stance on an issue needs to be The use of the writing process is a means of polishing reevaluated? the written work. How can use of rhetorical strategies help Using the various rhetorical modes of writing can strengthen our writing? enhance a reader’s understanding. What makes writing worth reading? There is a specific writing process necessary to How do we decide what to write about? appropriately complete an Informative/explanatory What are techniques for evaluating piece of writing. the factual accuracy of information? How do I know whether evidence is relevant? Unit Learning Goals Targeted Skills Write informative/explanatory Draft a thesis statement and use supportive texts to examine and convey complex evidence to support the thesis statement. ideas, concepts, and information Read a variety of informational texts and evaluate clearly and accurately through the their usefulness in supporting a thesis Utilize the school’s databases and the Internet to effective selection, organization, and gather appropriate informative materials to support a analysis of content. thesis Understand how to evaluate a Use specific vocabulary appropriate to the topic. credibility and its usefulness source’s Produce written and oral work based on in supporting a claim conclusions identified after reading and evaluating Understand how to gather the information gathered. appropriate informative materials that Compose various types of essays for various are relevant to the given topic. purposes. Understand how to distinguish Begin to use varied types of arguments for between essential and nonessential writing. information. Write with a point. Understand how to analyze Use transitions in order to maintain cohesion information to identify an argument and clarity throughout a piece of writing present in information. Establish and maintain a formal style and Understand how to use details to support a point. objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing. Use specific facts and details in order to develop a topic Enhance writing by revising, editing and rewriting Engage in peer review and give valuable constructive criticism on a essay by peer’s evaluating the elements of an essay outlined during Informative/explanatory the unit
stance on an issue needs to be reevaluated? How can use of rhetorical strategies help strengthen our writing? What makes writing worth reading? How do we decide what to write about? What are techniques for evaluating the factual accuracy of information? How do I know whether evidence is relevant? The use of the writing process is a means of polishing the written work. Using the various rhetorical modes of writing can enhance a reader’s understanding. There is a specific writing process necessary to appropriately complete an Informative/explanatory piece of writing. Unit Learning Goals Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. Understand how to evaluate a source’s credibility and its usefulness in supporting a claim Understand how to gather the appropriate informative materials that are relevant to the given topic. Understand how to distinguish between essential and nonessential information. Understand how to analyze information to identify an argument present in information. Understand how to use details to support a point. Targeted Skills Draft a thesis statement and use supportive evidence to support the thesis statement. Read a variety of informational texts and evaluate their usefulness in supporting a thesis Utilize the school’s databases and the Internet to gather appropriate informative materials to support a thesis Use specific vocabulary appropriate to the topic. Produce written and oral work based on conclusions identified after reading and evaluating information gathered. Compose various types of essays for various purposes. Begin to use varied types of arguments for writing. Write with a point. Use transitions in order to maintain cohesion and clarity throughout a piece of writing Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing. Use specific facts and details in order to develop a topic Enhance writing by revising, editing and rewriting Engage in peer review and give valuable constructive criticism on a peer’s essay by evaluating the elements of an Informative/explanatory essay outlined during the unit