1. Common Core State Standards
Writing

2. Shifts in Writing with the CCSS
Writing is treated as an equal partner to reading.
The standards emphasize three types of writing – argument, informational, and narrative.
The standards emphasize the writing process (standards 5 and 10).
The standards call for a high level of student proficiency in writing and frequent engagement in the writing process.

3. Writing Anchor Standards Text Types and Purposes
Argument
Informative/Explanatory
Narrative
Production and Distribution of Writing
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
Range of Writing

4. Standards1-3 3 Types of Writing
Opinion/Argument
Informative/Explanatory
Narrative

5. Standard 4
Development and organization with attention to task, purpose and audience

6. Standard 5 The Writing Process
Planning
Revising
Editing
Rewriting or trying a new approach

7. Standard 6
The role of technology in writing

8. Standards 7-9 Research Conduct research based on focused questions
Gather relevant information from multiple sources
Draw evidence from text to support analysis, reflection and research

9. Standard 10 Write routinely
Standard 10 calls for students to:
write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision)
Write for shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two).

10. Emphasis on Writing Across all Disciplines and for Real Purposes
Students need to learn to use writing:
As a way of offering and supporting opinions
To demonstrate understanding of the subjects they are studying
To convey real and imagined experiences and events

11. Navigating the Staircase of Complexity in Argument Writing
Opinion Writing – Standard 1
Read standard 1 across grade levels noting staircase of complexity (pages 19 & 20, 42 & 45)
Skim student writing samples
With colleagues, determine grade level standards represented in each student writing sample