WR05 Standards

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Colorado Model Content Standards: Writing Level 5

2 Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences.

2.a Write in a variety of modes such as narrative, expository or descriptive for various audiences and purposes (for example: to entertain, to inform). ES

2.b Organize writing using a logical arrangement of ideas. ES

2.c Select and use clear and precise language. ES

2.d Plan, draft, revise and edit for a final copy.ES

2.e Use transitions to link ideas.ES

2.f Select and use a variety of sentence structures. ES

2.g Develop ideas and content with relevant details, supporting examples and/or reasons.ES

3 Students write and speak using conventional grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.

3.a Identify noun and verb; subject and predicate.ES

3.b Use correct subject/verb agreement, nouns, verbs, pronouns, and adjectives. ES

3.c Write in complete sentences.ES

3.d Use conventions correctly (for example: commas, quotation marks in dialogue, end marks, apostrophes in contractions, capitalization, and abbreviations). ES

3.e Identify and use accurate spelling; spelling errors in writing do not impede communication.ES

Resources

Narrative and Descriptive Writing Prompts

Paragraph a WeekWeekly writing prompt ideas (both paragraphs and multi-paragraph prompts)

Think Write 2Writing prompts on creating an alien lifeforms, designing a monument, create your own zoo, being an alien tour guide, ten things you would want to see if you could time travel, etc.