6: Writing Standard 1 College and Career Readiness (CCR) Anchor Writing Standard 1: arguments to support claim(s)s in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. Grade 5: Grade 6: Grades 7: Write opinion pieces on topics or Write arguments to support Write arguments to support claim(s) with texts, supporting a point of claims with clear clear reasons and relevant view with reasons and reasons and relevant evidence. information. evidence. a. Introduce a claim(s) and organize the reasons and evidence clearly. Progression to Mastery Key Concepts Guiding Prompts Identify a topic of argument argument What do you claim and why? Distinguish pros and cons claim How can you introduce a claim Develop a hook (e.g., interesting fact, effectively? Develop a hook that grabs your anecdote, statistic) How can you grab the reader’s reader’s attention facts, reasons, details attention? Develop relevant reasons to relevant and supporting How can you use relevant reasons to support the evidence support my claim? Prioritize and organize reasons How are your claims and reasons and evidence logically to support organized? claims What evidence, from reliable sources, Introduce a claim(s) and organize do you offer to support your claim? the reasons and evidence clearly b. Support with clear reasons and relevant evidence, using credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text. Progression to Mastery Key Concepts Guiding Prompts Differentiate between How can you determine whether or claim credible/non credible sources not a source is credible? reasons Differentiate between How can you support your claim with relevant/irrelevant evidence relevant/irrelevant reasons logical reasoning? facts Include an appropriate variety of Do you have relevant evidence? How details reasons/evidence, including do you know? credible/non credible sources primary and secondary sources in Is your evidence accurate and do your supporting evidence order to effectively support a sources show understanding of the claim topic or text? Support claim(s) with clear reasons and relevant evidence, using credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text. c. Use words, phrases, and clauses to clarify the relationships among claim(s) and reasons. Progression to Mastery Key Concepts Guiding Prompts
6: Writing Standard 1 College and Career Readiness (CCR) Anchor Writing Standard 1: arguments to support claim(s)s in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. Grade 5: Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information. Grade 6: Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. Grades 7: Write arguments to support claim(s) with clear reasons and relevant evidence. a. Introduce a claim(s) and organize the reasons and evidence clearly. Progression to Mastery Key Concepts Guiding Prompts Identify a topic of argument Distinguish pros and cons Develop a Develop a hook that grabs your reader’s attention Develop relevant reasons to support the Prioritize and organize reasons and evidence logically to support claims Introduce a claim(s) and organize the reasons and evidence clearly argument claim hook (e.g., interesting fact, anecdote, statistic) facts, reasons, details relevant and supporting evidence What do you claim and why? How can you introduce a claim effectively? How can you grab the reader’s attention? How can you use relevant reasons to support my claim? How are your claims and reasons organized? What evidence, from reliable sources, do you offer to support your claim? b. Support with clear reasons and relevant evidence, using credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text. Progression to Mastery Differentiate between credible/non credible sources Differentiate between relevant/irrelevant reasons Include an appropriate variety of reasons/evidence, including primary and secondary sources in order to effectively support a claim Support claim(s) with clear reasons and relevant evidence, using credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text. Key Concepts claim reasons relevant/irrelevant evidence facts details credible/non credible sources supporting evidence Guiding Prompts How can you determine whether or not a source is credible? How can you support your claim with logical reasoning? Do you have relevant evidence? How do you know? Is your evidence accurate and do your sources show understanding of the topic or text? c. Use words, phrases, and clauses to clarify the relationships among claim(s) and reasons. Progression to Mastery Key Concepts Guiding Prompts
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