Parent What does this What can I do at Resources Notes Code standard mean? home? Writing Students must be able to express Encourage your child to write Grade 7 and back up their own claims argumentative pieces about Standard 1 with clear reasons and relevant books he/she reads or other Read the article. Then watch (W.7.1) evidence in writing. They must be ideas you discuss at home. this video with your child to able to: Before your child writes his/her help him/her construct a piece, help him/her organize strong introduction to an his work by brainstorming and argument. Introduce the claim(s), writing down some ideas first. acknowledge alternate Ask your child to identify and claims, and organize organize logically his/her reasons and evidence claim(s), reasons, and evidence. Watch this video to help your logically. If he/she did not include all of child learn how to Provide logical reasons these elements, help him/her acknowledge alternative expanded by relevant edit his/her writing to include claims in his/her writing. evidence to support their all of the necessary claims, using credible components. sources and showing an understanding of the text Read the article. Watch these or topic. videos with your child to Use words, phrases, and review with him/her how to clauses to create cohesion use an outline to prepare to and clearly connect write a logical draft with claim(s), reasons, and relevant reasons and evidence. evidence. Establish and maintain a formal style. End with a conclusion Read the text and use this that follows from and video to help your child review supports the argument how to link ideas in a text. presented. Read the article and watch this video with your child to help him/her learn how to revise his/her writing to establish and maintain a formal style.
Parent Notes Code What does this standard mean? What can I do at home? Resources Writing Grade 7 Standard 1 (W.7.1) Students must be able to express and back up their own claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence in writing. They must be able to: Introduce the claim(s), acknowledge alternate claims, and organize reasons and evidence logically. Provide logical reasons expanded by relevant evidence to support their claims, using credible sources and showing an understanding of the text or topic. Use words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clearly connect claim(s), reasons, and evidence. Establish and maintain a formal style. End with a conclusion that follows from and supports the argument presented. Encourage your child to write argumentative pieces about books he/she reads or other ideas you discuss at home. Before your child writes his/her piece, help him/her organize his work by brainstorming and writing down some ideas first. Ask your child to identify and organize logically his/her claim(s), reasons, and evidence. If he/she did not include all of these elements, help him/her edit his/her writing to include all of the necessary components. Read the article. Then watch this video with your child to help him/her construct a strong introduction to an argument. Watch this video to help your child learn how to acknowledge alternative claims in his/her writing. Read the article. Watch these videos with your child to review with him/her how to use an outline to prepare to write a logical draft with relevant reasons and evidence. Read the text and use this video to help your child review how to link ideas in a text. Read the article and watch this video with your child to help him/her learn how to revise his/her writing to establish and maintain a formal style.
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