South Dakota ELA 1.W.3

1.W.3 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• 1.W.3.a

  recount two or more appropriately sequenced events.

• 1.W.3.b

  Include details regarding what happened.

• 1.W.3.d

  Provide a concluding statement.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students write a short story about something that happened, real or made up. They tell at least two events in order and add a detail about each one. They use words like first and next, then finish with a closing sentence.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student tells what happened first and what happened next without leaving the reader guessing. Each event has a detail, such as what someone said or did. The last sentence tells how it ended or how the writer felt.

03

Common Misconceptions

Some students list events without saying what happened during each one. Others put events out of order or stop after the last event without a closing sentence.

04

How to Assess It

Exit ticket: Write about losing and finding a pencil in at least three sentences. Use first and next, add a detail to each event, and end with how you felt.

1. 01

   Give pairs picture cards showing a spill, a mop, and a dry floor; have them order the cards and write a short story.

2. 02

   Ask students to write about a rainy recess using first and next, then tell how it ended.

3. 03

   Play story scramble: give pairs three mixed-up story sentences to reorder, then have them add order words and a closing sentence.

4. 04

   After lining up for lunch, have students write what they did first and next, with a detail for each, and how they felt afterward.

• 1.W.1

  Write opinion pieces that:

• 2.W.3

  Write narratives (e.g., story, poetry) that:

• 1.W.2

  Write informative/explanatory texts that:

• 2.W.2

  Write informative/explanatory texts that: