3 Types of Common Core Writing
GRADE 1
Focus
Organization
Support
Opinion
Introduce a topic and state an
opinion
Include only relevant details
Responds with all statements
related to the prompt
Write an
introduction. State an
opinion. Provide
some sense of
closure.
Supply a
reason for the
opinion
Style
Grammar/Convention
s
Capitalize names of
people.
Use end punctuation
for sentences.
Informational
/Explanatory
Introduce a topic with at least
one fact
Include at least one detail
Respond with all statements
related to the prompt
Name the topic.
Sequence events
Provide some sense
of closure.
Supply some
facts.
Narrative
Introduce an experience or event
Include only relevant details
Recount sequence of two or
more events/details
Responds with all statements
related to the prompt
Introduce the
experience or event.
Provide some sense
of closure.
Develop an
experience
with 2 or
more
events/details
that describe
what
happened.
Use conventional
spelling for words
with common spelling
patterns and for
frequently occurring
irregular words.
Spell untaught words
phonetically, drawing
on phonemic
awareness and
spelling conventions.