Middle School English Language Arts Instructional Guide

Standard: Writing 2

Learning Intentions and Success Criteria

Learning Intentions: ● Students will be able to write informative/explanatory texts that clearly convey ideas and information. ● Students will be able to introduce a topic and organize ideas. ● Students will be able to use precise language, appropriate transitions, and relevant examples to explain the topic clearly. ● Students will be able To use appropriate conventions and style for the intended audience, purpose, and task. ● I can write informative/explanatory texts that clearly convey ideas and information about a given topic. ● I can introduce a topic and organize ideas using strategies such as defnition, classifcation, comparison/contrast, and cause/effect. ● I can develop my topic with relevant facts, defnitions, details, quotations, and examples. ● I can use appropriate transitions to clarify relationships among ideas and concepts. ● I can use precise language and content-specifc vocabulary to explain the topic clearly. ● I can use appropriate conventions and style for the intended audience, purpose, and task. Success Criteria:

Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic that conveys ideas and information clearly and provide a concluding section that supports the information or explanation presented. a. Introduce a topic; organize ideas, concepts, and information, using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/contrast, and cause/e ff ect; include formatting, graphics, and multimedia when useful. b. Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, and examples. c. Use appropriate transitions to clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts. d. Use precise language and content-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic. e. Use appropriate conventions and style for the audience, purpose, and task.

Nouns (Know)

Verbs (Do)

● Informative/explanatory texts ● Topic ● Information ● Concluding Section ● Formatting ● Facts ● Quotations

● Write ● Examine ● Convey ● Provide ● Introduce ● Organize ● Develop ● Inform ● Explain

● Examples ● Transitions ● Conventions ● Style ● Audience ● Purpose ● Task

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