Tennessee 9th Grade ELA Standards in Writing

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9-10.W Writing

• 9-10.W.TTP Text Types and Protocol
  • 9-10.W.TTP.1 Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning supported by relevant and sufficient evidence.
    • 9-10.W.TTP.1.a Introduce precise claim(s).
    • 9-10.W.TTP.1.b Develop claim(s) and counterclaim(s) fairly, supplying evidence for each claim and counterclaim while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both in a manner that anticipates the audience’s knowledge level and concerns.
    • 9-10.W.TTP.1.c Create an organization that establishes cohesion and clear relationships among claim(s), counterclaim(s), reasons, and evidence.
    • 9-10.W.TTP.1.d Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.
    • 9-10.W.TTP.1.e Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of the topic.
    • 9-10.W.TTP.1.f Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone.
  • 9-10.W.TTP.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to analyze and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection and organization of content.
    • 9-10.W.TTP.2.a Provide an introduction that is relevant to the rest of the text and effectively engages the audience.
    • 9-10.W.TTP.2.b Organize ideas to create cohesion and clarify relationships among ideas and concepts, including but not limited to use of appropriate and varied transitions.
    • 9-10.W.TTP.2.c Develop the topic with well-chosen, 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.TTP.2.d Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented.
    • 9-10.W.TTP.2.e Use appropriate formatting, graphics, and multimedia to aid comprehension.
    • 9-10.W.TTP.2.f Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of the topic.
    • 9-10.W.TTP.2.g Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone.
  • 9-10.W.TTP.3 Write narrative fiction or literary nonfiction to convey experiences and/or events using effective techniques, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
    • 9-10.W.TTP.3.a Engage and orient the reader by setting out a problem, situation, or observation, establishing point of view, and introducing a narrator/speaker and/or characters.
    • 9-10.W.TTP.3.b Sequence events so that they build on one another to create a coherent whole.
    • 9-10.W.TTP.3.c Create a smooth progression of experiences or events.
    • 9-10.W.TTP.3.d Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, description, reflection, and multiple plot lines to convey experiences, events, and/or characters.
    • 9-10.W.TTP.3.e Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on what is experienced, observed, or resolved over the course of the narrative.
    • 9-10.W.TTP.3.f 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.TTP.3.g Establish and maintain an appropriate style and tone.
• 9-10.W.PDW Production and Distribution of Writing
  • 9-10.W.PDW.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.)
  • 9-10.W.PDW.5 Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1-3 up to and including grades 9-10.)
  • 9-10.W.PDW.6 Use technology, including the Internet, to 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.
• 9-10.W.RBPK Research to Build and Present Knowledge
  • 9-10.W.RBPK.7 Conduct and write short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem by narrowing or broadening the inquiry when appropriate, synthesizing multiple sources on the subject, and demonstrating a new understanding of the subject under investigation.
  • 9-10.W.RBPK.8 Use multiple search terms to generate a variety of print and digital sources; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
  • 9-10.W.RBPK.9 Support and defend interpretations, analyses, reflections, or research with evidence found in literature or informational texts, applying grade band 9-10 standards for reading to source material.
• 9-10.W.RW Range of Writing
  • 9-10.W.RW.10 Write routinely over extended time frames and shorter time frames for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.