Virginia SOL 1.W.1

1.W.1 is a Standards of Learning standard. These are the knowledge and skills expectations under it.

• 1.W.1.A

  Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to recount two or more sequenced events or experiences and include details about the events and characters.

• 1.W.1.B

  Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/expository texts that name a topic and supply some facts about the topic.

• 1.W.1.C

  Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces that state an opinion and supply a reason for the opinion.

• 1.W.1.D

  Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing about text(s) read or heard in which students share their thinking with a couple of supporting details from...

01

What Students Need to Do

Students use pictures, spoken words, and sentences to write for several purposes. They tell events in order, explain a topic with facts, give an opinion with a reason, and respond to a text using two details.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Students organize two or more events in order and add clear details about actions, settings, or people. They name a topic and facts, state an opinion with a reason, and support thinking about a text with two details.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may list events without showing which happened first or next. They may confuse a fact with an opinion or give an opinion without a reason. They may retell a whole text instead of sharing an idea supported by two details.

04

How to Assess It

After a short read-aloud, ask: “What do you think about the character’s choice?” Students draw, dictate, or write an opinion and two supporting story details.

1. 01

   Sequence picture cards from a shared class event, then have students draw and write what happened first, next, and last.

2. 02

   After a read-aloud, ask students to write whether a character made a good choice and support their answer with two story details.

3. 03

   Play a sorting game with sentence cards labeled event, fact, opinion, reason, or text detail.

4. 04

   Create a classroom pet guide with a labeled drawing, a clear topic, and three facts about caring for the animal.

• 6.W.1

  The 6th Grade version of this standard.

• 7.W.1

  The 7th Grade version of this standard.

• 3.W.1

  The 3rd Grade version of this standard.

• 10.W.1

  The 10th Grade version of this standard.