Writing Across the Grade Levels 1-8
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 Indicates forms of writing cited in indicators and/or to be ‘experimented with’
Indicates forms of writing cited in outcome
Grade 1
Descriptions
Explanation
5 sentences
Grade 2
Describe
Narratives
Explain
response
6 sentences
Grade 3
Grade 4
Describe
Narratives
Explain
Descriptive
Narrative
Expository
3 paragraphs
3-5 paragraphs
Polish at least 8 pieces
throughout the year
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Narrative
Expository
Persuasive
3-5 paragraphs
300 words
Describe
Narrate
Explain & inform
Persuade
Min 3-5 paragraphs
400-600 words
Describe
Narrate
Explain &inform
persuade
Min 5 paragraphs 500700 words
Write about familiar
events and experiences
in a minimum of five
sentences:
 Stories
 Short informational
texts
Write, using
appropriate and
relevant details in clear
and complete
sentences and
paragraphs of at least
sic sentences:
 Stories
 Poems
 Friendly letters
 Reports
 Observations
Write, with a clear
purpose, correct
paragraph structure
and interesting details
 A short report
 A procedure
 A letter
 A story
 A short script
 A poem
Use a writing process
to produce:
 descriptives
 Narratives
 Expository
compositions
(texts that
focus on a
central idea,
have a logical
order)
 explain point of
view, and give
reasons of
evidence
Write multi-paragraph
texts that clearly
develop topic and
provide transitions for
the reader:
 Narratives
(including stories
with dialogue)
 Expository
(including reports,
explanations,
letters and
requests)
 Persuasive
(including letters)
Write:
 to describe (a place)
 To narrate ( an
incident in a multiparagraph
composition &
friendly letter)
 To explain and inform
(multi-step directions
& a short report
explaining a problem
and providing a
solution)
 To persuade (support
a viewpoint or stand)
Write
 To describe ( a
person)
 To narrate ( an
imaginary incident
or story)
 To explain and
inform (news story,
factual account,
business letter)
 To persuade (in a
letter and in an
interpretation to a
text)
Create short texts with
own ideas following a
model:
 Informational texts
 Autobiographical
narratives
 Imaginative stories
 Poems
 Brief explanation
and descriptions
(accompanied by
pictures) of real
objects, persons,
and places
Write:
 Brief narratives
based on own
experience
 A response with
supporting details
from a text viewed,
listened to or read
 short pieces in the
form of reports that
describe and explain
familiar objects,
events, and
experiences.
Write compositions
 that describe &
explain familiar
objects &
experiences
 Narratives
 Descriptions that
use concrete
sensory details
 Personal letters,
thank-you notes,
invitations and logs
Write:
 Information reports
 Procedures
 Summaries
 Original text (poem,
plays, letter, etc.)
 Responses to texts
with support from
text & prior
knowledge
Experiment with
 poems
 Short script
 Journal entries
Experiment with:
 peer interview
 Presentation at an
assembly
 Poem
 Letter to parents
 Short review
Experiment with:
 descriptive poem
 Opinion piece
 Review
 Front page of a
newspaper
 Short script
Grade 8
Grade 9
ELA A10
ELA B10
ELA20
ELA A30
ELA B30
Describe
Narrate
Explain & inform
persuade
Min. 5 paragraphs 500800 words
Write
 To describe (a
landscape scene)
 To narrate a personal
story/anecdote &
historical narrative)
 To explain and
inform (in a
presentation of
findings, a
biography, a
documented
research report,
resume and covering
letter)
 To persuade (minidebate & review)
Describe
Narrate
Explain & inform
persuade
Approx. 1500 words
Informational
Literary
Informational
Literary
Informational
Literary
Informational
Literary
Informational
Literary
Write:
 To describe (a profile
of a character, a
description of a
scene)
 To narrate (a
narrative essay, a
personal essay)
 To explain and
inform (a researched
report, a multiparagraph letter)
 To persuade (a
review, a letter to
the editor)
Informational Writing
 an observation
report/eye-witness
account
 Inquiry, researched
or technical report
Informational Writing
 Biographical profile
 Problem-solution
essay
 Business letter
Informational Writing
 Essay of explanation
(a process,
instructions)
 Letter of application
 Essay of argument/
persuasion
Informational Writing
 Inquiry paper
 Scholarship
application and
essay
Informational Writing
 Position paper
(convincing
argument)
 Comparative essay
 Letter of Inquiry
Literary Writing
 Historical persona
essay
 Review
Literary Writing
 Fictionalized journal
entries
 Short script
Literary Writing
 Essay of reflection
(personal essay)
 Analysis of a literary
text
Literary Writing
 Real or invented
narrative
 Literary criticism
essay
Literary Writing
 Story or essay using
parody, satire,
and/or irony
 Critique of an
author’s style
Experiment with:
 Reader’s theatre
 Role play
 Humours
instructions
 Lyrical & narrative
poems
 Letters scripts
Experiment with:
 Debates
 Meetings
 Presentations to
unfamiliar
audiences
 Poetry
 Précis
 Short script
 Advice column
 Comic strip
Experiment with:
 memorandum
 legend
 poetry
Experiment with:
 Letter of complaint
 Obituary
 brochure
Experiment with
 Articles
 Radio dramatization
or documentary
Experiment with
 Minutes of a
meeting
 Chapter of novel
 Short story
Experiment with
 Proposal
 Script
 Letter o MP
(advocating change)