Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Write arguments
to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
1. Introduce claim(s), acknowledge alternate
or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
2. Support claim(s) with logical reasoning
and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an
understanding of the topic or text.
3. Use words, phrases, and clauses to create
cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), reasons, and
evidence.
4. Establish and maintain
a formal style.
5. Provide a
concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument
presented.
B. Write
informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts,
and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant
content.
1. Introduce a topic clearly,
previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information, using
strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/contrast, and
cause/effect; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts,
tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
2. Develop the topic with relevant facts,
definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and
examples.
3. Use appropriate
transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and
concepts.
4. Use precise language
and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
5. Establish and maintain a formal
style.
6. Provide a concluding
statement or section that follows from and supports the information or
explanation presented.
C. Write narratives to develop real or
imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive
details, and well-structured event sequences.
1. Engage and orient the reader by
establishing a context and point of view and introducing a narrator and/or
characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and
logically.
2. Use narrative
techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences,
events, and/or characters.
3. Use a
variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and signal
shifts from one time frame or setting to another.
4. Use precise words and phrases, relevant
descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey
experiences and events.
5. Provide
a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or
events.
D. Produce clear
and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are
appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
E. With some guidance and support from peers
and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising,
editing, rewriting, or trying a different approach, focusing on how well
purpose and audience have been addressed.
F. Use technology, including the Internet, to
produce and publish writing and link to and cite sources as well as to interact
and collaborate with others, including linking to and citing sources.
G. Conduct short research projects to answer
a question, drawing on several sources and generating additional related,
focused questions for further research and investigation.
H. Gather relevant information from multiple
print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the
credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and
conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format
for citation.
I. Draw relevant
evidence from grade-appropriate literary or informational texts to support
analysis, reflection, and research.
1. Apply
grade 7 reading standards to literature (e.g., "Compare and contrast a
fictional portrayal of a time, place, or character and a historical account of
the same period as a means of understanding how authors of fiction use or alter
history").
2. Apply grade 7
reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g., "Trace and evaluate the
argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is
sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient to support the
claims").
3. Write routinely over
extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter
time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of
discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
17:6, R.S. 17: 24.4, and
R.S.
17:154.
