South Carolina 3rd Grade ELA Standards in Writing

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W Writing

• W.MCC Meaning, Context, and Craft
  • W.MCC.1 Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
    • W.MCC.1.1 Write opinion pieces that:
      • W.MCC.1.1.a introduce the topic or text, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure that includes reasons;
      • W.MCC.1.1.b use information from multiple print and multimedia sources;
      • W.MCC.1.1.c organize supporting reasons logically;
      • W.MCC.1.1.d use transitional words or phrases to connect opinions and reasons;
      • W.MCC.1.1.e develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing building on personal ideas and the ideas of others;
      • W.MCC.1.1.f use paraphrasing and original language to avoid plagiarism; and
      • W.MCC.1.1.g provide a concluding statement or section.
  • W.MCC.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
    • W.MCC.2.1 Write informative/explanatory texts that:
      • W.MCC.2.1.a introduce a topic and group related information together;
      • W.MCC.2.1.b use information from multiple print and multimedia sources;
      • W.MCC.2.1.c include illustrations to aid comprehension;
      • W.MCC.2.1.d develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details;
      • W.MCC.2.1.e develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing building on personal ideas and the ideas of others;
      • W.MCC.2.1.f use paraphrasing and original language to avoid plagiarism;
      • W.MCC.2.1.g use transition words and phrases to connect ideas within categories of information;
      • W.MCC.2.1.h develop a style and tone authentic to the purpose; and
      • W.MCC.2.1.i provide a concluding statement or section.
  • W.MCC.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective techniques, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
    • W.MCC.3.1 Gather ideas from texts, multimedia, and personal experience to write narratives that:
      • W.MCC.3.1.a develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences;
      • W.MCC.3.1.b establish a situation and introduce a narrator and/or characters;
      • W.MCC.3.1.c organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally;
      • W.MCC.3.1.d use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and events or show the response of characters to situations;
      • W.MCC.3.1.e develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing building on personal ideas and the ideas of others;
      • W.MCC.3.1.f use temporal words and phrases to signal event order;
      • W.MCC.3.1.g use imagery, precise words, and sensory details to develop characters and convey experiences and events; and
      • W.MCC.3.1.h provide a sense of closure.
• W.L Language
  • W.L.4 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing and speaking.
    • W.L.4.1 When writing:
      • W.L.4.1.a show knowledge of the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs;
      • W.L.4.1.b form and use regular and irregular plural nouns; use abstract nouns;
      • W.L.4.1.c form and use regular and irregular verbs;
      • W.L.4.1.d form and use the simple verb tenses;
      • W.L.4.1.e ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement;
      • W.L.4.1.f form and use comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs, and choose between them depending on what is to be modified;
      • W.L.4.1.g form and use prepositional phrases;
      • W.L.4.1.h use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions; and
      • W.L.4.1.i produce simple, compound, and complex sentences.
  • W.L.5 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
    • W.L.5.1 Capitalize appropriate words in titles, historical periods, company names, product names, and special events.
    • W.L.5.2 Use:
      • W.L.5.2.a apostrophes to form contractions and singular and plural possessives;
      • W.L.5.2.b quotation marks to mark direct speech; and
      • W.L.5.2.c commas in locations and addresses, to mark direct speech, and with coordinating adjectives.
    • W.L.5.3 Use conventional spelling for high-frequency words, previously studied words, and for adding suffixes to base words.
    • W.L.5.4 Use spelling patterns and generalizations.
    • W.L.5.5 Consult print and multimedia sources to check and correct spellings.
• W.RC Range and Complexity
  • W.RC.6 Write independently, legibly, and routinely for a variety of tasks, purposes, and audiences over short and extended time frames.
    • W.RC.6.1 Write routinely and persevere in writing tasks:
      • W.RC.6.1.a over short and extended time frames;
      • W.RC.6.1.b for a range of domain-specific tasks;
      • W.RC.6.1.c for a variety of purposes and audiences; and
      • W.RC.6.1.d by adjusting the writing process for the task, increasing the length and complexity.
    • W.RC.6.4 Continue to develop effective keyboarding skills.
    • W.RC.6.5 Connect upper- and lower-case letters efficiently and proportionately in cursive handwriting.