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Program of Studies
Elementary K-6 Language Arts Scope and Sequence

Elementary Language Arts

Components of our elementary language arts program present possibilities, raise awareness, and provide direct instruction in what constitutes a balanced literacy program.  These components are organized by the teacher and students and include the following:

  • Dialogue and discussion
  • Independent reading
  • Reading aloud
  • Shared reading
  • Shared writing
  • Guided reading
  • Guided writing
  • Writing Workshop

The literacy framework reflects the scope of knowledge, skills and strategies taught and monitored at K-6 grade levels.  It articulates language arts expectations and provides a guide for the teaching of literacy skills throughout all content areas.  These literacy expectations are included in the literacy framework in the areas of writing process, writing genre, mechanics, grammar and reference skills.

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Writing: Process

Prewriting

Kdg.

Gr. 1

Gr. 2

Gr. 3

Gr. 4

Gr. 5

Gr. 6
Brainstorming and Selecting a Topic

X

X

X

X

X

X

X
Gathering Information

X

X

X

X

X

X

X
Organizing Information

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Drafting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Considering the Task

X

X

X

X

X

X

X
Considering the Audience

 

 

 

X

X

X

X
Considering the Purpose (to describe, persuade, entertain, inform, to reflect)

 

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X
Considering Formal and Informal Situations

 

 

 

 

 

X

X
Development of Beginning, Middle and Ending

X

X

X

X

X

X

X
Deciding Title

X

X

X

X

X

X

X
Using Vivid Words (colorful words, sensory images, similes, metaphors, personification)

 

 

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X
Using Exact/Precise Words

 

 

 

 

X

X

X
Replacing Trite Words, Overused Words, Clichés

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

X

 

X

Responding and Revising

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Using Details to Tell Who, What, When, Where, Why, How

 

 

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

 

X
Using Examples

 

 

 

X

X

X

X
Using Dialogue

 

 

 

X

X

X

X
Quoting from written/reference material

 

 

 

 

 

X

X
Using Comparisons (Analogies, similes, metaphors)

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

X

 

X
Checking accuracy of Information

 

 

 

X

X

X

X
Checking Organization

 

 

 

X

X

X

X
Keeping to the Topic

 

 

 

X

X

X

X
Joining Related Sentences into a Paragraph

 

 

 

  

 

X

X
Using Effective Transition

 

 

 

 

 

X

X
Checking Language

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Correcting Run-on Sentences

 

 

X

X

X

X

X

Correcting Sentence Fragments

 

 

 

 

 

X

X
Combining Sentences

 

 

 

 

X

X

X
Varying Sentence Structure/Word Order

 

 

 

 

X

X

X
 Varying Sentence Length

 

 

 

 

X

X

X
Using Consistent Verb Tense

 

 

 

 

 

X

X
Avoiding Wordy Language

 

 

 

 

X

X

X

Proof Reading

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Capitalization

X

X

X

X

X

X

X
Punctuation

X

X

X

X

X

X

X
Grammar

 

 

 

X

X

X

X
Usage

 

 

 

X

X

X

X
Spelling

 

 

X

X

X

X

X

Publishing

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

Desk Top Publishing *

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Desktop Publishing integrates word processing skills with language arts.  It is an alternative to paper and pencil tasks that begins at the first grade level.  It includes the incorporating of graphics, design page layouts and text enhancements for the production of publications such as newsletters, reports, stories, sign posters and books.

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

Basic Word Processing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Create Information

X

X

X

X

X

X

X
Edit Information

 

 

X

X

X

X

X
Save Information

 

 

X

X

X

X

X
Print Information on the Computer

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Advanced Word Processing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Text Formatting (fonts, print size, bold face, italics, underline and justification.)

 

 

 

 

 

X

X
Copy text from one place to another

 

 

 

 

 

X

X
Utilize a Spell checker (on-line)

 

 

 

 

X

X

X
Utilize a thesaurus (on-line)

 

 

 

 

X

X

X

Computer Graphics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Load graphics

 

X

X

X

X

X

X
Print graphics

 

X

X

X

X

X

X
Incorporate graphics

 

X

X

X

X

X

X
Incorporate graphics into a word processing document

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

WRITING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GENRE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Journaling/Learning Logs

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Narrative

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Understands Story Structure

X

X

X

X

X

X

X
Develops Personal Narratives

 

X

X

X

X

X

X
Develops Paragraphs

 

 

 

X

X

X

X
Writes Stories

X

X

X

X

X

X

X
Creates Good Characters

 

 

 

X

X

X

X
Writes Effective Dialogue

 

 

 

X

X

X

X
Establishes a Point of View

 

 

 

 

X

X

X
Creates a Mood

 

 

 

 

 

X

X
Foreshadows Action

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

Expository Writing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Develops Paragraphs

 

 

X

X

X

X

X
Writes Letters, Invitations, Thank You Notes

X

X

X

X

X

X

X
Writes Business Letters

 

 

 

 

X

X

X
Reports News Stories

 

 

 

 

X

X

X
Writes Explanations/Directions

 

 

 

 

X

X

X
Develops Research Reports

 

 

X

X

X

X

X
Books Shares/Literary Letters

 

 

 

X

X

X

X
Develops Essays

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

Descriptive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Develops Paragraphs

 

 

X

X

X

X

X
Writes Stories

X

X

X

X

X

X

X
Reflects on Writing, Goal Setting

X

X

X

X

X

X

X
Creates Poetry

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

Persuasive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Develops Paragraphs

 

 

 

X

X

X

X
Develops Essays

 

 

 

 

 

 

X
Writes Business Letters

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

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Writing: Mechanics

 

Kdg.

Gr. 1

Gr. 2

Gr. 3

Gr. 4

Gr. 5

Gr. 6

Capitalization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Word of a Sentence

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Pronoun “I”

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Proper Nouns and Adjectives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Calendar Items

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

Days

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

Months

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

Holidays

 

X

X

X

X

X

X
People’s Names

X

X

X

X

X

X

X
Titles of People

 

X

X

X

X

X

X
Initials

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

Titles (Books, Stories, TV shows)

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

Place Names (Cities, States, etc.)

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

Abbreviations

 

 

X

X

X

X

X

Organizations

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

Languages

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

Historical Events

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

Letter Parts

 

 

X

X

X

X

X

Envelopes

 

 

X

X

X

X

X

Outline Form

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

Direct Quotations

 

 

 

 

X

X

X

Bibliographic Form

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

Punctuation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indentation

 

 

X

X

X

X

X

Period:

 

 

 

 

 

 

X
To End Declarative/Telling Sentences

X

X

X

X

X

X

X
To End Imperative Sentences

 

 

X

X

X

X

X
In Titles and Abbreviations

 

 

X

X

X

X

X
In Outline Form

 

 

 

 

 

X

X
In Bibliographic Form

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

Question Mark

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Exclamation Point

X