Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Week 6: Chapters 8 & 9

Thanks for your comments on Chapters 6 and 7 everyone!

After reading Chapters 8 and 9, you now have an in-depth look at the three types of writing described in the writing standards (narrative, persuasive/argumentative, and informational). As noted, the standards are written to mirror the same learning progressions within each text type. Given that everyone may not already teach all three types, this a nice feature, allowing teachers to use similar strategies across the three types.

PROMPT:

What should we expect to see in our students’ independent writing samples for:

  • opinion/argument  text (writing)
  • informational text (writing)
How is this different from previous standards?  

Your response to the prompt is due by Monday evening May 27th. Then, you are expected to revisit this site and respond to at least one of your fellow participant’s comments by Thursday, May 30th.


Don’t forget to read chapter 10 in anticipation of next week’s prompt.