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. Success Criteria: ●​ 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 definition, classification, comparison/contrast, and cause/effect. ●​ I can develop my topic with relevant facts, definitions, details, quotations, and examples. ●​ I can use appropriate transitions to clarify relationships among ideas and concepts. ●​ I can use precise language and content-specific vocabulary to explain the topic clearly. ●​ I can use appropriate conventions and style for the intended audience, purpose, and task.

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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