Kentucky Reading and Writing C.K.3.e

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The Standard

C.K.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.

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 plan what to say by drawing or talking first. With help from a partner or adult, they reread their writing, add a detail, and fix a mistake.
What Mastery Looks Like: A child can tell you their idea before writing a sentence. After rereading it with help, they can add a useful detail and check for a capital letter and end mark.
Common Misconceptions: Some children think writing is finished as soon as the sentence is on the page. Others think revising means starting over, or that fixing a period is the same as adding a missing detail.
How to Assess It: Give each child an earlier drawing and sentence. Ask them to tell a partner one detail to add, add it to the picture or words, then check the sentence for a capital and end mark.

Lesson moves

Have children sketch a playground memory, write a sentence, add a detail after a partner asks a question, then check the capital and period.
Read 'I saw a bug' aloud and ask, 'What could we add so a friend can picture the bug?' Record their suggestions.
Play Fix or Add: show 'i see a cat' and ask partners to add a describing word, then fix the capital and period.
Draft a thank-you note to the custodian, ask a partner what detail is missing, add it, then check the name and period.

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