Top 5 Big Ideas about Writing 12 th Grade, 3 rd Quarter English Language Arts

Orange County Public Schools Suggested Academic Writing Progression 12 th Grade Quarter 1  Pre-assessment/ Vocabulary  Understand the question  Establish a purpose for reading  Read and mark the text  Create a controlling idea statement  Planning o Organize evidence o Create topic sentences Quarter 2  Write essay o Body paragraphs  Elaboration  Counterclaims  Transitions  Sentence structure o Introductions o Conclusions Bold text denotes Q2 focus, in addition to instruction from Q1. Quarter 3  Edit and revise Bold text denotes Q3 focus, in addition to instruction from Q1 and Q2. (LAFS W.1.3) *See MTPs for narrative writing Suggested Research Writing Progression (LAFS W.1.2 and W.3.7) *See MTPs for research writing

Orange County Public Schools Revision and Feedback about Writing during 3 rd Quarter 1.Text-based Writing 2.Color-coded Feedback for Revision 3.Organization 4.Global vs. Local Revisions 5.Writing Resources and Materials

Orange County Public Schools Big Idea 1: Text-based Writing Writing FocusesPossible Text Pairings – HMH Florida Collections Points of View Analyzing Ideas and Events Structure of a Play Themes Shakespeare’s Hamlet Other works by: Wangari Maathai Juan Rulfo Rene Girard

Orange County Public Schools Big Idea 2: Color-Coded Feedback Use color-coding and marking the text to give feedback help your child focus on areas of revision in their writing. After your child completes their essay, have them underline in colors. Underline the thesis and topic sentences in red. Underline quoted evidence in green. Underline paraphrased evidence in blue. Underline elaboration/commentary in purple. Use text markers to provide your child with specific feedback and help them focus on areas to revise.

Orange County Public Schools Big Idea 3: Organization Essay organization questions: How does each topic sentence connect to the thesis statement/controlling idea? Are the topic sentences specific so that the reader can understand the paragraph’s main subject and point? How do the topic sentences relate? How does each of the topic sentences connect to allow a structured progression and flow for the essay? How does the essay respond to all aspects of the writing task?

Orange County Public Schools Big Idea 4: Global vs. Local Revision Concerns Global RevisionLocal Revision Global revisions focus on the writer’s ideas, content, and essay organization. – Does the essay respond to all aspects of the writing task? – Does the essay include a solid claim? – Is the essay appropriately organized? – Is there sufficient evidence and elaboration to support the claim? – Is the essay’s introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion clearly established and developed? Local revisions are focused on minor errors within sentences. – Are there grammatical errors? – Are there spelling errors? – Are there citation issues? – Can word choice be improved with the use of stronger words?

Orange County Public Schools Big Idea 5: Resources and Materials Family Resources located on – FAQ – Schedules – Sample assessments – Test design information – Scoring Sampler

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