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Draw, dictate, and write to compose longer literary texts (e.g., story) and informational texts (e.g., an information report on dogs), collaboratively with an adult (e.g., joint construction of texts), with peers, and independently using appropriate text organization.

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Draw, dictate, and write to compose very short literary texts (e.g., story) and informational texts (e.g., a description of a dog), using familiar vocabulary collaboratively in shared language activities with an adult (e.g., joint construction of texts), with peers, and sometimes independently.

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Distinguish how multiple different words with similar meaning (e.g., walk, march, strut, prance) produce shades of meaning and a different effect.

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Distinguish how two different frequently used words (e.g., describing an action with the verb walk versus run) produce a different effect.

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No standard for kindergarten.

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No standard for kindergarten.

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Distinguish how multiple different words with similar meaning (e.g., big, large, huge, enormous, gigantic) produce shades of meaning and a different effect on the audience.

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Distinguish how two different frequently used words (e.g., large versus small) produce a different effect on the audience.

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Condense clauses in a variety of ways (e.g., through embedded clauses and other condensing, for example, through embedded clauses as in She’s a doctor. She’s amazing. She saved the animals. → She’s the amazing doctor who saved the animals) to create precise and detailed sentences in shared language activities guided by the teacher and independently.

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Condense clauses in simple ways (e.g., changing: I like blue. I like red. I like purple → I like blue, red, and purple) to create precise and detailed sentences in shared language activities guided by the teacher and sometimes independently.