​Unpacking Chart for ELA Writing Standards

Standard Student-Friendly Skills Concepts Cognitive Sample Activity

Learning Target Included in Included in the Demand /
the Standard Standard Levels of
Thinking

9-10.W.1 Write routinely Write Audience Composing Your assignment is to

Write over a variety of Apply Reflection Writing write reflections on
Routinely time frames for a Analyze Research Arguing newspaper articles and
range of tasks. Reflect Defending scholarly essays over
Research a current event.
Draw
Evidence

9-10.W.2 Students will be Write Writing Creating Your assignment is to

Handwriting able to write Practice Analyzing write invitations to
legibly, either in Applying Gatsby’s party. You
cursive or in print, Writing can choose to write it
so that others can in print or in cursive.
read what is The invitation must be
written. legible by the party
guests.

9-10.W.3.1 Write an argument Write Argument Creating Your assignment is to

Writing with a precise Argue Claim Analyzing develop an argument
Arguments claim, effective Claim Rhetorical Evaluating over whether or not
use of rhetorical Transitions Strategies Applying you believe GMOs help
strategies, and Evidence or harm people. You
effective will choose a position,
transitions target audience, and
between effective genre to
reasonings and convey your argument
evidence. to a wide audience.
9-10.W.3.2 Write an Write Evidence Creating Your assignment is to
Writing informative piece Inform Claim Analyzing develop an informative
Informative using credible Claim Organization Fact - piece of writing about
Compositions sources, sufficient Transitions Checking a topic you are
facts, details, Organize Evaluating knowledgeable on. You
appropriate should include
transitions for credible evidence to
major sections of support your topic. For
the text, example, you can write
content-specific about how to ride a
vocabulary, and a bike using outside
concluding resources and your
statement. own knowledge to
support your claim.

9-10.W.3.3 Write a narrative Write Narration Writing A zombie apocalypse

Narrative that engages the Narrate Narrative Articulation starts while you are
Writing reader by setting Practice Techniques Writing sitting in one of your
out a problem and Defining a Process classes. Write a
using narrative Problem Creating science fiction story
techniques, such talking about what the
as dialogue, zombies do and how
pacing, etc., to they act, as well as
build off of one what happens to
another to everyone you know
complete a full and what you do about
story. it. Make sure you
create and describe
characters, setting,
and the conflict.

9-10.W.4 Apply the writing Write Argument Arguing Develop an outline and
Applying the process to formal Argue Narrative Writing start a first draft, or
Writing writing reference Audience Articulate create a T chart to
Process (argumentative, Cite Research Integrate organize your ideas on
informative, Formatting a current issue/event
narrative, etc.) Revise
Editing
9-10.W.5 Conduct short Reference Research Research Students will evaluate
The Research research Cite Evidence Fact-check different provided
Process assignments and Research Organization Evaluate sources for their
tasks to build Claim Strategies Analyze validity. They will then
knowledge on the Organization Credible write why they believe
research process. Synthesize the source is or is not
a credible one.

9-10.W.6 Demonstrate Application Noun Memorize Students will create a

Grammar understanding of Formation Verb Identify multimodal
English grammar Identifying Clauses Compare assignment that
and conventions Adjectives and covers each aspect of
Adverbs contrast grammar conventions
Articulate with examples and
Implement explanations of how to
use the concept in
action.

9-10.W.6.2 Demonstrate Application Capitalization Identify Students will work in

Capitalization understanding of Identifying Punctuation Memorize groups and they will
standard English Formation Spelling Implement do peer review and
capitalization, suggest edits for each
punctuation, and other’s papers.
spelling. Students will then
implement those edits
and turn in a final
draft.