea, sequence events, define and differentiate characters, and determine author's purpose in a range of traditional and contemporary literature. R-F5 Analyze selections of fiction, nonfiction and poetry for their literary elements such as character, setting, plot, sequence of events and organization of text. W-F2 Use correct spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar and word usage, and good penmanship to effectively complete a variety of writing tasks. W-F5 Locate, acknowledge and use several sources to write an informational report in their own words.
Student writes complete sentences that relate to a specific topic.
Increased use of conventional spelling is evident. The Six Traits of Writing Rubric.