Kentucky Reading and Writing C.1.3.c

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.

Include details which describe actions, thoughts and/or emotions.

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

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students add details to their writing about what a person did, thought, or felt. They choose details that help a reader understand what happened.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can turn “I lost my hat” into “I looked under the bench. I thought it was gone. I felt worried.” The details fit the event.
Common Misconceptions: Students may write only what happened and leave out what the person thought or felt. They may add a feeling, such as “happy,” that does not fit the event.
How to Assess It: Give students this prompt: “I dropped my lunch tray.” Ask them to add two sentences that tell what the person did, thought, or felt.

Lesson moves

Have pairs act out losing a mitten with a prop mitten, then write one detail about what the child did or felt.
Ask, “Your kite got stuck in a tree. What did you think?” Have students write one sentence to add to a story.
Put action, thought, and feeling cards in piles; students draw a card and add that kind of detail to “The dog ran away.”
After recess, ask students to write about a game and add one detail about what they did or felt.

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