LAC 28:CLXIX.1905. Writing

A. Write multi-paragraph arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. 1. Provide a thesis statement that introduces a claim(s), acknowledge and distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and establishes a structure that logically organizes the reasons and evidence. 2. Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence from accurate and credible sources, demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text. 3. Use words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence. 4. Establish and maintain a formal style. 5. Provide a concluding section that follows from and supports the argument presented. B. Write multi-paragraph informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content. 1. Provide a thesis statement that introduces a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow, provides a general observation and focus, and groups related information logically. 2. Develop the topic with well-chosen, relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples. 3. Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts. 4. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic. 5. Establish and maintain a formal style. 6. Provide a concluding section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented. 7. Organize ideas, concepts, and information into broader connected categories; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension. C. Write multi-paragraph narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences. 1. Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and point of view and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize the sequence of events logically. 2. Use narrative techniques appropriate to the task, such as dialogue, pacing, description, and reflection, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters. 3. Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence, signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another, and show the relationships among experiences and events. 4. Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events. 5. Provide an appropriate conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events. D. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. E. With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a different approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed. F. Use technology to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas efficiently, either independently or in collaboration with others. G. Conduct research to answer a question, drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration. H. Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources. 1. Use search terms effectively. 2. Assess the credibility and accuracy of each source. 3. Quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism. 4. Follow a standard format for citation. I. Draw relevant evidence from grade-appropriate literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research based on grade-level reading standards. J. Develop flexibility in writing by routinely engaging in the production of shorter and longer pieces for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.