Outlines Final drafts of writing activities (informative/explanatory, narrative, Research notes research argumentative writing) Preliminary drafts (informative/explanatory, narrative, research Test over identifying the different components involved in making an argument writing) argument Claim draft Timed, independent, in-class writing prompts (writing on demand) Revision activities with transitions Text-dependent writing tasks Editing activities Research simulation tasks Entrance/exit slips Think alouds Journal prompts Evaluating exemplars style ◦ claims ◦ purpose ◦ grammar ◦ integration of evidence ◦ text structure (compare/contrast, definition, analogy, cause/effect, ◦ chronological order, order of importance, integration of graphics/formatting Informal debates Comparison activities between persuasive writing and argumentative writing Evaluating resources Reverse outlining an exemplar for organization Resources Enrichment Strategies Strategic Balanced Literacy Framework Text complexity Write Source handbook Length, depth, breadth of writing tasks Connections to 8th and 9th curricula Triumph Learning Common Core Assessment Book Increased analysis requirements Room for Debate NYT Dive deep discussions George Hillocks’ Teaching Argument Writing Grades 6-12 PARCC Writing Rubric NWEA.org MAP Descartes ◦ Lexile.com Write Like This! and Teaching Adolescent Writing, by Kelly Gallagher
Outlines Research notes Preliminary drafts (informative/explanatory, narrative, research argument writing) Claim draft Revision activities with transitions Editing activities Research simulation tasks Entrance/exit slips Think alouds Journal prompts Evaluating exemplars ◦ style ◦ claims ◦ purpose ◦ grammar ◦ integration of evidence ◦ text structure (compare/contrast, definition, analogy, cause/effect, chronological order, order of importance, integration of graphics/formatting Informal debates Comparison activities between persuasive writing and argumentative writing Evaluating resources Reverse outlining an exemplar for organization Final drafts of writing activities (informative/explanatory, narrative, research argumentative writing) Test over identifying the different components involved in making an argument Timed, independent, in-class writing prompts (writing on demand) Text-dependent writing tasks Resources Strategic Balanced Literacy Framework Write Source handbook Triumph Learning Common Core Assessment Book Room for Debate NYT George Hillocks’ Teaching Argument Writing Grades 6-12 PARCC Writing Rubric NWEA.org ◦ MAP Descartes Lexile.com Write Like This! and Teaching Adolescent Writing, by Kelly Gallagher Enrichment Strategies Text complexity Length, depth, breadth of writing tasks Connections to 8th and 9th curricula Increased analysis requirements Dive deep discussions
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