story/drama elements tone mood plot characterization characters character traits setting point of view ◦ first person ◦ third person omniscient ◦ third person limited conflict ◦ internal ◦ external explicit/implicit objective subjective summary Formative Assessments CFAs Exit tickets Pre-assessments Collins writing Anticipation guides Journals DRA Summative Assessments Standardized assessments Resources Trade books Literature book Enrichment Strategies Text complexity Cluster grouping Acceleration Integrations Intervention Strategies Reading A-Z Text complexity Cluster grouping Co-reader Audiobooks Grade Seven ELA / Reading: Literature
simile metaphor extended metaphor hyperbole personification alliteration assonance consonance onomatopoeia denotation connotation rhyme rhythm repetition line breaks stanza sonnet drama soliloquy monologue dialogue free verse point of view first person second person third person limited third person omniscient scanning poetry evidence inference/inferential explicit/implicit objective subjective distinguish tangible intangible Formative Assessments CFAs Exit tickets pre-assessments Collins writing Anticipation guides Journals DRA Summative Assessments Standardized assessments Resources Trade books Literature book Enrichment Strategies Text complexity Cluster grouping
narrator dialogue point of view sensory language logical writing process writing on demand editing revision Formative Assessments Outlines Research notes Preliminary drafts (informative/explanatory, narrative, research argument writing) Claim draft Revision activities with transitions Editing activities Research simulation tasks Entrance/exit slips Think alouds Journal prompts Evaluating exemplars ◦ style ◦ claims ◦ purpose ◦ grammar ◦ integration of evidence Informal debates Comparison activities between persuasive writing and argumentative writing Evaluating resources Reverse outlining an exemplar for organization Summative Assessments Final drafts of writing activities (informative/explanatory, narrative, research argument writing) Test over identifying the different components involved in making an argument Timed, independent, in-class writing prompts (writing on demand) Text-dependent writing tasks Resources Triumph Learning Common Core Assessment Book Room for Debate NYT George Hillocks’ Teaching Argument Writing Grades 6-12 PARCC Writing Rubric Enrichment Strategies Text complexity Length and depth of writing tasks Connections to 8th and 9th curricula Increased analysis requirements
Outlines Research notes Preliminary drafts (informative/explanatory, narrative, research argument writing) Claim draft Revision activities with transitions Editing activities Research simulation tasks Entrance/exit slips Think alouds Journal prompts Evaluating exemplars ◦ style ◦ claims ◦ purpose ◦ grammar ◦ integration of evidence ◦ text structure (compare/contrast, definition, analogy, cause/effect, chronological order, order of importance, integration of graphics/formatting Informal debates Comparison activities between persuasive writing and argumentative writing Evaluating resources Reverse outlining an exemplar for organization Final drafts of writing activities (informative/explanatory, narrative, research argumentative writing) Test over identifying the different components involved in making an argument Timed, independent, in-class writing prompts (writing on demand) Text-dependent writing tasks Resources Strategic Balanced Literacy Framework Write Source handbook Triumph Learning Common Core Assessment Book Room for Debate NYT George Hillocks’ Teaching Argument Writing Grades 6-12 PARCC Writing Rubric NWEA.org ◦ MAP Descartes Lexile.com Write Like This! and Teaching Adolescent Writing, by Kelly Gallagher Enrichment Strategies Text complexity Length, depth, breadth of writing tasks Connections to 8th and 9th curricula Increased analysis requirements Dive deep discussions
proof paraphrase analyze relevant generate support Formative Assessments Outlines Research Preliminary drafts (informative/explanatory, narrative, research argument writing) draft Revision activities with transitions Editing activities Research simulation tasks Entrance/exit slips Think alouds Journal prompts Evaluating exemplars ◦ style ◦ claims ◦ purpose ◦ grammar ◦ integration of evidence ◦ text structure (compare/contrast, definition, analogy, cause/effect, chronological order, order of importance, integration of graphics/formatting Informal debates Comparison activities between persuasive writing and argumentative writing Evaluating resources Reverse outlining an exemplar for organization Summative Assessments Final drafts of writing activities (informative/explanatory, narrative, research, argument writing) Test over identifying the different components involved in making an argument independent, in-class writing prompts (writing on demand) Text-dependent writing tasks Resources Strategic Balanced Literacy Framework Write Source handbook Triumph Learning Common Core Assessment Book Room for Debate NYT George Hillocks’ Teaching Argument Writing Grades 6-12 Enrichment Strategies Text complexity Length, depth, breadth of writing tasks Connections to 8th and 9th curricula Increased analysis requirements Dive deep discussions
Content Vocabulary context affix root synonyms antonyms restatements figures of speech connotation denotation nuance Germanic language Romance language Academic Vocabulary analyze infer consulting reference domain vocabulary etymology etymological root interpretation glossary thesaurus dictionary reference materials verify acquisition Formative Assessments Exit/entrance slips Journals Collins writing Daily practices CFAs Games (i.e., Apples to Apples) Analogies Derivatives of the word activities Identifying word relationships Summative Assessments Tests Use so many words in essays and paragraphs Use of strategies to decipher a word Resources Write Source Etymonline.com Marzano Six Steps Building Background Knowledge, by Marzano Enrichment Strategies Vocabulary bee Use of higher texts to decipher words Integrations Intervention Strategies Manipulatives Word bank Nonlinguistic representations