Curriculum+Strand

Mt. Blue Regional School District English Language Arts Standards
Our district curriculum is directly to state and federal standards.

__Grades Pre-K-2 and Grades 3-5__ B. WRITING: Students write to express their ideas and emotions, to describe their experiences, to communicate information, and to present or analyze an argument.


 * Grade 2**

B. WRITING : Students write to express their ideas and emotions, to describe their experiences, to communicate information, and to present or analyze an argument. INTERCONNECTED ELEMENTS ELA2.4 Students use a writing process to communicate their ideas. ELA2.4.1 Students will select a focus for writing and develop an idea, including a beginning, middle, and end. • Students will organize ideas about a topic. • Students will produce a piece of writing with a beginning, middle, and ending, in a sequence that makes sense. • Students will produce writing that includes supporting details and descriptive words. ELA2.4.2 Students will respond to clarifying questions and suggested revision ELA2.4.3 Students will edit, with assistance, for correct grammar, usage, and mechanics. • Students will produce writing that includes correct spelling of Grade 2 words, beginning, and ending sounds, and correct vowel usage. • Students will edit the first draft using Grade 2 sentence conventions (see appendix). ELA2.4.4 Students will create legible final drafts. • Using Zaner Bloser guidelines, students will form upper and lower case letters correctly, using single spaces (see appendix). • Students will print capital and lowercase letters, using correct spacing and proper size. NARRATIVE ELA2.5 Students write stories that describe an experience. ELA.2.5.1 Students will include descriptive details that enable the reader to create mental images. ARGUMENT/ANALYSIS EXPOSITORY ELA2.6 Students write to inform on a specific topic. ELA2.6.1 Students will write brief descriptions of objects, people, places, or events. ELA2.6.2 Students will record, in writing, and share information gathered. • Students will write 4-8 sentences about a given topic. • Students will orally or visually present information gathered. PERSUASIVE EXPOSITORY ELA2.7 Students write to explain likes and dislikes. ELA2.7.1 Students will support opinions with examples. PRACTICAL APPLICATION ELA2.8 Students convey simple needs in writing. ELA2.8.1 Students will write a personal letter (date, greeting, body, closing, signature). ELA2.8.2 Students will complete simple informational forms. ELA2.8.3 Students will write two-step directions for completing a simple task.

Maine Learning Results
B. WRITING: Students write to express their ideas and emotions, to describe their experiences, to communicate information, and to present or analyze an argument.

Pre-K-2 Performance Indicators & Descriptors Students use a writing process to communicate their ideas. a. Select a focus for writing and develop an idea, including a beginning, middle, and end. b. Respond to clarifying questions and suggested revisions. c. Edit, with assistance, for correct grammar, usage, and mechanics. d. Create legible final drafts. Grade Two English Language Arts Adopted 5/15/07 New MLR ALIGNMENT (L) – Future link to supporting information 13 ELA2.4.3 Students will edit, with assistance, for correct grammar, usage, and mechanics. • Students will produce writing that includes correct spelling of Grade 2 words, beginning, and ending sounds, and correct vowel usage. • Students will edit the first draft using Grade 2 sentence conventions (see appendix). ELA2.4.4 Students will create legible final drafts. • Using Zaner Bloser guidelines, students will form upper and lower case letters correctly, using single spaces (see appendix). • Students will print capital and lowercase letters, using correct spacing and proper size. NARRATIVE ELA2.5 Students write stories that describe an experience. ELA.2.5.1 Students will include descriptive details that enable the reader to create mental images. ARGUMENT/ANALYSIS EXPOSITORY ELA2.6 Students write to inform on a specific topic. ELA2.6.1 Students will write brief descriptions of objects, people, places, or events. ELA2.6.2 Students will record, in writing, and share information gathered. • Students will write 4-8 sentences about a given topic. • Students will orally or visually present information gathered. PERSUASIVE EXPOSITORY ELA2.7 Students write to explain likes and dislikes. ELA2.7.1 Students will support opinions with examples. PRACTICAL APPLICATION ELA2.8 Students convey simple needs in writing. ELA2.8.1 Students will write a personal letter (date, greeting, body, closing, signature). ELA2.8.2 Students will complete simple informational forms. ELA2.8.3 Students will write two-step directions for completing a simple task.
 * B1 Interconnected Elements**

Grades 3-5 Performance Indicators & Descriptors Students use a writing process with an emphasis on the development of a central idea, for a variety of audiences and purposes. a. Select a purpose for writing. b. Pre-write using graphic organizers or other structures to organize their ideas. c. Establish an organizing structure and maintain a consistent focus. d. Include an introduction and conclusion. e. Write coherent paragraphs that have supporting sentences and a concluding sentence. f. Revise original drafts to improve coherence, provide better descriptive details, and to convey voice. g. Edit for correct grammar, usage, and mechanics. h. Create legible final drafts.