Middle School English Language Arts Instructional Guide

Standard: Writing 2

Learning Intentions and Success Criteria

Learning Intentions: ●​ To write informative/explanatory texts that examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. ●​ To introduce and preview a topic, organizing ideas into broader categories. ●​ To use formatting, graphics, and multimedia to enhance the text. ●​ To develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, and examples. ●​ To use varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify relationships among ideas. ●​ To use precise language and content-specific vocabulary. ●​ To use appropriate conventions and style for the audience, purpose, and task. Success Criteria: ●​ I can write an informative/explanatory text that examines a topic and conveys ideas and information clearly. ●​ I can introduce and preview a topic, organizing ideas into broader categories. ●​ I can use formatting, graphics, and multimedia to enhance my text. ●​ I can develop my topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, and examples. ●​ I can use varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas. ●​ I can use precise language and content-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic. ●​ I can use appropriate conventions and style for the audience, purpose, and task.

Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content, and provide a conclusion that supports the information or explanation presented. a. ​ Introduce a topic, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas and information into broader categories; utilize formatting, graphics, and multimedia related to the topic. b. ​ Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, and examples. c. ​ Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas. 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)

●​ Topic ●​ Ideas

●​ Write ●​ Examine ●​ Convey ●​ Introduce ●​ Preview ●​ Organize ●​ Clarify ●​ Inform ●​ Explain

●​ Information ●​ Conclusion ●​ Multimedia ●​ Facts ●​ Quotations ●​ Examples ●​ Transitions ●​ Conventions ●​ Style

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