Common Core ELA Pacing Guide Grade 9 College and Career Readiness (CCR) Anchor Standard 2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. Strand: Writing Cluster: Text Types and Grade: 9 Standard 2 (W.9.2) Purposes Write informative/explanatory Quarter 1: Quarter 2: Quarter 3: Quarter 4: texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and Identify: Identify: information clearly and complex ideas complex ideas accurately through the effective appropriate formatting appropriate formatting selection, organization, and supporting details supporting details analysis of content. effective transitions effective transitions precise language precise language Introduce a topic; domain specific- domain specific- organize complex ideas, language language concepts, and information to make Identify a conclusion for the Identify a conclusion for the important connections topic that follows from and topic that follows from and and distinctions; include supports the information or supports the information or formatting (e.g., explanation presented explanation presented headings), graphics (e.g., Determine organization of complex ideas Determine organization of complex ideas figures, tables), and multimedia when useful Determine appropriate: Determine appropriate: to aiding comprehension. formatting formatting graphics graphics Develop the topic with multimedia multimedia well-chosen, relevant, to aid comprehension to aid comprehension and sufficient facts, extended definitions, Determine well-chosen, relevant, sufficient: Determine well-chosen, relevant, sufficient: concrete details, facts facts quotations, or other information and definitions definitions examples appropriate to details details the audience’s quotations quotations knowledge of the topic. appropriate to the appropriate to the audience’s audience’s knowledge of the topic knowledge of the topic Use appropriate and
Common Core ELA Pacing Guide Grade 9 College and Career Readiness (CCR) Anchor Standard 2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. Strand: Writing Cluster: Text Types and Purposes Grade: 9 Standard 2 (W.9.2) 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. Introduce a topic; organize complex ideas, concepts, and information to make important connections and distinctions; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., figures, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension. Develop the topic with well-chosen, relevant, and sufficient facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience’s knowledge of the topic. Use appropriate and Quarter 1: Quarter 2: Quarter 3: Identify: complex ideas appropriate formatting supporting details effective transitions precise language domain specific- language Identify a conclusion for the topic that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented Determine organization of complex ideas Determine appropriate: formatting graphics multimedia to aid comprehension Determine well-chosen, relevant, sufficient: facts definitions details quotations appropriate to the audience’s knowledge of the topic Quarter 4: Identify: complex ideas appropriate formatting supporting details effective transitions precise language domain specific- language Identify a conclusion for the topic that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented Determine organization of complex ideas Determine appropriate: formatting graphics multimedia to aid comprehension Determine well-chosen, relevant, sufficient: facts definitions details quotations appropriate to the audience’s knowledge of the topic
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