Grade Level Guide
Although Writing Adventures is a skill-based program, rather than grade level based, we created this guide to help our customers determine how the Writing Adventures System products develop writing skills throughout the elementary, middle school, and high school years. Visit our Common Core Standards alignment to see how each lesson plan and product aligns with the K-12 standards.
K-2nd Grade
(Teacher’s Manual, Master Toolkit, Workbook & Journal 1, Game Pack, Create-A- Story, Graphic Organizer Pad & Poster)
- Use drawings and Language Builders to identify elements and details in narratives and paragraphs
- Brainstorm language to learn and review parts of speech and build oral and written vocabulary
- Write and verbalize complete sentences to learn the conventions of standard English grammar
- Brainstorm, organize, and write narratives, opinion pieces, and informative explanatory texts
- Connect oral and written language for building comprehension skills
- Write to Read – Use the lessons and graphic organizers to create more writing opportunities before, during, and after the reading process
3rd – 5th Grade
(The Complete System: Teacher’s Manual, Master Toolkit, Workbook & Journal 1 and 2, Game Pack, Stepping Stones, Create-A- Story, Graphic Organizer Pad & Poster)
- Identify and describe characters, settings, plots, and themes in literature
- Identify the main idea and details within text
- Understand the connection between sentences within paragraphs for building comprehension skills
- Brainstorm, organize, and write opinion pieces and informative/explanatory texts (paragraphs and essays) that introduce a topic, utilize transition words to link ideas, and provide a conclusion
- Brainstorm, organize, and write narratives that include characters, settings, plots, dialogue, and lessons/morals
- Introduce, review, and master capitalization, punctuation, and aspects of standard English grammar
- Expand vocabulary and use of figurative language
- Edit for content, grammar, and style
- Write to Read – Use the lessons and graphic organizers to create more writing opportunities before, during, and after the reading process
6th – 8th Grade
(The Complete System: Teacher’s Manual, Master Toolkit, Workbook & Journal 1 and 2, Game Pack, Stepping Stones, Create-A-Story, Graphic Organizer Pad & Poster)
- Summarize texts and cite evidence in literature and informative/explanatory texts
- Identify plots within literature
- Introduce and support a claim
- Brainstorm, organize, and write informative/explanatory paragraphs and essays that include evidence, details, examples, transitions, and conclusions
- Brainstorm, organize, and write narratives that include characters, settings, plots, dialogue, and lessons/morals
- Brainstorm and incorporate expanded vocabulary, figurative language, and sensory language
- Demonstrate command of standard English grammar and usage
- Vary sentence structure for meaning, interest, and style
- Edit for content, grammar, and style
- Write to Read – Use the lessons and graphic organizers to create more writing opportunities before, during, and after the reading process
9th – 12th Grade and Adult Learners
(The Complete System: Teacher’s Manual, Master Toolkit, Workbook & Journal 1 and 2, Game Pack, Stepping Stones, Create-A- Story, Graphic Organizer Pad & Poster)
- Summarize details and determine and analyze themes in texts
- Develop, organize, and write claims
- Develop, organize, and write informative/explanatory paragraphs and essays with precise words and phrases, facts, examples, quotations, transitions, and conclusions
- Develop, organize, and write narratives that include settings, characters, plots, precise words and phrases, sensory language, and conclusion that resolves the conflict
- Strengthen writing skills
- Demonstrate command of standard English grammar and usage
- Vary sentence structure for meaning, interest, and style
- Edit for content, grammar, and style
- Write to Read – Use the lessons and graphic organizers to create more writing opportunities before, during, and after the reading process
