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W.7.1.Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. a. Introduce claim(s), acknowledge alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically. b. Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text. c. Use words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), reasons, and evidence. d. Establish and maintain a formal style. e. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented. W.7.2.Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content. a. 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. b. Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples. c. Use appropriate transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts. d. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic. e. Establish and maintain a formal style. f. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented. W.7.3.Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences. a. 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. b. Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters. c. Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another. d. Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events. e. Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events. || ===‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Anchor Standard/Mathematical Practice(s)**=== 1. Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. 2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. 3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences. || ===‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Learning Target/Task Analysis:**=== > In order to do so, students will need strategies for finding relevant evidence to defend the judgments and interpretations they make about the texts they read.
 * ===**Common Core Standards**===
 * ===‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Information Technology Standard**=== || ===‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Revised Bloom's Level of thinking**=== ||
 * Standard W.7.1**
 * At this level, students are developing the ability to combine pieces of evidence to demonstrate the validity of their claim. **They learn to present their belief to the intended** audience by introducing their claim (with alternate and opposing ideas) and ending their piece with a concluding statement or section. They also learn to connect their ideas in a logical way.
 * Standard W.7.2**
 * **Students need to engage in behaviors that lead to the expression of ideas and claims about what they read.**
 * Seventh grade students need to be able to choose words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion among ideas and evidence in their writing. They also need to be able to choose accurate, credible sources.
 * Standard W.7.3**
 * Students also write informative/explanatory and narrative texts. They are developing strategies that focus on how to clearly introduce a topic with a preview of information to follow, and how to create cohesion of relationships among ideas and concepts throughout their writing.
 * Students also need to be able to develop a controlling idea and a coherent focus on a topic.

‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**I can...**

 * **I can write an argumentative essay by doing the following:**
 * Choosing an opinion and using logical reasoning and relevant evidence to support my opinion.
 * Using words, phrases, and clauses to create a flowing relationship between my ideas.
 * Writing in a formal and appropriate style.
 * Concluding my essay with support of my argument.
 * **I can write an informative/explanatory essay by doing the following:**
 * Introducing my topic clearly, and using appropriate sentence types (cause/effect, definition, classification,compare/contrast)
 * Develop my topic with relevant facts, definitions, details, and examples.
 * Use appropriate transitions, precise language, and vocabulary specific to the topic.
 * Writing in a formal and appropriate style.
 * Concluding my essay with support of my information.
 * **I can write narratives that are realistic or imagined experiences with relevant descriptive details and well-structured sequencing by doing the following:**
 * Write a beginning paragraph that includes the characteres, setting, organization, and overall plot of the narrative.
 * Use techniques to develop my characters, plot, scenes, etc.
 * Use appropriate transitions, precise language, sensory language to develop my characters experiences and events in the plot.
 * Concluding my essay that reflects the appropriate ending of a narrative.

‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Essential Vocabulary:**

 * Argumentative
 * Informative
 * Opinion
 * Descriptive
 * Narrative
 * Transition words
 * Support
 * Elaboration
 * Sequencing
 * Convey
 * Concrete details
 * Relevant details
 * Formal style (writing)
 * Dialogue
 * Pacing

‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Sample Assessments**
INFORMATIONAL/EXPLANATORY (CONSTRUCTED IN TEAMS/PAIRS AS MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION): Create a PowerPoint, Prezi, or other multimedia presentation regarding the desegregation of the south. The presentation should hold no specific point of view; rather it should provide informational text, facts, statistics, quotes, and audio/visual pieces so as to inform the audience of this time period in America history.

Argumentative: Author Carolyn Maull McKinstry noted in her book, While the World Watched, that attending college was a non-negotiable in her life. She encouraged readers to study hard and attend college as part of their life’s work. However, many young people would argue that college is not a top priority considering the cost of attending and the amount of money one could make without a college education. Consider your own personal feelings toward higher education. Write an essay expressing your opinion on whether or not a college education is necessary. Cite evidence from the text that will either defend or rebuke your claims regarding the importance of a college education.

===‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Instructional Resources:**===
 * Write For the Future
 * Georgia Resources: Focus on Informational Text - Theme: Burning Bridges What the Civil Rights Movement Taught Us
 * __While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement__, Carolyn Maull McKinstry
 * __Copper Sun__, Sharon Draper
 * Newscast Scripts - Using a novel such as Copper Sun by Sharon Draper, have students write scripts for a newscast based on the book. This should include important news stories, breaking news, sports, weather, interviews with witnesses and advertisements. Students will use the scripts to videotape the newscast, using props as needed.
 * ** Reading Literature, Argument Writing, Language Usage, Language Mechanics - ** While reading // The Midwife’s Apprentice //, think about how a nameless girl becomes a memorable character. Think about the techniques the author uses to develop this memorable character. Then compose a well-developed paper in response to the following question: "Do good characterization techniques help convey the theme of a story?” Include an engaging opening statement, at least three clear reasons for your answer, and relevant evidence cited from the informational text read. Edit your writing for phrases and clauses, as well as commas separating coordinate adjectives. Your teacher may ask you to upload your essay to the classroom blog.
 * __The Midwife's Apprentice__, Karen Cushman

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