Poetry Project 2006
State Standards
Implemented by the Poetry Project
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1.0. WRITING STRATEGIES:
- Students write clear, coherent sentences and paragraphs that develop a central idea.
- Their writing shows they consider the audience and purpose.
- Students progress through the stages of the writing process e.g., prewriting, drafting, revising, editing successive versions).
Organization and Focus:
1.1 Select a focus, an organizational structure, and a point of view based
upon purpose, audience, length, and format requirements.
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Standard 1: Students will understand and respond to a wide variety of text.
Standard 2:Students will compose clear text in a variety of forms for many purposes.
Standard 3:Voice- All students will demonstrate the power and effectiveness of their voice through language arts.
Standard 4:Construct and Convey Meaning through Text.
Standard 5:Communicators- All students will be effective communicators in varied settings for varied purposes.
Standard 8:Community as a laboratory - All students
will develop and apply their language skills using the community as the
learning laboratory.
Standard 9:Community/Democratic Society - All students
will use language arts to make connections, see patterns, and
demonstrate understanding of enduring issues and recurring problems
through universal themes.
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Washington State
Essential Academic Learning Requirements for Writing:
- The student writes clearly and effectively.
- The student writes in a variety of forms for different audiences and
purposes.
- The student understands and uses the steps of the writing process.
- The student analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of written work.
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Florida State Standards: Writing
L.A.B.1.1.3-refines previously learned knowledge and skills related to basic editing skills with increasingly complex assignments and tasks
L.A.B.2.1.2-knows purpose for writing; writes to a specific audience
L.A.B.2.1.4-uses an organizational structure in writing
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Standards for 5th grade
Based on the Georgia QCC (Quality Core Curriculum)
- Standard: Communicates ideas by using the writing process.
- Standard: Uses descriptive words and phrases.
- Standard: Uses various organizational strategies, styles, and purposes.
- Standard: Uses available technology to assist in writing.
- Standard: Experiences traditional and contemporary literature through a variety of media.
- Standard: Identifies literary forms (e.g., fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama).
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Writing Expectations from The Ontario Curriculum
- communicates ideas for specific purposes (2e1)
- revises and edits work, using feedback from the teacher and peers (3e7)
- produces short pieces of writing using simple forms (2e4)
- produces pieces of writing using a variety of forms (3e5)
- organizes ideas in a logical sequence (2e2)
- uses words from their oral vocabulary, personal word lists, and class lists compiled through brainstorming (2e21)
- selects and correctly uses the format suited to purpose for writing (e.g., letter, e-mail, chart) (3e27)
- prints legibly (2e25)
- begins to write more elaborate sentences by using adjectives and adverbs (2e3)
- proofreads and corrects final drafts (3e8)
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