Kentucky Reading and Writing C.K.2.g

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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.

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 Students Need to Do: Children sketch or tell their idea before writing. With a teacher or partner, they add a detail and check simple marks, such as a capital letter and a period.
What Mastery Looks Like: A child uses a picture or oral plan to write a message. After a partner asks a question, they add a helpful detail and fix a missing capital or period.
Common Misconceptions: Children may think the first draft is finished. Some erase the whole sentence to make a small change, or check only their handwriting instead of the words and punctuation.
How to Assess It: Give children a picture of a dog under a tree and the draft 'i see a dog'. Ask them to tell a partner one detail to add, rewrite the sentence, and fix its capital and period.

Lesson moves

Give pairs picture cards and sticky notes; have them sketch a plan, write one sentence, and add a detail after a partner's question.
Ask, 'What could we add so a reader knows where the cat is?' Revise a shared sentence, then check its capital and period.
Play Fix and Add: children draw a sentence card, add one detail, and correct a missing capital or period.
Draft a note to a family member about a class project; ask a partner what is unclear, add a detail, and check punctuation.

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