Kentucky Reading and Writing C.K.2.c

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The Standard

C.K.2: Compose informative and/or explanatory texts, using a combination of drawing, dictating, writing and digital resources, to establish a topic and supply information about the topic.

Supply information to develop the topic.

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

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students name a topic and add true details that tell more about it. They can use drawings, labels, dictated words, or writing.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can name a plant and add two related facts, such as "It has roots" and "It needs water." The details help someone learn about the plant.
Common Misconceptions: Students may name the topic but add no details. They may add something unrelated, such as "My shoes are red," or give an opinion instead of information.
How to Assess It: Show a picture of a dog. Ask students to draw, dictate, or write two true details that teach someone about dogs.

Lesson moves

Pass around a potted plant and magnifying glasses, then have children draw and label two parts they notice.
Ask, "What would you tell a friend who has never seen our classroom plant?" Record two facts students offer.
Sort cards saying "Plants need water," "Plants are the best," and "My shoes are red" into facts about plants or other ideas.
Read a seed packet aloud, then have children add one useful fact to a sign for someone planting those seeds.

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