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Writing Core Content 4.1 / POS |
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Writing - High School |
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WR-HS-1.1.0 Purpose/Audience
The learner will be able to
purpose/Audience: Students will establish and maintain a focused purpose to communicate with an authentic audience by
" Narrowing the topic to create a specific purpose for writing
" Establishing a controlling idea, theme or thesis about the topic
" Choosing a perspective authentic to the writer
" Analyzing and addressing the needs of the intended audience
" Adhering to the characteristics of the form
" Applying a suitable tone
" Allowing voice to emerge when appropriate
DOK 4
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WR-HS-1.1.1 Reflective Writing
The learner will be able to
in Reflective Writing,
" Students will evaluate personal progress toward meeting goals in literacy skills.
" Students will analyze and address needs of the intended audience.
" Students will sustain suitable tone or appropriate voice.
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WR-HS-1.1.2 Personal/Literary
The learner will be able to
in Personal Expressive Writing,
" Students will communicate the significance of the writer's life experience by narrating about life events, relationships or central ideas.
" Students will apply the characteristics of the selected form (e.g., personal narrative, personal memoir, personal essay).
" Students will sustain point of view.
" Students will sustain a suitable tone or appropriate voice.
In Literary Writing,
" Students will communicate to an audience about the human condition (e.g., by painting a picture, recreating a feeling, telling a story, capturing a moment, evoking an image or showing an extraordinary perception of the ordinary).
" Students will apply characteristics of the selected form (e.g., short story, play/script, poem).
" Students will sustain point of view.
" Students will sustain a suitable tone or appropriate voice.
" Students will apply a fictional perspective in literary writing when appropriate.
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WR-HS-1.1.3 Transactive
The learner will be able to
In Transactive Writing,
" Students will communicate as an informed writer to provide new insight through informing, persuading or analyzing.
" Students will develop an effective angle to achieve a justifiable purpose.
" Students will justify what the reader should know, do, or believe as a result of reading the piece.
" Students will apply characteristics of the selected form (e.g., letter, feature article, editorial, speech, analytical lab report, historical journal article, literary analysis) for an intentional effect.
" Students will sustain a suitable tone.
" Students will allow voice to emerge when appropriate.
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WR-HS-1.2.0 Idea Development/Support
The learner will be able to
Idea Development/Support: Students will support main ideas and deepen the audience's understanding of purpose by
" Developing logical, justified and suitable explanations
" Providing relevant elaboration
" Explaining related connections or reflections
" Applying idea development strategies appropriate to the form
DOK 4
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WR-HS-1.2.1 Reflective Writing
The learner will be able to
In Reflective Writing,
" Students will develop the connection between literacy skills (reading and writing) and understanding of content knowledge.
" Students will describe own literacy skills, strategies, processes or areas of growth.
" Students will analyze own decisions about literacy goals.
" Students will evaluate own strengths and areas for growth.
" Students will support claims about self.
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WR-HS-1.2.2 Personal Exp./Lit. Writing
The learner will be able to
In Personal Expressive/Literary Writing,
" Students will communicate theme/main idea through use of literary elements appropriate to the genre:
o Students will develop characters (fictional /non-fictional) through emotions, actions, reactions, descriptions, thoughts, or dialogue when appropriate.
o Students will develop plot/story line appropriate to the form.
" Students will develop an appropriate setting, mood, scene, image or feeling.
" Students will incorporate literary or poetic devices (e.g., simile, metaphor, personification) for an intentional effect.
" Students will incorporate reflection, insight and analysis when appropriate.
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WR-HS-1.2.3 Transactive
The learner will be able to
in Transactive Writing,
" Students will communicate relevant information to clarify and justify a specific purpose.
" Students will develop a deliberate angle with support (e.g., facts, examples, reasons, comparisons, diagrams, charts, other visuals).
" Students will develop explanations to support the writer's purpose.
" Students will synthesize research to support ideas when appropriate.
" Students will incorporate persuasive techniques (e.g., expert opinion, repetition, rhetorical question, logical/emotional/ethical appeal, allusion) or propaganda techniques (e.g., testimonial, bandwagon, personal attacks) when appropriate.
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WR-HS-2.3.0 Organization
The learner will be able to
organization: Students will create unity and coherence to accomplish the focused purpose by
" Engaging the audience
" Establishing a context for reading when appropriate
" Communicating ideas and support in a meaningful order
" Applying transitions and transitional elements to guide the reader through the piece
" Developing effective closure
DOK 3
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WR-HS-2.3.1 Reflective Writing
The learner will be able to
in Reflective Writing,
" Students will engage the interest of the reader.
" Students will establish a context for the reader.
" Students will communicate ideas and details in a logical, meaningful order.
" Students will apply the acceptable format of the genre.
" Students will apply a variety of transitions or transitional elements between ideas and details to guide the reader.
" Students will apply effective paragraphing.
" Students will create effective conclusions.
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WR-HS-2.3.2 Personal Exp./Lit. Writing
The learner will be able to
in Personal Expressive/Literary Writing,
" Students will engage the interest of the reader.
" Students will communicate ideas and details in meaningful order.
" Students will apply organizational devices (e.g., foreshadowing, flashback) when appropriate.
" Students will apply a variety of transitions or transitional elements between ideas and details to guide the reader.
" Students will apply effective paragraphing.
" Students will arrange poetic stanzas in a way that enhances the meaning through the use of white space, line breaks and shape.
" Students will create effective conclusions.
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WR-HS-2.3.3 Transactive Writing
The learner will be able to
in Transactive Writing,
" Students will establish a context for reading.
" Students will apply the accepted format of the genre.
" Students will develop an appropriate text structure (e.g., cause/effect, problem/solution, question/answer, comparison/contrast, description, sequence) to achieve purpose.
" Students will arrange ideas and details in a logical, meaningful order by using a variety of transitions or transitional elements between ideas and details to guide the reader.
" Students will apply effective paragraphing.
" Students will incorporate text features (e.g., subheadings, bullets, fonts, white space, layout, charts, diagrams, labels, pictures, captions) when appropriate.
" Students will create effective conclusions.
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WR-HS-2.4.0 Sentence Structure
The learner will be able to
Sentence Structure: Students will create effective sentences by
" Applying a variety of structures and lengths
" Maintaining parallel structure
" Developing complete and correct sentences unless using unconventional structures for an intentional effect when appropriate
DOK 3
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WR-HS-2.4.1 Reflective Writing
The learner will be able to
In Reflective Writing,
" Students will develop sentences of various structures and lengths for effect.
" Students will maintain parallel structure.
" Students will develop complete sentences or apply unconventional structures for an intentional effect when appropriate.
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WR-HS-2.4.3 Transactive
The learner will be able to
in Transactive Writing,
" Students will develop complete, concise sentences or apply unconventional structures for an intentional effect when appropriate.
" Students will maintain parallel structure.
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WR-H-2.4.2 Personal/Literary
The learner will be able to
in Personal Expressive/Literary Writing,
" Students will develop sentences of various structures and lengths for effect.
" Students will maintain parallel structure.
" Students will develop complete sentences or apply unconventional structures for an intentional effect when appropriate.
" Students will arrange poetic language in a meaningful order.
" Students will apply poetic line breaks effectively.
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WR-HS-3.5.0 Language
The learner will be able to
exemplify effective language choices by
" Applying correct grammar and usage
" Applying concise use of language
" Incorporating strong verbs, precise nouns, concrete details and sensory details
" Applying language appropriate to the content, purpose and audience
DOK 2
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Wr-HS-3.5.1 Reflective
The learner will be able to
In Reflective Writing,
" Students will adhere to standard guidelines for grammar and usage or apply nonstandard for an intentional effect.
" Students will apply language concisely.
" Students will incorporate language appropriate to the content, purpose and audience.
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WR-HS-3.5.2 Personal Exp./Lit. Writing
The learner will be able to
In Personal Expressive/Literary Writing,
" Students will adhere to standard guidelines for grammar and usage or apply nonstandard for an intentional effect.
" Students will incorporate language based on economy, precision, richness or impact on the reader.
" Students will develop ideas through descriptive or figurative language.
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WR-HS-3.5.3 Transactive
The learner will be able to
in Transactive Writing,
" Students will adhere to standard guidelines for grammar and usage.
" Students will apply precise word choice.
" Students will incorporate the specialized vocabulary of the discipline/content appropriate to the purpose and audience.
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WR-HS-3.6.0 Correctness
The learner will be able to
Correctness: Students will communicate clearly by
" Applying correct spelling
" Applying correct punctuation
" Applying correct capitalization
" Incorporating acceptable departure from standard correctness to enhance meaning when appropriate
" Incorporating appropriate documentation of ideas and information from outside sources (e.g., citing authors or titles within the text, listing sources, documenting sources in text and/or on a Works Cited page)
DOK 2
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WR-E-4.7.0 Focusing
The learner will be able to
"" Connecting to content knowledge
" Connecting with prior learning and experience
" Initiating an authentic reason to write
" Thinking about a subject, an experience, a question, an issue or a problem to determine a meaningful reason to write
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WR-HS-4.8.0 Prewriting
The learner will be able to
"" Establishing a purpose and central/controlling idea or focus
" Identifying and analyzing the audience
" Determining the most appropriate form to meet the needs of purpose and audience
" Generating ideas (e.g., mapping, webbing, note taking, interviewing, researching and other writing-to-learn activities)
" Organizing ideas - examining other models of good writing and appropriate text structures to match purpose and organize information
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WR-HS-4.9.0 Drafting
The learner will be able to
"" Writing draft(s) for an intended audience
" Developing topic, elaborating, exploring sentence variety and language use
" Organizing writing
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WR-HS-4.10.0 Revising
The learner will be able to
"" Reflecting to determine where to add, delete, rearrange, define/redefine or elaborate content
" Conferencing with teacher or peer(s) to help determine where to add, delete, rearrange, define/redefine or elaborate content
" Checking for accuracy of content
" Considering voice, tone, style, intended audience, coherence, transitions, pacing
" Comparing with rubric criteria and anchor papers/models
" Considering effectiveness of language usage and sentences to communicate ideas
Idea Development
" Students will narrow topic for selected writing.
" Students will compose a topic sentence of a paragraph that is purposefully placed to enhance reader awareness.
" Students will select appropriate supporting details relevant to a specific writing category (e.g., dialogue, predictions, findings from research, needed definitions, causes and effects, comparisons, contrasts, reference to concepts).
" Students will delete extraneous/irrelevant materials.
Organization
" Students will correct sentences that are out of chronological/sequential order or insert new sentences in the correct chronological/sequential position.
" Students will compose effective and subtle transitions.
" Students will develop effective introductions and closures for writing.
" Students will apply appropriate usage of parallelism (e.g., word forms, lists, phrases, clauses, sentences, organization, idea development).
Word Choice
" Students will eliminate redundant words and phrases.
" Students will apply the most specific word for use in a sentence.
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WR-HS-4.11.0 Editing
The learner will be able to
"" Checking for correctness with self, teacher or peer(s)
o Language usage
o Sentence structure
o Spelling
o Capitalization
o Punctuation
o Documentation of sources
" Using resources to support editing (e.g., spell check, dictionaries, thesauri, handbooks)
Language Usage
" Students will apply knowledge of subject/verb agreement with both singular and plural subjects.
" Students will apply knowledge of present, past and future tenses.
" Students will apply knowledge of comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs.
" Students will apply knowledge of special problems in usage, (e.g., a/an, to/two/ too, their/ there/ they're), pronoun references and double negatives.
" Students will apply knowledge of idiomatic expressions.
Sentence Structure
" Students will correct run-on and awkward sentences.
" Students will correct sentence fragments.
" Students will combine short, choppy sentences effectively.
" Students will combine simple sentences by using subordination and coordination.
" Students will correct sentences with misplaced and/or dangling modifiers.
Spelling
" Students will apply knowledge of spelling patterns, generalizations and rules to commonly used words.
" Students will apply knowledge of spelling patterns, generalizations and rules to plural forms of words.
" Students will apply knowledge of spelling patterns, generalizations and rules to contractions.
" Students will apply knowledge of spelling patterns, generalizations and rules to change verb endings.
Capitalization
" Students will capitalize proper nouns (e.g., names, days, months).
" Students will capitalize the beginning of sentences.
" Students will capitalize the pronoun "I".
" Students will capitalize proper adjectives.
" Students will capitalize first word in a quote when appropriate.
" Students will capitalize the first word and every succeeding main word in a title.
Punctuation
" Students will correctly punctuate declarative, exclamatory, interrogative and imperative sentences.
" Students will use commas in a series, a date, a compound sentence, the greeting and closing of a letter.
" Students will correctly apply the rules of punctuation for commas in appositives, direct address and introductory phrases and clauses.
" Students will correctly apply the rules of punctuation for apostrophes in possessives and letters and numbers of omission.
" Students will correctly apply the rules of punctuation for periods in abbreviations and acronyms.
" Students will correctly apply the rules of punctuation for semi-colons in items in a series and in correcting combined sentences.
" Students will correctly apply the rules of punctuation for colons in introducing a list and in a business letter greeting.
" Students will correctly apply the rules of punctuation for quotation marks in dialogue, titles and direct/indirect quotes.
Documentation
" Students will document use of sources with a format acceptable to the discipline (e.g., MLA, APA).
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WR-HS-4.12.0 Publishing
The learner will be able to
"" Sharing final piece with intended audience.
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WR-HS-4.13.0 Reflecting
The learner will be able to
"" Reflecting upon
o Progress, growth and goals as a writer
o Literacy skills
o Who or what has influenced progress and growth
o Approaches used when composing (e.g., free-writing, mental composing, researching, drawing, webbing, outlining)
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