Virginia 2nd Grade ELA Standards in Writing

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W Writing

• W.2.9 The student will maintain legible printing and begin to make the transition to cursive.
  • W.2.9.a Begin to write capital and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
  • W.2.9.b Begin to sign his/her first and last names.
  • W.2.9.EU.1 understand that legible printing is an important tool of written communication.
  • W.2.9.EKSP.1 write legibly
  • W.2.9.EKSP.2 space words in sentences
  • W.2.9.EKSP.3 space sentences in writing
  • W.2.9.EKSP.4 learn basic strokes for cursive.
• W.2.10 The student will write in a variety of forms to include narrative, descriptive, opinion, and expository.
  • W.2.10.a Understand writing as a process.
  • W.2.10.b Identify audience and purpose.
  • W.2.10.c Use prewriting strategies to generate ideas before writing.
  • W.2.10.d Use strategies for organization according to the type of writing.
  • W.2.10.e Organize writing to include a beginning, middle, and end.
  • W.2.10.f Write facts about a subject to support a main idea.
  • W.2.10.g Write to express an opinion and provide a reason for support.
  • W.2.10.h Expand writing to include descriptive detail.
  • W.2.10.i Revise writing for clarity.
  • W.2.10.EU.1 understand that writers use the writing process including planning, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing
  • W.2.10.EU.2 understand that written communication should be well-planned and clear to the reader.
  • W.2.10.EKSP.1 identify the intended audience and purpose for writing (e.g., letters, stories, emails, journals, directions)
  • W.2.10.EKSP.2 generate ideas and organize information before writing
  • W.2.10.EKSP.3 participate in shared writing projects
  • W.2.10.EKSP.4 write informative/explanatory pieces that introduce the topic, use facts or opinions, and provide a concluding statement
  • W.2.10.EKSP.5 write narratives describing events with details, sequence, and a closure
  • W.2.10.EKSP.6 develop writing by focusing on one topic
  • W.2.10.EKSP.7 write complete sentences
  • W.2.10.EKSP.8 begin to compose, organize, and format paragraphs
  • W.2.10.EKSP.9 use adjectives to elaborate and expand simple sentences
  • W.2.10.EKSP.10 describe events, ideas, and personal stories with descriptive details
  • W.2.10.EKSP.11 use time-order words, such as first, next, then, and last, to sequence and organize writing
  • W.2.10.EKSP.12 produce and expand complete simple and compound sentences (e.g., The girl listened to the music. The little girl listened to the loud music.)
  • W.2.10.EKSP.13 strengthen writing as needed by revising writing, staying on topic, and including details
  • W.2.10.EKSP.14 consult reference materials to check and correct spelling
  • W.2.10.EKSP.15 avoid stringing ideas together with and or then.
• W.2.11 The student will edit writing for capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and Standard English.
  • W.2.11.a Recognize and use complete sentences.
  • W.2.11.b Use and punctuate declarative, interrogative, and exclamatory sentences.
  • W.2.11.c Capitalize all proper nouns and the word I.
  • W.2.11.d Use singular and plural nouns and pronouns.
  • W.2.11.e Use apostrophes in contractions and possessives.
  • W.2.11.f Use contractions and singular possessives.
  • W.2.11.g Use knowledge of simple abbreviations.
  • W.2.11.h Use correct spelling for commonly used sight words, including compound words and regular plurals.
  • W.2.11.i Use commas in salutation and closing of a letter.
  • W.2.11.j Use past and present verbs.
  • W.2.11.k Use adjectives correctly.
  • W.2.11.EU.1 understand that proper grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling contribute to the meaning of writing.
  • W.2.11.EKSP.1 punctuate declarative, interrogative, and exclamatory sentences with a period, question mark, or exclamation point
  • W.2.11.EKSP.2 capitalize the word I, all proper nouns, and words at the beginning of sentences
  • W.2.11.EKSP.3 use frequently occurring irregular plural nouns (e.g., feet, children, teeth, fish)
  • W.2.11.EKSP.4 use apostrophes to form contractions and common singular possessives
  • W.2.11.EKSP.5 identify simple abbreviations, including those for titles (e.g., Mr., Mrs., Ms., and Dr.), calendar words (e.g., Jan., Feb., Mon., Tue.), and address words (e.g., St., Rd.)
  • W.2.11.EKSP.6 use commas in the salutation (e.g., Dear Tyrell,) and closing (e.g., Sincerely) of a letter.