HS ELA Guide

Active Reading Techniques (cont’d)

make connections while reading to deepen understanding. ●​ Discussion and Collaborative Learning:

Resource: Writing Text Dependent Questions

Foster discussion and critical thinking through small group and whole class discussions.

●​ Post-Reading Reflection and Extension Activities: Synthesize understanding and extend learning through writing responses and engaging in projects.

WRITING

Foster a dynamic writing environment that sustains a positive writing culture and empowers students as writers. Write daily in a variety of formats, and for a variety of purposes. Use low stakes writing to write about content to navigate ideas, build upon learning and comprehension, and to communicate thinking. Provide frequent during-writing feedback and targeted instruction based on formative data. Specific strategy instruction on the characteristics and components of good writing via modeling, explanation, and guided practice. Use technology and emerging technologies to support writing processes, practices, and products. Select writing that exemplifies specific literary techniques, genres, or styles, providing students with models to analyze and emulate in their own writing. By studying mentor texts, students can gain insight into effective writing strategies, deepen their understanding of literary conventions, and improve their skills through guided practice and reflection.

A Culture of Writers The Writing Habit

Writing to Learn

See the CSD Writing Framework, linked image below, to learn more and to see strategies for each pillar of the Writing Framework.

Writing Feedback

Writing as Process

Writing Modes

Mentor Texts

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High School ELA, Page 5

Jun 2, 2025