Specific

Students will be able to:

1.1. create a single paragraph.
1.2. develop a topic sentence and include simple supporting facts and details
1.3. write legibly in cursive or joined italic, adhering to margins and correct spacing between letters in a word and words in a
      sentence.
1.4. use the forms of writing (e.g., personal letter, letter to the editor, review, poem, report, narrative) to create multiple-paragraph
      expository compositions.
1.5. use a variety of effective and coherent organizational patterns, including comparison and contrast; organization by categories;
      and arrangement by spatial order, order of importance, or climactic order.
2.1 spell words using the standard spelling system.
2.2 develop and edit selected Kosraean stories using the standard spelling system.
2.3 use the Kosraean-Dictionary to identify alternative word choices, sentence types and structure and meanings.
3.1 translate Kosraean reading materials through writing.
4.1 edit and revise manuscripts to improve the meaning and focus of writing by adding, deleting, consolidating, clarifying, and
     rearranging words and sentences.
5.1 use organizational features of printed text (e.g., citations, end notes, bibliographic references) to locate relevant information.
5.2 use clear research questions and coherent research methods (e.g., library, electronic media, personal interview) to elicit and
     present evidence from primary and secondary sources.
5.3 write papers with appropriate research, organizational, and drafting strategies.
6.1 write one story appropriate for teaching story in the heritage language at various elementary grade levels.