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Writing: Text Types and Purposes
Writing Workshop: Exploring Argument
Develop and organize a piece of argumentative writing that shows the relationships between the claim, counterclaims, and evidence.
Examine multiple forms of relevant evidence to support claims and counterclaims clearly and logically.
Formulate and write a thesis statement to support a claim.
Revise and edit argumentative writing for logic, style, grammar, and proper source citation.
Writing an Argument about How to Define Success
Develop a claim using strong reasons and evidence while addressing one or more counterclaims.
Introduce and establish the significance of a claim in an introduction.
Revise writing to eliminate biases, misconceptions, or fallacious reasoning.
Write an argumentative essay.
Writing Workshop: Argumentative Essay
Conduct appropriate research using multiple relevant print and digital sources and use a standard form of source citation.
Construct an argumentative essay that supports a specific claim or idea.
Organize and write a clear and coherent argumentative essay based on reason and evidence using a style that is appropriate to the purpose and audience.
Revise, edit, and rewrite for ideas, organization, and voice.
Writing an Argumentative Essay about an Ethical Issue
Anticipate and address counterclaims.
Introduce and develop claims using supporting evidence and rhetorical devices.
Revise writing to strengthen connections between ideas and maintain a formal style.
Writing an Argumentative Essay about a Tradition
Establish a position on a topic with supporting reasoning and evidence.
Revise to create a strong conclusion.
Write a well-supported argumentative essay.
Writing an Informative Essay about Heroic Qualities
Organize a topic and supporting evidence into cohesive segments.
Revise to include effective details and examples.
Write an informative essay with clearly-organized ideas.
Writing Workshop: Compare-Contrast Essay
Analyze the writing prompt as a prewriting strategy.
Edit writing to identify and correct spelling errors.
Revise writing to improve flow through sentence fluency and transitional elements.
Write an informative essay in which you compare and contrast proposals for a fundraiser.
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Writing Workshop: Effective Professional Communication
Produce arguments in writing that develop a thesis, address counterarguments, and provide effective conclusions.
Revise professional communications for appropriate format, voice, word choice, and tone.
Write a paragraph that states and supports claims.
Write persuasively to influence the attitudes or actions of a specific audience on a specific issue.
Writing a Research-Based Informative Essay about Language
Develop an analysis with researched evidence.
Organize complex ideas by using a thesis statement, developed paragraphs, and transitions.
Revise writing for formal style and a strong conclusion.
Writing a Personal Narrative about Fitting In
Brainstorm and sequence events in chronological order.
Revise to use descriptive details and sensory words.
Write an engaging personal narrative through the writing process.
Writing a Personal Narrative that Expresses Your Identity
Adjust the pacing of the narrative to engage readers.
Develop the narrative with dialogue and details.
Organize ideas and events clearly and logically.
Write a personal narrative.
Writing a Narrative about Overcoming a Challenge
Develop the point of view in an essay through dialogue.
Plan a narrative with a logical sequence of events.
Revise writing to add description.
Write a narrative essay about overcoming a challenge.
Writing a Narrative Application Essay
Analyze how a sequence of events can affect plot.
Develop a narrative with dialogue and description.
Revise writing to build precision and add a reflection.
Write a narrative essay about a hero.
Writing a Research-Based Argumentative Essay about Technology
Form a claim for an argumentative essay.
Research facts, quotations, and evidence to support a claim.
Respond to a counterclaim.
Revise writing to eliminate conflicting information, misconceptions, or bias.
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Writing Workshop: Visual Media Analysis
Create a five-paragraph media analysis essay.
Examine and identify a variety of persuasive media techniques.
Revise writing for ideas, use of source materials, and organization.
Write a media analysis paragraph.
Writing: Production and Distribution of Writing
Choosing Vocabulary
Apply skills to increase personal vocabulary.
Choose academic vocabulary for task, purpose, and audience.
Use vocabulary to develop style and tone.
Writing an E-mail about an Important Issue
Determine the audience, purpose, and tone for formal letter writing.
Organize an argument to communicate a viewpoint.
Structure a letter using conventions of formal letter writing.
Writing Coherent Sentences
Apply rules for agreement and parallelism of grammatical structures.
Choose words and phrases for effect and purpose.
Vary sentence structure.
Phrases and Clauses
Distinguish between phrases and clauses.
Place phrases and clauses appropriately within sentences.
Punctuate simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences.
Building Vocabulary: Word Roots, Affixes, and Reference Materials
Analyze word parts to determine meaning, spelling, and usage.
Recognize word roots and affixes.
Use reference materials to determine the correct spelling and usage of a word.
Using Resources and Reference Materials for Editing
Apply understanding of language usage and conventions.
Use references to resolve issues of word usage and syntax.
Use resources to distinguish between commonly confused words.
Speaking and Listening: Planning a Multimedia Presentation
Convey ideas clearly and effectively.
Plan a presentation that is appropriate for the topic, audience, and purpose.
Use multimedia to present ideas in an engaging and persuasive way.
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Skills Lesson: Gathering and Evaluating Sources
Examine the process of gathering sources and the importance of evaluating those sources.
Gather and evaluate multiple print and digital sources for authority, reliability, relevance, and objectivity.
Skills Lesson: Gathering Information
Differentiate between a quotation, a paraphrase, and a summary.
Identify different systems for organizing and tracking information and sources.
Writing a Literary Analysis Essay about Poetry
Analyze poetry and use the analysis to develop ideas.
Revise writing to include transitions and appropriate terminology.
Structure writing to present ideas and evidence.
Write an analytical essay.
Writing an Analysis of a Nonfiction Text
Revise to support conclusions with relevant information.
Use text evidence to identify a thesis.
Write an analysis using appropriate evidence and reflection.
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