1. I can write to tell a story.
W.K.3 1 2
Pre-K 3
Kindergarten 4
1st Grade
Introduction
Events
No attempt
Draw a picture of a story
Narrate a single event or several loosely linked events
(Use a combination of drawing, dictating and writing)
Write a narrative
Recount two or more appropriately sequenced events
Include some details regarding what happened
Transitions
Tell about the events in the order they occurred
Use temporal words to signal event order
Conclusion
Provide a reaction to what happened
Provide some sense of closure

2. I can write to tell a story.1
Pre-K 2
Kindergarten 3
1st Grade 4
2nd Grade
Introduction
Events
Draw a picture of a story
Narrate a single event or several loosely linked events
(Use a combination of drawing, dictating and writing)
Write a narrative
Recount two or more appropriately sequenced events
Recount a well elaborated event or short sequence of events
Include some details regarding what happened
Include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings
Transitions
Tell about the events in the order they occurred
Use temporal words to signal event order
Conclusion
Provide a reaction to what happened
Provide some sense of closure

3. I can write to tell a story.1
Kindergarten 2
1st Grade 3
2ndGrade 4
3rd Grade
Introduction
Establish a situation and introduce a narrator
Events
Narrate a single event or several loosely linked events
(Use a combination of drawing, dictating and writing)
Write a narrative
Organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally
Recount two or more appropriately sequenced events
Recount a well elaborated event or short sequence of events
Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts and feelings to develop experiences and events to show the response of characters situations
Include some details regarding what happened
Include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings
Transitions
Tell about the events in the order they occurred
Use temporal words to signal event order
Use temporal words and phrases to signal event order
Conclusion
Provide a reaction to what happened
Provide some sense of closure
Provide a sense of closure

4. I can write to tell a story.
1- 1st Grade
2- 2nd Grade
3- 3rd Grade
4- 4th Grade
Introduction
Establish a situation and introduce a narrator
Orient the read by establishing a situation and introducing the narrator and/or characters
Events
Write a narrative
Organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally
Recount two or more appropriately sequenced events
Recount a well elaborated event or short sequence of events
Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts and feelings to develop experiences and events to show the response of characters situations
Use dialogue and descriptions to develop experiences or events to show the responses of characters to situations
Include some details regarding what happened
Include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings
Transitions
Use temporal words to signal event order
Use temporal words and phrases to signal event order
Use a variety of transitional words and phrases to manage the sequence of events
Vocabulary
Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely
Conclusion
Provide some sense of closure
Provide a sense of closure
Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events

5. I can write to tell a story.
1- 2nd Grade
2- 3rd Grade
3- 4th Grade
4- 5th Grade
Introduction
Establish a situation and introduce a narrator
Orient the read by establishing a situation and introducing the narrator and/or characters
Events
Write a narrative
Organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally
Recount a well elaborated event or short sequence of events
Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts and feelings to develop experiences and events to show the response of characters situations
Use dialogue and descriptions to develop experiences or events to show the responses of characters to situations
Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, description, and pacing, to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations
Include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings
Transitions
Use temporal words to signal event order
Use temporal words and phrases to signal event order
Use a variety of transitional words and phrases to manage the sequence of events
Use a variety of transitional words, phrases or clauses to manage the sequence of events
Vocabulary
Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely
Conclusion
Provide some sense of closure
Provide a sense of closure
Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events

6. I can write to tell a story.
1- 3rd Grade
2- 4th Grade
3- 5th Grade
4- 6th Grade
Introduction
Establish a situation and introduce a narrator
Orient the read by establishing a situation and introducing the narrator and/or characters
Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and introducing a narrator and/or characters
Events
Organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally
Organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically
Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts and feelings to develop experiences and events to show the response of characters situations
Use dialogue and descriptions to develop experiences or events to show the responses of characters to situations
Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, description, and pacing, to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations
Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing and description, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters
Transitions
Use temporal words and phrases to signal event order
Use a variety of transitional words and phrases to manage the sequence of events
Use a variety of transitional words, phrases or clauses to manage the sequence of events
Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another
Vocabulary
Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely
Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to convey experiences and events
Conclusion
Provide a sense of closure
Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events