Middle School English Language Arts Instructional Guide

End of Unit Writing Competency Example Review the following text/s on the Great Depression and write a multi-paragraph response that explains the effects the Great Depression had on the people who lived through it. Be sure to use evidence from the text/s to support and develop your response. ●​ Full Prompt and Sample Text Sets ●​ Vertically Aligned and Annotated Informative Student Writing Samples (Grades 6-12) ●​ Informative Writing Rubric Scaffolds General ●​ CSD Middle School ELA Resource Hub and Community

●​ Informative Writing - On-Demand Writing Progression for an Extended Response ●​ Mini-Moves for Writers: Moves to Summarize ●​ NCTE Position Statement - Understanding and Teaching Writing: Guiding Principles ●​ Learning Through Writing Strategies (Avid)

Writing

●​ Text Annotation (Avid) ●​ Guiding Questioning ●​ Close Reading Route ●​ The Three Phases of the Critical Reading Process (Avid) ●​ Think-Alouds and Structured Dialogue (Avid)

Reading

●​ Text-Dependent Questions ●​ Accessing Complex Texts

●​ Structured Academic Discussions ●​ The Big List of Discussion Strategies (Cult of Pedagogy)

Speaking and Listening

●​ This I Believe essay ●​ Create an infographic, podcast, profile, turning point essay, proposal, or photo essay ●​ Write an OpEd and submit to the local newspaper/media outlet ●​ Submit for publication: learn how to write a query letter , research publications for submissions, submit essay or narrative for publication ​ ​ Multilingual Learners will construct informational texts in language arts that: ●​ Introduce and define topic and/or entity for audience ○​ Opening statements to identify type of information (describing, comparing/contrasting, classifying) ●​ Establish objective or neutral stance ○​ Declarative statements to provide objective, factual information ○​ Technical word choices to add precise and descriptive information without evaluative language (the effects versus devastating effects)

Extensions

Language Expectations for Multilingual Learners

Source: WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework, 2020 Edition

Essential Vocabulary Credible Source Textual Evidence Relevant Fact

Paraphrase Summarize Citation Bibliography Concluding Section Inference

Compare and Contrast Cause and Effect Task Audience Purpose

Main/central idea Supporting Detail

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