by Elaine Gallagher
Kindergarten: Identification of letters; saying the alphabet; writing their names; listening to stories and giving an oral summary or a drawing about the story; developing vocabulary.
1st and 2nd: The sentence: begin with capital letter; end with correct punctuation: . ? !
3rd and 4th: The paragraph: main idea; indent for each new paragraph; supporting details; adjectives, adverbs as descriptors.
5th and 6th: 3 – 5 paragraphs in a composition; using an outline.
7th, 8th, 9th: 5 paragraph essay/composition; An outline prepared with:
- an introduction
- the information
- a conclusion
- using references & a bibliography
There are 3 basic types of writing:
- Narrative
- Persuasive
- Explanatory
The Writing Process
- Brainstorm
- First draft
- Revising and editing
- Second draft / final draft
- Publishing/sharing
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