Kentucky Reading and Writing C.K.3

C.K.3 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• C.K.3.a

  With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose.

• C.K.3.b

  Recount a single event.

• C.K.3.c

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

• C.K.3.d

  Create a sense of closure.

• C.K.3.e

  With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising and editing.

01

What Students Need to Do

Children tell a story about one real or made-up event using pictures, speech, writing, or a tablet. They show what happened in order, include an action or feeling, and give the story an ending. With help, they plan the story and make changes so it is easier to follow.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A child can show what happened first, next, and last in one event. Their pictures or words include something a person did or felt, and the ending shows what happened. With a prompt, they can add a missing detail or fix the order.

03

Common Misconceptions

Children may draw several unrelated things instead of showing one event in order. They may stop before showing how it ended or leave out what anyone did or felt. Some think revising means only fixing letters, not adding a missing part of the story.

04

How to Assess It

Ask children to draw one real or pretend surprise, then tell you what happened first, next, how they felt, and how it ended. Write down their words if needed.

1. 01

   Give children three blank cards to draw the beginning, middle, and end of one time they helped someone.

2. 02

   Ask, “What happened when your block tower fell, how did you feel, and what happened next?” Have children tell a partner, then draw.

3. 03

   Play ending detective: show a picture story missing its last scene, then have partners draw an ending and dictate a closing line.

4. 04

   After recess, have children draw one playground moment, label an action or feeling, and tell a partner how it ended.

• C.5.3

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• C.1.3

  The 1st Grade version of this standard.

• C.4.3

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• C.2.3

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