HS ELA Guide

Source: WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework, 2020 Edition

Essential Vocabulary ●​ Iterative process ​ ●​ Craft ●​ Theme

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

●​ Outlining ●​ Storyboarding ●​ Timelines ●​ Plotting ●​ Narration ●​ Description ●​ Dialogue

●​ Writing techniques ●​ Figurative Language

●​ Word choice ●​ Points of View

Resources Goldberg, Natalie. Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within . Shambhala Publications, 2016. Kittle, Penny. Micro Mentor Texts . Scholastic, 2022.

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High School ELA, Page 137

Jun 4, 2026