Generates writing ideas in French using pre-writing strategies (e.g., with a web, a graphic organizer, or a list).

Selects, with support, a graphic organizer for planning, based on the text type.

Selects the audiences for which a text is intended from a list of possibilities (e.g., students in the class, or other students in the school).

Selects, with support, reference material to help locate an equivalent word or expression (e.g., an English-French dictionary, a word wall, a personal vocabulary list, or an illustrated dictionary).

Relies on several models, with support, to write a 10 -12 sentence, two-paragraph expository, narrative or procedural text.

Proofreads the text with support for accuracy and meaning.

Implements changes to the text based on a conference with the teacher leading to a final copy.

Connects stages of the writing process to visual models, such as un diagramme en toile d'araignée (a web), un brouillon (draft), une correction (edits), une copie finale (final copy).

Evaluates own or another student's written work based on the descriptors in a French rubric, or from a French checklist.

Sets goals, with support, for the next writing experience.

Selects written texts for inclusion in an assessment portfolio.