Kentucky Reading and Writing C.4.3.d
The Standard
- C.4.3
- Compose narratives, using writing and digital resources, to develop real or imagined experiences or multiple events or ideas, using effective technique, descriptive details and clear sequences.
Use a variety of conjunctions and transitional words and phrases to manage the sequence of events.
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 write or revise a short account so a reader knows when each action happens. They choose words that show which actions happen in order and which happen at the same time.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can write a clear account of making a snack without leaving the reader to guess the order. They use after for order and meanwhile for overlapping actions, rather than repeating then.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may start every sentence with then, even when two actions happen at the same time. They may confuse before and after, reversing the order, or use while for actions that happened one at a time.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Turn these notes into three sentences using one time conjunction and two different transitions: “Mia dug a hole. Mia planted a seed. She covered it. She watered it.”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs four picture cards showing a seed being planted; have them arrange the cards and write captions using before, after, and finally.
Ask, “How does while change the story when two people work at once?” Have partners write an example.
Play a transition swap game: give pairs a paragraph with four uses of then and have them replace three with accurate time phrases.
Have students write lunchroom directions using before, next, and after to show when to wash hands, collect food, and clear trays.
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