WHO ARE YOU?
WHO ARE YOU? GRADE: K-8
WRITING STANDARDS
1.1.3 Students will apply knowledge of the organization of print to their reading and writing.
1.1.4 Students will read and comprehend print, and demonstrate the understanding that reading communicates meaning.
1.1.6 Students will print neatly and correctly.
1.1.7 Students will write about experiences, stories, people, objects, and events.
4.2.1 Students will identify, describe, and apply knowledge of the structure of the English language and standard English conventions for sentence structure, usage, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.
4.2.2 Students will write compostions with a clear focus, logically related ideas, and adequate supporting detail.
4.2.3 Students will demonstrate improvement in organization, content, word choice, voice, sentence fluency, and standard English conventions after revising and editing their compositions.
4.2.4 Students will use a variety of forms to write for different audiences and purposes.
8.2.1 Students will identify, describe, and apply knowledge of the structure of the English language and standard English conventions for sentence structure, usage, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.
8.2.2 Students will write compostions with a clear focus, logically related ideas, and adequate supporting detail.
8.2.3 Students will demonstrate improvement in organization, content, word choice, voice, sentence fluency and standard English conventions after revising and editing their compositions.
8.2.4 Students will use a variety of forms to write for different audiences and purposes.
WHO ARE YOU?
Pretend you are a snowflake. What shape are you? Write a story describing your life as that snowflake.
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ASSESSMENT
Keep each student's work in individual portfolios.