Write informative texts that introduce the topic, convey information clearly, develop the topic with details using precise language, organize information into paragraphs with transitions, and provide a conclusion
Write opinion pieces that state an opinion, provide reasons supported by facts, use precise words, and create an organizational structure with a conclusion
Write narrative pieces that develop real or imagined events, introduce a narrator and characters, use dialog and descriptions to convey character responses, organize the sequence of events and provide closure, and choose words carefully
Draw evidence from texts to support analysis and reflection
Use technology to produce and publish writing
Conduct research and gather information from sources which are documented
Apply conventions of grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling
Develop and strengthen writing by planning, revising, and editing
