· use previous experiences to generate ideas.
· participate in teacher-directed brainstorming activities to generate ideas.
· participate in shared research and writing projects
· participate in teacher-directed prewriting strategies, such as webbing, clustering, and semantic mapping, to organize ideas and information.
· write informative/explanatory texts that introduce a topic, state an opinion or some facts, and provide a concluding sentence.
· write narrative pieces that include at least two sequenced events, with some details, and conclusion.
· revise their written pieces by adding descriptive words (adjectives) when writing about people, places, things, and events; focusing on the topic; and responding to questions and suggestions from peers and teachers.
· in final copies, use complete sentences that begin with a capital letter, use correct ending punctuation, and use commas in dates.
· capitalize days of the week and months of the year.
· capitalize names of people.
· spell commonly used sight words and phonetically regular words correctly in final copies.
· apply the alphabetic principle when writing words.
· use print resources in the classroom in order to spell words.
· use familiar writing forms, including lists, letters, stories, reports, messages, and poems.
· distinguish draft writing from final-product writing.
* share their writing with others.