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W Writing
- Text Types, Purposes, and Publishing
- W.7.1 Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
- W.7.1.a Organize information and ideas around a topic to plan and prepare to write.
- W.7.1.b Introduce claim(s), acknowledge alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
- W.7.1.c Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.
- W.7.1.d Use words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), reasons, and evidence.
- W.7.1.e Establish and maintain a formal style.
- W.7.1.f Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.
- W.7.1.g With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.
- W.7.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
- W.7.2.a Organize information and ideas around a topic to plan and prepare to write.
- W.7.2.b Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information, using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/contrast, and cause/effect; include formatting, graphics, and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
- W.7.2.c Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.
- W.7.2.d Use appropriate transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.
- W.7.2.e Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
- W.7.2.f Establish and maintain a formal style.
- W.7.2.g Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented.
- W.7.2.h With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.
- W.7.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
- W.7.3.a Organize information and ideas around a topic to plan and prepare to write.
- W.7.3.b Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and point of view and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically.
- W.7.3.c Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
- W.7.3.d Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another.
- W.7.3.e Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events.
- W.7.3.f Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events.
- W.7.3.g With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.
- W.7.4 Use digital tools and resources to produce and publish writing, link to and cite sources, and to interact and collaborate with others.
- W.7.1 Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
- Research
- W.7.5 Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions for further research and investigation.
- W.7.6 Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.