Bath School Department 2003 - 2007
Content Area: English Language Arts

Grade K

Content Standard: G. Stylistic and Rhetorical Aspects of Writing and Speaking
Students will use stylistic and rhetorical aspects of writing and speaking to explore ideas, the present lines of thought, to represent and reflect on human experience, and to communicate feelings, knowledge, and opinions.
Common Assessment:

Performance Indicators
Students will be able to:

Essential Elements

(Specific grade level learning objectives)

Suggested
Performance Activities

Suggested
Assessments

Vocabulary

1. Dictate or write stories or essays which convey basic ideas, have sequences that make sense, and show evidence of a beginning, middle, and ending.

Students will begin to explore, organize, and communicate their ideas.

With teacher assistance, children will graph the beginning, middle, and end of a story.

Children will retell a story independently using the concepts of beginning, middle, and end to frame the story.

retell
beginning
middle
end