KINDERGARTEN This is a collection of writing samples collected from kindergarten students at the end of the fourth quarter of 2011-2012. Teachers were asked to submit point in time examples of proficient performance of the kindergarten writing standards. Although the style, sentence formation, usage, and mechanics covered in the language standards were considered, the primary focus for selection was the content covered in the writing standards. s are included. 5-14-12 Page 1
W.K.1. Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces in which they tell a reader the topic or the name of the book they are writing about and state an opinion or preference about the topic or book (e.g., My favorite book is ) uses writing and drawing tells the reader the topic o My favorite book was The Grouchy Ladybug states an opinion o because the ladybug got slapped and he turned nice and when he said, want to fight? to all the animals. 5-14-12 Page 2
uses writing tells the reader the topic and states an opinion o I don t think a fly would a good pet. People would say yuck if a fly went in people s food. 5-14-12 Page 3
W.K.2 Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic. uses a combination of drawing, and writing names what they are writing about o I have learned a lot about frogs. supplies some information about the topic o They lay eggs in the water. Out comes a tadpole. And as they get bigger, they start to grow legs. And then the tadpole grows into a frog. Andy the jump on lily pads. And now you see that I learned a lot about frogs. 5-14-12 Page 4
uses writing names what they are writing about o Koalas live in Australia. supplies some information about the topic o Koalas are not bears. Koalas eat eucalyptus leaves. Koalas can swim. Koalas sleep most of the day. Koalas climb trees. 5-14-12 Page 5
uses writing and drawing (painting) names what they are writing about o Cactuses supplies some information about the topic o Cactuses are prickly. Cactuses has flowers on top. Cactuses can hurt you. In the desert it is very hot. 5-14-12 Page 6
W.K.3 Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events, tell about the events in the order in which they occurred, and provide a reaction to what happened. uses a combination of drawing and writing narrates a several loosely linked events and the events in the order they occurred o The boy saw fireflies. o He got his jar and he went outside. o He saw his friends. o He said I got hundreds and hundreds. provides a reaction to what happened o He smiled. He was happy. 5-14-12 Page 7
uses a combination of drawing and writing narrates a several loosely linked events and the events in the order they occurred o We went together to put up the tent. o My dad put up the fire with his brothers and granddad. o We went to bed and it was so fun sleeping with my cousins in our one tent. o We wake up. provides a reaction to what happened o It was so fun with my cousins. 5-14-12 Page 8
W.K.6 With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers The writers of these pieces used a digital tool to publish their writing (The students published this writing during Waterford time in the computer lab.) I saw a horse. It is brown. They were pretty. I like horses. They jump high. Is a horse a mammal? 5-14-12 Page 9
W.K.7 Participate in shared research and writing projects. 5-14-12 Page 10
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participated in a shared research and writing project 5-14-12 Page 12
W.K.8 With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question. recalls information from experiences to answer a question (After reading Jack and the Beanstalk, How would you get away from the giant? ) o I will sing a song to put the giant to bed. And I will parachute down without holding on. I will get a knife and chop the beanstalk. 5-14-12 Page 13