Indiana 9th Grade ELA Standards in Writing

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W Writing

• Learning Outcome
  • 9-10.W.1 Write routinely over a variety of time frames for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences; apply reading standards to support analysis, reflection, and research by drawing evidence from literature and nonfiction texts.
• Writing Genres: Argumentative, Informative, and Narrative
  • 9-10.W.3.1 Write arguments in a variety of forms that
    • 9-10.W.3.1.a Introduce claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create an organization that establishes clear relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.
    • 9-10.W.3.1.b Use rhetorical strategies to enhance the effectiveness of the claim.
    • 9-10.W.3.1.c Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly, supplying evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both in a manner that anticipates the audience’s knowledge level and concerns.
    • 9-10.W.3.1.d Use effective transitions to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships between claim(s) and reasons, between reasons and evidence, and between claim(s) and counterclaims.
    • 9-10.W.3.1.e Establish and maintain a consistent style and tone appropriate to purpose and audience.
    • 9-10.W.3.1.f Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.
  • 9-10.W.3.2 Write informative compositions on a variety of topics that
    • 9-10.W.3.2.a Introduce a topic; organize complex ideas, concepts, and information to make important connections and distinctions.
    • 9-10.W.3.2.b Develop the topic utilizing credible sources with relevant, and sufficient facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience’s knowledge of the topic.
    • 9-10.W.3.2.c Use appropriate transitions to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships among complex ideas and concepts.
    • 9-10.W.3.2.d Choose language and content-specific vocabulary that express ideas precisely and concisely to manage the complexity of the topic, recognizing and eliminating wordiness and redundancy.
    • 9-10.W.3.2.e Establish and maintain a style appropriate to the purpose and audience.
    • 9-10.W.3.2.f Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented (e.g., articulating implications or the significance of the topic).
  • 9-10.W.3.3 Write narrative compositions in a variety of forms that
    • 9-10.W.3.3.a Engage and orient the reader by setting out a problem, situation, or observation, establishing one or multiple point(s) of view, and introducing a narrator and/or characters.
    • 9-10.W.3.3.b Create a smooth progression of experiences or events.
    • 9-10.W.3.3.c Use narrative techniques, (e.g., dialogue, pacing, description, reflection, and multiple plot lines), to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
    • 9-10.W.3.3.d Use a variety of techniques to sequence events so that they build on one another to create a coherent whole.
    • 9-10.W.3.3.e Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters.
    • 9-10.W.3.3.f Provide an ending that follows from and reflects on what is experienced, observed, or resolved over the course of the narrative.
• The Writing Process
  • 9-10.W.4 Apply the writing process to to all formal writing including but not limited to argumentative, informative, and narrative.
    • 9-10.W.4.a Plan and develop; draft; revise using appropriate reference materials; rewrite; try a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience; and edit to produce and strengthen writing that is clear and coherent.
    • 9-10.W.4.b Use technology to generate, produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically (e.g., use of publishing programs, integration of multimedia).
    • 9-10.W.4.c Utilize a standard style guide framework for in-text documentation, formatting, and works cited in order to properly credit sources in all writing types, utilizing multiple sources when appropriate.
• The Research Process: Finding, Assessing, Synthesizing, and Reporting Information
  • 9-10.W.5 Conduct short as well as more sustained research assignments and tasks to build knowledge about the research process and the topic under study.
    • 9-10.W.5.a Formulate an inquiry question, and refine and narrow the focus as research evolves.
    • 9-10.W.5.b Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative sources, using advanced searches effectively, and annotate sources.
    • 9-10.W.5.c Assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question.
    • 9-10.W.5.d Synthesize and integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas.
    • 9-10.W.5.e Avoid plagiarism and overreliance on any one source and follow a standard format (e.g., MLA, APA) for citation.
    • 9-10.W.5.f Present information, choosing from a variety of formats.
• Conventions of Standard English: Grammar and Usage / Capitalization, Punctuation, and Spelling
  • 9-10.W.6.1 Demonstrate command of English grammar and usage, focusing on:
    • 9-10.W.6.1.a Pronouns — Students are expected to build upon and continue applying conventions learned previously.
    • 9-10.W.6.1.b Verbs — Forming and using verbs in the indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional, and subjunctive moods.
    • 9-10.W.6.1.c Adjectives and Adverbs — Students are expected to build upon and continue applying conventions learned previously.
    • 9-10.W.6.1.d Phrases and Clauses — Students are expected to build upon and continue applying conventions learned previously.
    • 9-10.W.6.1.e Usage — Identifying and using parallelism in all writing to present items in a series and items juxtaposed for emphasis.
  • 9-10.W.6.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling focusing on:
    • 9-10.W.6.2a Capitalization — Students are expected to build upon and continue applying conventions learned previously.
    • 9-10.W.6.2b Punctuation — Using a semicolon and a conjunctive adverb to link two or more closely related independent clauses.
    • 9-10.W.6.2c Spelling — Students are expected to build upon and continue applying conventions learned previously.