Nebraska 9th Grade ELA Standards in Writing

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LA.10.W Writing

• Production of Writing: Use a recursive writing process to produce clear and coherent writing appropriate to the discipline, audience, and/or context.
  • LA.10.W.1 Compose grammatically correct multi-paragraph compositions to convey meaning and add variety, interest, and fluency to written and spoken language.
    • LA.10.W.1.a Apply knowledge of rules for capitalization.
    • LA.10.W.1.b Use a colon to introduce a quotation, definition, or to expand on information in a sentence; use a semicolon with a conjunctive adverb.
    • LA.10.W.1.c Apply knowledge of function and usage to revise personal writing while resolving issues of complex or contested usage, consulting appropriate and reliable reference materials.
    • LA.10.W.1.d Select and use verbs with appropriate voice and mood.
    • LA.10.W.1.e Identify and revise fragment and run-on sentences and inappropriate shifts in verb tense, number, voice, mood, and parallel structure.
  • LA.10.W.2 Use a recursive writing process to develop, strengthen, and produce writing appropriate to the audience, purpose, and discipline.
    • LA.10.W.2.a Identify and use resources and inquiry tools to plan, organize, and draft writing.
    • LA.10.W.2.b Adapt writing processes to sustain engagement in short and long-term writing tasks of increasing length and complexity.
    • LA.10.W.2.c Improve and clarify writing by revising, considering feedback from adults and peers to address the needs of a particular audience and enhance the purpose and structure.
    • LA.10.W.2.d Improve and clarify writing by editing and proofreading to enhance style appropriate to audience, purpose, and task.
    • LA.10.W.2.e Use appropriate print and digital/multimedia tools to produce, enhance, and/or publish writing individually or in collaboration with peers.
• Modes of Writing: Write in a variety of modes for a variety of purposes and audiences across disciplines.
  • LA.10.W.3 Write in a variety of literary forms to convey real or imagined experiences or events, themes, and perspectives in which the development, structure, and style are appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience.
    • LA.10.W.3.a Engage and orient the reader by setting out a problem, situation, or observation, establishing multiple points of view, and introducing a narrator and/or characters; create a smooth progression of experiences or events.
    • LA.10.W.3.b Use literary techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, description, reflection, and multiple plot lines, to develop experiences, events, settings, and/or characters.
    • LA.10.W.3.c Use a variety of techniques to sequence events so that they build on one another to create a coherent whole.
    • LA.10.W.3.d Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters and to establish mood and tone.
    • LA.10.W.3.e Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects upon what is experienced, observed, resolved or left unresolved, and what new implications or questions are raised over the course of the piece.
  • LA.10.W.4 Write arguments that develop a perspective with supporting reasons and evidence, organized as appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience.
    • LA.10.W.4.a Develop a structure to sequence ideas logically; introduce a clear claim where appropriate, and/or distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or supporting claims.
    • LA.10.W.4.b Demonstrate understanding and engagement with multiple viewpoints and sources to create and support nuanced claims as a recursive process of inquiry and exploration.
    • LA.10.W.4.c Use words, phrases, key vocabulary, and varied syntax to clarify relationships between claim(s), counterclaim(s), and supporting evidence.
    • LA.10.W.4.d Adapt style and tone appropriate to the norms and conventions of the task and discipline.
    • LA.10.W.4.e Provide a conclusion that follows from and supports the argument(s) presented.
  • LA.10.W.5 Write informative/explanatory pieces to clearly convey ideas, information, and concepts in which the development and structure are appropriate to the task, discipline, purpose, and audience.
    • LA.10.W.5.a Introduce a topic clearly and provide a specific focus; organize complex ideas, concepts, and information to make clear connections and distinctions including text features, illustrations, and/or multimedia elements.
    • LA.10.W.5.b Develop the topic with relevant, sufficient facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, and/or other information and examples.
    • LA.10.W.5.c Use appropriate and varied transitions, domain-specific vocabulary, and varied syntax to manage the complexity of the topic.
    • LA.10.W.5.d Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline.
    • LA.10.W.5.e Provide a conclusion that follows from and supports the information or explanations and articulates the implications and/or significance of the topic.
  • LA.10.W.6 Gather and use credible evidence from multiple authoritative sources and assess its relevance in answering the research question(s).
    • LA.10.W.6.a Integrate information and evidence into writing selectively, accurately quoting or paraphrasing data and conclusions to maintain the flow of ideas while avoiding plagiarism.
    • LA.10.W.6.b Locate and evaluate the credibility of evidence (e.g., the expertise or motivation of the creator of an information product, potential bias and/or deception, and social, political, and/or historical perspectives) from print and digital sources to generate and answer questions and create new understandings.
    • LA.10.W.6.c Select and use appropriate note-taking formats to collect and organize information.
    • LA.10.W.6.d Demonstrate academic integrity by avoiding overreliance on any one source; cite sources using a variety of in-text citations to enhance fluency; develop a list of sources that conforms to a style guide appropriate to the discipline (e.g. MLA, APA, Chicago).
    • LA.10.W.6.e Practice safe and ethical behaviors when communicating and interacting with others digitally (e.g. safe information to share, utilize appropriate sites and materials, appropriate language use, respect diverse perspectives).