<p> Sample I Can Statements (aligned to Core Standards) First Grade Writing</p><p>First graders will be participating in many writing activities this year. Research has shown that writing and reading are very closely connected. When students are working on writing, they are growing as readers. First grade teachers have identified what we want the children to be able to do by the end of the school year. These are our “I Can” statements for writing (which are aligned with the Common Core Standards):</p><p>. I can write an opinion story in which I state an opinion, give a reason and write a closing sentence. . I can write a feature article in which I name a topic, write facts and write a closing sentence. . I can write a story with 2 or more sequenced events using transition words and a closing sentence. . I can participate in shared writing. . I can write stories using technology. . I can take part in shared research and write about what I learned. . I can write an answer to a question. . I can print all upper and lower case letters. . I can use parts of speech correctly when writing and speaking (nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, conjunctions, articles and prepositions). . I can write a complete sentence. . I can capitalize proper nouns. . I can use punctuation correctly when writing. . I can spell first grade words correctly. . I can spell hard words using the sounds I hear.</p><p>Types of Writing</p><p>The students will be working on many different types of writing throughout the school year. As we work on these kinds of writing we will be focusing on the “I Can” statements above.</p><p> Modeled Writing (teacher demonstrating good writing)  Shared Writing (teachers and students writing together)  Independent Writing  Journals  Personal Narratives (stories about yourself)  Literary Stories (fiction stories)  Poems  Letters  How-To Articles  Feature Articles (reports)  Persuasive Writing  Reflective Writing (writing about what you have learned)  Response Writing (writing in response to a book, science experiment or other classroom activity)  On Demand Writing (students are given a writing task that they complete on their own) 5th Grade Writing (Prompts/I Cans for Month of August) </p>