Kentucky Reading and Writing C.1.2.g
The Standard
- C.1.2
- Compose informative and/or explanatory texts, using a combination of drawing, dictating, writing and digital resources, to establish a topic and provide information about the topic.
With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising and editing.
Kentucky Academic Standards for Reading and Writing (2025) · Text Types and Purpose
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students sketch or talk through their ideas before writing a draft. With a partner or teacher, they add or change a detail, then check capitals, spelling, and end marks.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can use a quick sketch to write a few connected sentences. After feedback, they add a detail that helps the reader and fix an error without starting over.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think changing a capital letter is enough, even when the reader needs more detail. Some add an unrelated sentence just to make the page longer.
How to Assess It
- Give students this draft: 'I went to the park. it was fun' Ask them to sketch one thing they saw, add that detail, then fix the capital and missing period with a partner.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give students three picture cards showing a seed growing, then have them order the cards, sketch a plan, and write three sentences.
Show partners 'My cat is nice' and ask, 'What does the cat do?' Have each student add an answer to the sentence.
Play edit detective with 'we got wet. my boots were muddy' and have pairs correct the capitals and missing period.
Have students write a note telling a caregiver what to bring for a class picnic, then check it with a partner for missing details.
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Related Standards
- C.2.2.g
The 2nd Grade version of this standard.
- C.2.3.f
With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising and editing.
- C.2.1.f
With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising and editing.
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