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2. 4d

4. Choose one student sample. Using the CCSS rubric from September’s Professional Development, score the sample. What skills do your students lack for Common Core Writing? 1c, 3a, 4a

5. Writing is ultimately about meaning. Effective writing is a reflection of clear thinking in both ELA and Social Studies. *National Commission on Writing, 2003

6. 1a, 4a

7. Goal: To get the reader to acknowledge that your side is valid and deserves consideration as another point of view. General Technique: Argumentative writing offers the reader relevant reasons, credible facts, and sufficient evidence to honor the writer has a valid and worthy perspective. Goal: To get the reader to agree with you/your point of view on a particular topic. General Technique: Persuasive writing relies heavily on opinions and unreliable facts. SHIFT 5: WRITING FROM SOURCES 1a

8. 1a, 1b, 1c, 1e

9. 1c, 1e

10. Implement one thing from your Action Plan to improve student writing Bring another argumentative writing sample to November’s Early Release/Late Start November: Evidence-Based Writing

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