South Dakota ELA 1.W.3.a
The Standard
- 1.W.3
- Write narratives that:
Recount two or more appropriately sequenced events.
South Dakota English Language Arts Standards (2025)
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students write about something that happened. They put at least two actions in the order they occurred.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student writes about a class activity with a clear beginning and what happened next. A reader can follow the actions without having to guess their order.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may list actions out of order or leave out an action the reader needs. Some write about what they plan to do instead of what already happened.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Write two sentences about what you did when you got to school today. Tell what happened first and what happened next.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Have students fold a paper airplane, test it, then write two sentences telling what they did in order.
Ask, 'What did we do before and after recess today?' Have students tell a partner, then write both actions.
Play Sequence Scramble: give pairs three mixed-up pictures of a child washing hands to order, then have them write what happened.
Have students write a two-sentence note to an absent classmate about what happened during morning meeting, in the order it happened.
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