Grade 1 · English Language Arts · Unit 15 of 16
Plan and Write
Plan, put ideas in order, and make writing clearer.
What your child practises
Practises planning writing by drawing and talking, putting ideas in order, grouping ideas that belong together, showing feelings in writing, improving after feedback, and knowing different kinds of writing.
Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: ELA.1.C1.1, ELA.1.C1.2, ELA.1.C1.3, ELA.1.C1.4, ELA.1.C1.5, ELA.1.C2.1, ELA.1.C2.4, ELA.1.C2.5, ELA.1.C3.1, ELA.1.C3.5 · planning, kinds of writing, organizing ideas, personal voice, feedback, forming letters and using more than one mode
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Which comes first in a story?
- end
- last page
- beginning
beginning
Hint: Stories start at the beginning.
Question 2
Which could be added to a story to make it more fun?
- a drawing
- a hole
- a smudge
a drawing
Hint: Pictures add meaning.
Question 3
Which words go together in a list about fruit?
- apple, pear, plum
- apple, chair, plum
- pear, desk, plum
apple, pear, plum
Hint: Group related ideas.
Question 4
Which word helps you tell what happens at the end?
- Last
- Under
- First
Last
Hint: Last tells the end.
Question 5
Which of these is a sentence that tells a feeling?
- I am happy!
- I.
- happy am
I am happy!
Hint: A sentence tells a whole thought.
Question 6
Which kind of writing tries to make a reader agree with you?
- persuasive writing
- a shopping list
- a map
persuasive writing
Hint: Persuasive writing gives reasons.