- Kindergarten Quarterly Benchmarks – Opinion
ELA CCSS: K.W.1, K.L.1, K.L.2
Revised & Adapted from DMA Writing Benchmarks March 2016
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter
Process
(with guidance and support
Plan depicts a sketch of a
preference or opinion
Adds on to plan after talking
with teacher or peers about
piece and before writing
Begins to match oral words with
written text (points to a word as
spoken)
Teacher may publish piece
Plan depicts a sketch of a
preference or opinion
Adds on to plan after talking
with teacher or peers about
piece and before writing
Matches oral words with written
text
Identifies an audience/specific
re...
K Opinion Benchmarks 2016.pdf 
