Kentucky Reading and Writing C.1.3.b

ELA1st GradeComposition

The Standard

C.1.3: Compose narratives, using a combination of drawing, dictating, writing and digital resources, to develop real or imagined experiences or multiple events or ideas, using effective technique, descriptive details and clear sequences.

Recount a single event or multiple events, memories or ideas.

Kentucky Academic Standards for Reading and Writing (2025) · Text Types and Purpose

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students tell or write about something that happened, a memory, or an idea. They give enough detail for someone else to follow what they mean.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can recount one event or several in a clear order. They name what happened and add a detail, such as who was there or what they saw.
Common Misconceptions: Students may list people or places without telling what happened. They may skip a step that the listener needs. When telling several events, they may mix up the order.
How to Assess It: Ask students to draw something that happened to them this week. Have them write two sentences telling what happened and one detail they remember.

Lesson moves

Move a toy bear from a bag to a chair, then have students use the bear to reenact and tell what happened.
Ask, 'What do you remember about our last read-aloud?' Have partners tell one moment and add a detail.
Show three picture cards of a simple event; have students put them in order and take turns telling the story.
After a class cleanup, have students write a two-sentence note to the custodian telling what they cleaned and how.

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