South Dakota ELA 1.W.2

1.W.2 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• 1.W.2.a

  name a topic.

• 1.W.2.b

  Include facts about the topic.

• 1.W.2.c

  Provide a concluding statement.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students write a short piece that teaches someone about one subject. They introduce it, share true details, and end with a sentence that wraps up the piece.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Given a frog fact card, a student can write a piece that starts with frogs, includes two accurate facts, and ends with a closing sentence. Each sentence stays on the subject.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may list details without telling readers what the piece is about. They may treat opinions like “Frogs are the best” as facts, or stop after the last fact without an ending.

04

How to Assess It

Give students a card that says, “Frogs hatch from eggs. Frogs have long back legs.” Ask them to write a short piece about frogs using both facts and a closing sentence.

1. 01

   Give pairs a pinecone and a hand lens; have them write what it looks like, then turn their observations into a short piece.

2. 02

   Read two endings for a piece about cats, “Cats have whiskers” and “Now you know two things about cats”; ask which sounds finished.

3. 03

   Give students mixed-up sentence strips about butterflies; have them sort the opening, facts, and ending, then put the piece in order.

4. 04

   Use tomorrow’s lunch menu to write a note for a new student that names the meal, gives two menu details, and closes.

• 2.W.2

  The 2nd Grade version of this standard.