Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or #3 Narrative Writing events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear Creative Writing. Poetry event sequences. Stories, etc… #4 *PARCC Literary Students will read literature selections, answer a series of questions from each text and synthesize in order to write to the These tasks are writing to show Analysis Task (LAT) provided prompt. reading comprehension tasks. Combination of Student’s writings must show informative/explanatory comprehension of key ideas and writing and argumentative details as well as written writing. expression and knowledge of #5 *PARCC Research Students will analyze an informational topic presented through language and conventions. several articles or multimedia stimuli. The first text will be an Simulation Task (RST) The PARCC Writing Rubrics should anchor text that introduces the topic. Students will engage with Possible combination of be used to evaluate these writing texts, answer a series of questions from each text and synthesize informative/explanatory tasks. These rubrics can be found the information from these sources in order to write two analytic writing and at essays. argumentative writing. Choose PARCC Resources to view #6 *PARCC Narrative After reading a literary or informational selection, students will the rubrics as well as a practice be asked to respond in writing to a prompt that asks them to tests and other PARCC tools. Tasks (NT) continue a narrative story or write a narrative description. Writing a narrative. Plan a scope and sequence to include all writing necessary in the seventh grade school year. For example: Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 7th Grade PARCC Writing Sample Prompts The Literary Analysis Task will have students analyze multiple texts and synthesize their findings in essay form. Before reading the selection, students should read the bolded statement above the passage. This gives students a clear message as to what they are to pay attention to in the text in order to write to the prompt. After they have read and answered questions, the 2nd part of the prompt may read something like this:
#3 Narrative Writing Creative Writing. Poetry Stories, etc… Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. #4 *PARCC Literary Analysis Task (LAT) Combination of informative/explanatory writing and argumentative writing. Students will read literature selections, answer a series of questions from each text and synthesize in order to write to the provided prompt. These tasks are writing to show reading comprehension tasks. Student’s writings must show comprehension of key ideas and details as well as written expression and knowledge of language and conventions. The PARCC Writing Rubrics should be used to evaluate these writing tasks. These rubrics can be found at Choose PARCC Resources to view the rubrics as well as a practice tests and other PARCC tools. #5 *PARCC Research Simulation Task (RST) Possible combination of informative/explanatory writing and argumentative writing. Students will analyze an informational topic presented through several articles or multimedia stimuli. The first text will be an anchor text that introduces the topic. Students will engage with texts, answer a series of questions from each text and synthesize the information from these sources in order to write two analytic essays. #6 *PARCC Narrative Tasks (NT) Writing a narrative. After reading a literary or informational selection, students will be asked to respond in writing to a prompt that asks them to continue a narrative story or write a narrative description. Plan a scope and sequence to include all writing necessary in the seventh grade school year. For example: Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 7th Grade PARCC Writing Sample Prompts The Literary Analysis Task will have students analyze multiple texts and synthesize their findings in essay form. Before reading the selection, students should read the bolded statement above the passage. This gives students a clear message as to what they are to pay attention to in the text in order to write to the prompt. After they have read and answered questions, the 2nd part of the prompt may read something like this:
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