Standard W1
Standard W2
Standard W3
Writing process
BUF
Grade level Standards
100
This type of writing lets the writer express a personal belief or preference about a topic.
What is opinion writing?
100
This type of writing explains a topic or gives facts, often used in subjects like science or history.
What is informative or explanatory writing?
100
In narrative writing, this helps readers know when events are happening, using words like "first," "next," "then," and "finally."
What are temporal words?
100
This is the process of making corrections to improve grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
What is editing?
100
This type of document contains our Content, reading and writing standards, both languages, Units, Essential questions.
What is our Map?
100
At this grade level, students start using dialogue and descriptive details to develop events in a narrative
What is 3rd grade?
200
This is the sentence that states the writer’s viewpoint or belief in opinion writing.
What is the opinion statement?
200
In informative writing, this is the first sentence that introduces the topic to readers.
What is the topic sentence?
200
This is the term for the moment when a narrative’s problem is resolved or the story comes to a close.
What is the conclusion?
200
This step in the writing process involves planning the main ideas and organization of the writing before drafting.
What is brainstorming or prewriting?
200
This type of document contains our Biliteracy units in sequential chunks for easier planning.
What is the sequence chart?
200
In this grade, students learn to recount a well-elaborated event introduce a narrator and organize events in sequence to create a story.
What is 2nd grade?
300
In opinion writing, these are reasons given to support the writer’s viewpoint.
What are supporting reasons?
300
These sentences provide additional information or details that support the main idea in an informative piece.
What are supporting details?
300
In a narrative, this element includes details about what characters see, hear, or feel to make the story more engaging.
What is sensory detail?
300
When a writer reads their work aloud or to a partner to check for flow and errors, this is known as _____.
What is revising?
300
This Formative assessment is always present when we teach and it is what starts every single one of our units and sequences.
What is Formative Assessment 1- Oracy Building?
300
Students at this grade level paraphrase their notes.
What is 4th grade?
400
This type of word connects opinions with reasons, like “because,” “since,” and “for example.”
What are linking words?
400
This part of an informative paragraph wraps up the main idea and reinforces the information provided
What is the concluding sentence?
400
When a character in a story learns something or changes, this is often called the story’s _____.
What is the theme or lesson?
400
In first grade, students learn to capitalize the first word of a sentence and this type of word that represents a person, place, or thing.
What is a proper noun?
400
Name 3 Biliteracy Strategies.
400
This grade requires students to engage in multiple steps of the writing process, including brainstorming, drafting, revising, editing, rewriting, and publishing.
What is 5th grade?
500
This grade level requires students to support their opinion with evidence or facts, not just personal preference.
What is 4th grade?
500
This type of writing explains a topic or gives facts, often seen starting in this grade level.
What is Kindergarten?
500
At this grade level, students start using dialogue and descriptive details to develop events in a narrative.
What is 3rd grade?
500
For publishing, a final version of the piece is completed after the processes of revising and editing. This is called the _____.
What is the final draft?
500
These Department of California Education documents are where our Social Studies and Science standards and Units came from when creating the BUFs?
What are the History and Social Studies and Science Frameworks?
500
In thisgradel level students start the multiple-paragraph texts.
What is 4th grade?