7+Writing

**DRIVING QUESTION: How do we face adversity?** **//Older ones - What is our responsibility to humanity?//**

**2013-2014 - Common Assessment - OR on "Inner Tube"**

**Argument:**

**Informative** **/Explanatory:**

**Narrative:**

**Research:** Korean War for //Year of Impossible Goodbyes// and Ku Klux Klan for //Witness//.

**POWER STANDARDS** a. Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information, using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/contrast, andcause/effect; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension. b. Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples. c. Use appropriate transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts. d. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic. e. Establish and maintain a formal style. f. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented **Common Assessment: Long composition MCAS** **Scheduled: January/February**
 * #2. ** Write **informative/explanatory** texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.

**Common Assessments: Long composition, open responses, poetry** **Scheduled: December/January**
 * 5** With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1–3 up to and including grade 7 on page 65.)

**Common Assessments: Korean War for //Year of Impossible Goodbyes// and Ku Klux Klan for //Witness//.** **Scheduled: April**
 * 7** Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions for further research and investigation.