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Common Core ELA Pacing Guide 8th Grade College and Career Readiness (CCR) Anchor Standard 4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. Strand: Writing Cluster: Production and Distribution of Writing Grade: 8 Standard 4 (W.8.4) Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.) Quarter 1: Analyze the reason for writing a piece to decide on: task purpose audience Determine suitable: idea development strategies organization style appropriate to task, purpose and audience Produce a writing piece that is clear and coherent with: idea development organization style appropriate to task, purpose and audience (Grade-specific expectations and writing types are found in Writing standards 1-3) Quarter 2: Analyze the reason for writing a piece to decide on: task purpose audience Determine suitable: idea development strategies organization style appropriate to task, purpose and audience Produce a writing piece that is clear and coherent with: idea development organization style appropriate to task, purpose and audience (Grade-specific expectations and writing types are found in Writing standards 1-3) Quarter 3: Analyze the reason for writing a piece to decide on: task purpose audience Determine suitable: idea development strategies organization style appropriate to task, purpose and audience Produce a writing piece that is clear and coherent with: idea development organization style appropriate to task, purpose and audience (Grade-specific expectations and writing types are found in Writing standards 1-3) Quarter 4: Analyze the reason for writing a piece to decide on: task purpose audience Determine suitable: idea development strategies organization style appropriate to task, purpose and audience Produce a writing piece that is clear and coherent with: idea development organization style appropriate to task, purpose and audience (Grade-specific expectations and writing types are found in Writing standards 1-3)
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