| Writing to Persuade:
Grades 6 - 8 Students will demonstrate ability to write to persuade by selecting and organizing relevant information, establishing an argumentative purpose, and by designing an appropriate strategy for an identified audience. Print Version (Acrobat 5k)
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Create an organizing structure that balances all aspects of the piece and make effective transitions between sentences and descriptions to unify key ideas and make the message or theme clear to the reader |
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Reinforce coherence within and across paragraphs
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Use precise language, action verbs, sensory details, colorful modifiers, and active rather than passive voice to enliven written presentations |
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Improve the logic of the ideas, word choice, and transitions among paragraphs, passages, and ideas by revising writing based on given or self-generated criteria and others’ responses |
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Write letters that address audience needs, stated purpose, and context in a clear and efficient manner and adhere to stated purposes |
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Write to persuade an intended audience by selecting an appropriate form that makes a clear and knowledgeable judgment and supports arguments with detailed evidence, examples, and reasoning |
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Support all statements and claims with relevant anecdotes, descriptions, facts, statistics, and/or specific examples |
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