8W-+Text+Types+and+Purposes

W.8.1. Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. W.8.2.Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content. W.8.3.Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences. 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**===
 * ===**Common Core Standards**===
 * Introduce claim(s), acknowledge and distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
 * Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.
 * Use words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.
 * Establish and maintain a formal style.
 * Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.
 * Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information into broader categories; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
 * Develop the topic with relevant, well-chosen facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.
 * Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.
 * Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
 * Establish and maintain a formal style.
 * Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented.
 * 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.
 * Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, description, and reflection, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
 * Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence, signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another, and show the relationships among experiences and events.
 * Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events.
 * Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events. || ===‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Anchor Standard/Mathematical Practice(s)**===
 * ===‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Information Technology Standard**=== || ===‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Revised Bloom's Level of thinking**===
 * Creating ||

‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**I can...**

 * Standard 1**
 * **I can write argumentative essays with clear reasons and relevant evidence**
 * I can introduce claims and distinguish from alternate or opposing claims
 * I can organize reasons and evidence logically
 * I can support claims with logical reasoning and evidence
 * I can use use words, phrases, and clauses to connect claims, counter claims, reasons, and evidence
 * I can establish and maintain a formal style
 * I can provide a concluding statement
 * I can ensure that I have a beginning, middle, and end to my paper
 * Standard 2**
 * **I can write informative/explanatory texts**
 * I can introduce the topic clearly
 * I can preview what is to follow
 * I can organize ideas, concepts, and information into broader categories
 * I can include formatting, graphics, and multimedia to aid comprehension
 * I can develop the topic with facts, definitions, details, quotes, and examples
 * I can use appropriate and varied transitions to connect ideas and concepts
 * I can use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic
 * I can maintain a formal style
 * I can provide a concluding statement
 * I can ensure that I have a beginning, middle, and end to my paper
 * Standard 3**
 * **I can write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences**
 * I can engage the reader by establishing a context and point of view for the essay
 * I can organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically
 * I can use narrative techniques such as dialogue, pacing, description, and reflection to develop experiences, events, and/or characters
 * I can use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence, signal shifts from one time to another, and show the relationships among experiences and events
 * I can use precise words and phrases, details, and sensory language to capture the action, experiences, and events
 * I can provide a conclusion

‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Essential Vocabulary**
claims, opposing claims, evidence, logically, counter claims, clauses, concluding statement, topic, categories, formatting, multimedia, transitions, domain specific vocabulary, formal style, context, point of view, sequence, precise words and phrases, sensory language

‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Differentiation**

 * Options for writing prompts (501 Writing Prompts)

===‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Instructional Resources**=== >>
 * Google Docs
 * 501 Writing Prompts
 * http://www.misd.net/languageart/GrammarInAction/501WritingPrompts.pdf
 * Discovery Education
 * www.readwritethink.org
 * 6+1 Writing Traits
 * "Banish Boring Words"
 * Common Core Writing Resources
 * http://www.livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=155467
 * [[file:Valentine's Day Writing Assignments.docx]]
 * [[file:Christmas Writing Assignments.docx]]
 * OREO Persuasive Writing Method
 * http://our-cool-school.blogspot.com/2011/10/persuasive-writing-oreo.html

===‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Notes and Additional Information**===