1.11

1.11 is a knowledge and skills statement. These are the student expectations under it.

• 1.11.A

  plan a first draft by generating ideas for writing such as by drawing and brainstorming

• 1.11.B.i

  organizing with structure

• 1.11.B.ii

  developing an idea with specific and relevant details

• 1.11.C

  revise drafts by adding details in pictures or words

• 1.11.D.i

  complete sentences with subject-verb agreement

• 1.11.D.ii

  past and present verb tense

• 1.11.D.iii

  singular, plural, common, and proper nouns

• 1.11.D.iv

  adjectives, including articles

• 1.11.D.ix

  punctuation marks at the end of declarative, exclamatory, and interrogative sentences

• 1.11.D.v

  adverbs that convey time

• 1.11.D.vi

  prepositions

• 1.11.D.vii

  pronouns, including subjective, objective, and possessive cases

• 1.11.D.viii

  capitalization for the beginning of sentences and the pronoun "I"

• 1.11.D.x

  correct spelling of words with grade-appropriate orthographic patterns and rules and high-frequency words with adult assistance

• 1.11.E

  publish and share writing.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students plan ideas with talk, drawings, or lists, then create organized drafts in pictures and words. They add useful details, correct grammar, spelling, capitals, and punctuation, then publish and share their writing.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Students create a clear plan, then produce an organized, legible draft with specific details. They reread, improve pictures or words, correct grade-level conventions with support, and share a finished copy.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may treat the first draft as finished or add details that do not fit the main idea. They may write fragments, switch verb tense, or miss capitals, end punctuation, plural endings, and high-frequency word spellings.

04

How to Assess It

Ask students to draw a plan, write three connected sentences, add one useful detail, then check capitals, verbs, spelling, and end punctuation.

1. 01

   Give students picture sequence cards to arrange, then have them draw and write a beginning, middle, and ending.

2. 02

   Ask, "What detail would help a reader picture your favorite place?" Students discuss answers, then add one detail to a draft.

3. 03

   Play an editing hunt where partners find and fix missing capitals, incorrect verbs, misspelled high-frequency words, and wrong end marks.

4. 04

   Have students write and publish a classroom invitation that includes the event, time, place, and a clear message.

• 2.11

  The 2nd Grade version of this standard.

• 8.10

  The 8th Grade version of this standard.

• 6.10

  The 6th Grade version of this standard.

• 3.11

  The 3rd Grade version of this standard.