HS ELA Guide

4. Collaboration and Evaluation: Students will collaborate with peers in the production and evaluation of writing. 1. Generate ideas and research in collaboration with others to draft, plan, present, and publish original work. 2. Participate in consistent, collaborative discussions about writing produced by peers, self, and outside sources. 3. Articulate, discuss, and reflect upon specific strengths of a piece of writing and provide suggestions for improvement. 4. Consider differing perspectives and opinions when editing, critiquing, collaborating, and conferencing work. 5. Evaluate personal and peer writing through the use of rubrics, checklists, and/or portfolios. Essential Questions How can I participate in the writing process to strengthen my poetry? End of Unit Writing Competency Example Students write a collection of poetry and publish it in a mini-book either in print or digitally. Scaffolding in Action Skill Building ●​ Create a class anthology of mentor texts from Poets.org - how to guide ●​ Choose, Select, Opt, or Settle: Exploring Word Choice in Poetry - Read Write Think

●​ Have students submit their writing to one of Write the World ’s competitions for Teens ●​ Students can sign up for peer reviews and mentors at Write the World ●​ The New York Times Learning Network has many writing competitions throughout the year students can enter Multilingual Learners will construct language arts narratives that: ●​ Engage and adjust for audience through

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Language Expectations for Multilingual Learners

○​ Literary devices to enrich the narrative as in similes and metaphors, alliteration, idioms, figurative and sensory words/phrases.

Source: WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework, 2020 Edition

Essential Vocabulary ●​ Iterative process ​ ●​ Craft ●​ Theme ●​ Writing techniques ●​ Figurative Language ●​ Word choice

●​ Genre ●​ Style ●​ Elements of language ​ ●​ Cliche ●​ Sensory details ●​ Syntax

●​ Poetic Forms ●​ Voice ●​ Conventions ●​ Alliteration ●​ Assonance ●​ Consonance

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Jun 2, 2025