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discuss elements of drama such as characters and setting;

discuss the author's purpose for writing text;

discuss how the use of text structure contributes to the author's purpose;

the central idea and supporting evidence with adult assistance;

discuss with adult assistance the author's use of print and graphic features to achieve specific purposes;

features and simple graphics to locate or gain information; and

discuss how the author uses words that help the reader visualize; and

organizational patterns such as chronological order and description with adult assistance;

listen to and experience first- and third-person texts.

recognize characteristics of persuasive text with adult assistance and state what the author is trying to persuade the reader to think or do; and

recognize characteristics of multimodal and digital texts.

plan a first draft by generating ideas for writing such as by drawing and brainstorming;

discuss the author's purpose for writing text;

organizing with structure; and

discuss how the use of text structure contributes to the author's purpose;

developing an idea with specific and relevant details;

discuss with adult assistance the author's use of print and graphic features to achieve specific purposes;

revise drafts by adding details in pictures or words;

discuss how the author uses words that help the reader visualize; and

listen to and experience first- and third-person texts.

complete sentences with subject-verb agreement;

past and present verb tense;

plan a first draft by generating ideas for writing such as by drawing and brainstorming;

singular, plural, common, and proper nouns;

adjectives, including articles;

organizing with structure; and

adverbs that convey time;

developing an idea with specific and relevant details;

prepositions;

revise drafts by adding details in pictures or words;

pronouns, including subjective, objective, and possessive cases;

capitalization for the beginning of sentences and the pronoun "I";

complete sentences with subject-verb agreement;

punctuation marks at the end of declarative, exclamatory, and interrogative sentences; and

past and present verb tense, including the difference between ser and estar;

correct spelling of words with grade-appropriate orthographic patterns and rules and high-frequency words with adult assistance; and

singular, plural, common, and proper nouns, including gender-specific articles;

publish and share writing.

adjectives, including articles;

adverbs that convey time;

dictate or compose literary texts, including personal narratives and poetry;

prepositions;

dictate or compose informational texts, including procedural texts; and

pronouns, including the use of personal and possessive pronouns, and the difference in the use of formal pronoun usted and informal pronoun tú;

dictate or compose correspondence such as thank you notes or letters.

capitalization for the beginning of sentences;

punctuation marks at the end of declarative sentences and at the beginning and end of exclamatory and interrogative sentences; and

generate questions for formal and informal inquiry with adult assistance;

correct spelling of words with grade-appropriate orthographic patterns and rules with adult assistance; and

develop and follow a research plan with adult assistance;

publish and share writing.

identify and gather relevant sources and information to answer the questions with adult assistance;

demonstrate understanding of information gathered with adult assistance; and

dictate or compose literary texts, including personal narratives and poetry;

use an appropriate mode of delivery, whether written, oral, or multimodal, to present results.