HS ELA Guide

●​ What impact does being able to synthesize, analyze, and evaluate information texts have on a person’s understanding of a complex topic? ●​ How do writers of information texts use examples and evidence effectively to convince a reader of their claim? ●​ How can I evaluate claims made in informational texts and reconcile competing claims from multiple resources? End of Unit Writing Competency Example Sample Informational Prompt: 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. *for additional prompts, student samples, and rubrics - go to the Unpacked 11-12 Writing 2 standard. Scaffolding in Action Skill Building ●​ Prewriting Strategies ( video ) ( slides ) ●​ Chunking an Extended Essay ( video ) ( slides ) ●​ 5 Paragraph Outline ●​ MLA Format (Nearpod) ●​ Evaluate Student Samples Extension (Make it Real) ●​ Write the World (competitions and writing groups for teens) ●​ Publish in different format: video, podcast, website, infographic ●​ Full Prompt and Text Sets ●​ Annotated Student Samples ●​ Informative Rubric

●​ Submit to school’s newspaper or literary journal ●​ Turn it into an OpEd and submit to the newspaper ●​ 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: ●​ Establish an objective or neutral stance through… ○​ Reporting devices to acknowledge outside sources and integrate information into report as in saying verbs and direct quotes (said, reported, claimed, predicted; according to, as mentioned by) ●​ Develop coherence and cohesion throughout text through… ○​ Expanded noun groups to define key concepts, add details or classify information (economic development that changed a nation, 200 years of occupation, extinct species) Source: WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework, 2020 Edition

Language Expectations for Multilingual Learners

Essential Vocabulary

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High School ELA, Page 100

Jun 2, 2025