Parents:
This year your child will work toward the following writing goals:
produce a piece of writing that focuses on a topic
expand some ideas with details
consider the audience for his/her writing
use developmental spelling for some words and conventional spelling for all “WORD WALL” words
include capital letters at the beginning of sentences, for names and “I”
include appropriate end marks
demonstrate his/her best quality work—including detailed pictures
share writing with peers
answer questions about their writing