English Language Arts Grade 9-10
Lesson Plans

Writing Standard 2

Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.

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Introduce a topic; organize complex ideas, concepts, and information to make important connections and distinctions; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., figures, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.

• Written Conversation / Silent Discussion
  Silent Discussion takes the strengths of a well-managed verbal classroom discussion and moves into a written discussion. Some of the benefits of this move include:
  • all students participate
  • students practice writing in a low-stakes, social format
  • students engage with content skills and knowledge

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