- Kindergarten and First Grade Quarterly Benchmark Continuum - Personal Narrative
Revised & Adapted from DMA Writing Benchmarks March 2016
First Quarter
Second
Quarter
Third Quarter Fourth Quarter First Quarter
Second
Quarter
Third Quarter Fourth Quarter
Process
(with guidance and support)
Knows the story
before drawing
Articulates story
elements before
drawing
Willingly adds
important details to
the story
Adept at using basic
shapes (circle,
triangle, square,
rectangle) to create
a recognizable
picture
Articulates story
elements before
drawing
Draws detailed
picture before writing
Has stories/
experiences to write
about
Sketches a pictu...