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Kindergarten to Grade 8 College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards For Writing |
Kindergarten-Grade 8 Big Universe Best Practice Writing Support Features | ||||||||
| Variety of Forms (Persuasive, Descriptive, Narrative, Expository, etc.) | Writing Process Tools (Draft, Revise, Proofread, Edit, Peer Review, Publish, etc.) | Personalized Bookshelf Collection (Books, Journals, Written Response, etc.) | Writing Prompts (Age Appropriate, Various Forms, Illustrations, etc.) | Written Response Tools (Teacher/Student-made, Graphic Organizers, Journal, etc.) | Online Publishing Tools (Illustrations, Captions, Characters, Setting, Audio, etc.) | Modeled Writing (Mentor Texts, Publishing Tools, Teacher Bookshelf, etc.) | Shared Writing (Mentor Texts, Publishing Tools, Bookshelves, Online Grouping, etc | Independent Writing (Mentor Texts, Publishing Tools, Bookshelf, etc.) | |
| Text Types and Purposes | |||||||||
| 1. Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences. | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Production and Distribution of Writing | |||||||||
| 4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 5. Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach. | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 6. Use technology, including the internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others. | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Research to Build and Present Knowledge | |||||||||
| 7. Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation. | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 8. Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagarism. | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Range of Writing | |||||||||
| 10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, puposes, and audiences. | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |