Writing Instructional Families: Writing Across Text Types

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Writing Across Text Types: Distribution of Learning Targets, CCSS Anchor Standards, and Instructional Families

	(K‐4) Elementary School Learning Targets					(5‐8) Middle School Learning Targets				(9‐12) High School Learning Targets
	E.WL Recognize and apply organizational strategies (chronology, problem-solution) and literary techniques (e.g., sensory images, dialogue) to compose a variety of literary texts that express real or imaginary experiences and ideas. E.WI Apply organizational strategies (e.g., sequence, description, definition, compare-contrast, cause-effect) to develop, summarize and communicate factual information about topics and events for authentic audiences. E.WP Apply organizational strategies (e.g., description, definition, compare-contrast, cause-effect, proposition-support) and an understanding of topics or texts to develop and support opinions about them for authentic reasons.					M.WL Apply organizational strategies (e.g., chronology, description, problem-solution), genre-specific features, and literary techniques (e.g., point of view, pacing, figurative language) to compose a variety of literary texts (poems, historical or science fiction, mysteries, etc.). M.WI Apply organizational strategies (e.g., description, definition, compare-contrast, cause-effect, problem-solution) and multiple reference sources to analyze, integrate, and communicate fact-based information on topics, concepts, and events for authentic and varied audiences. M.WP Apply organizational strategies (e.g., cause-effect, problem-solution, proposition-support, critique), and use of multiple sources to analyze topics or texts in order to support a claim/thesis for authentic and varied audiences.				H.WL Apply organizational and research strategies, literary techniques, and the synthesis of complex ideas to communicate interrelationships of characters, conflicts or experiences for authentic and varied audiences. H.WI Apply organizational strategies (e.g., cause-effect, proposition-support, inductive-deductive reasoning), multiple reference sources, and the synthesis of complex ideas to communicate interrelationships among facts, principals, issues, and concepts for authentic and varied audiences. H.WP Apply organizational structures (e.g., proposition-support, critique, inductive and deductive reasoning), credible sources, and rhetorical strategies to the analysis and synthesis of complex ideas to present and support reasoned arguments/critiques of texts, issues, or problems for authentic and varied audiences.
Instructional Families (CCSS Anchors & Anchor Standards (AS))	Grade K	Grade 1	Grade 2	Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5	Grade 6	Grade 7	Grade 8	Grade 9/10	Grade 11/12
Production and Distribution of Writing CCSS AS: W6. Use Technology to Produce and Publish Writing
Research to Build and Present Knowledge W9. Draw Evidence from Text
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas CCSS AS: SL4. Present information appropriate to task, purpose, and audience SL5. Use Technology to Express Information SL6. Demonstrate command of formal English
	(K‐4) Elementary School Learning Targets	(5‐8) Middle School Learning Targets	(9‐12) High School Learning Targets
	E.WL Recognize and apply organizational strategies (chronology, problem-solution) and literary techniques (e.g., sensory images, dialogue) to compose a variety of literary texts that express real or imaginary experiences and ideas. E.WI Apply organizational strategies (e.g., sequence, description, definition, compare-contrast, cause-effect) to develop, summarize and communicate factual information about topics and events for authentic audiences. E.WP Apply organizational strategies (e.g., description, definition, compare-contrast, cause-effect, proposition-support) and an understanding of topics or texts to develop and support opinions about them for authentic reasons.	M.WL Apply organizational strategies (e.g., chronology, description, problem-solution), genre-specific features, and literary techniques (e.g., point of view, pacing, figurative language) to compose a variety of literary texts (poems, historical or science fiction, mysteries, etc.). M.WI Apply organizational strategies (e.g., description, definition, compare-contrast, cause-effect, problem-solution) and multiple reference sources to analyze, integrate, and communicate fact-based information on topics, concepts, and events for authentic and varied audiences. M.WP Apply organizational strategies (e.g., cause-effect, problem-solution, proposition-support, critique), and use of multiple sources to analyze topics or texts in order to support a claim/thesis for authentic and varied audiences.	H.WL Apply organizational and research strategies, literary techniques, and the synthesis of complex ideas to communicate interrelationships of characters, conflicts or experiences for authentic and varied audiences. H.WI Apply organizational strategies (e.g., cause-effect, proposition-support, inductive-deductive reasoning), multiple reference sources, and the synthesis of complex ideas to communicate interrelationships among facts, principals, issues, and concepts for authentic and varied audiences. H.WP Apply organizational structures (e.g., proposition-support, critique, inductive and deductive reasoning), credible sources, and rhetorical strategies to the analysis and synthesis of complex ideas to present and support reasoned arguments/critiques of texts, issues, or problems for authentic and varied audiences.
Instructional Families (CCSS Anchors & Anchor Standards (AS))	Grade K	Grade 1	Grade 2	Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5	Grade 6	Grade 7	Grade 8	Grade 9/10	Grade 11/12
Conventions of Standard English CCSS AS: L1. Demonstrate appropriate grammar usage L2. Demonstrate appropriate use of capitalization, punctuation, and spelling
Knowledge of Language CCSS AS: L3. Apply knowledge of language functions
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use CCSS AS: L5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language and word relationships L6. Acquire academic and domain-specific words

(K‐4) Elementary School Learning Targets	(5‐8) Middle School Learning Targets	(9‐12) High School Learning Targets
E.WL Recognize and apply organizational strategies (chronology, problem-solution) and literary techniques (e.g., sensory images, dialogue) to compose a variety of literary texts that express real or imaginary experiences and ideas.	M.WL Apply organizational strategies (e.g., chronology, description, problem-solution), genre-specific features, and literary techniques (e.g., point of view, pacing, figurative language) to compose a variety of literary texts (poems, historical or science fiction, mysteries, etc.).	H.WL Apply organizational and research strategies, literary techniques, and the synthesis of complex ideas to communicate interrelationships of characters, conflicts, or experiences for authentic and varied audiences.
E.WI Apply organizational strategies (e.g., sequence, description, definition, compare-contrast, cause-effect) to develop, summarize and communicate factual information about topics and events for authentic audiences.	M.WI Apply organizational strategies (e.g., description, definition, compare-contrast, cause-effect, problem-solution) and multiple reference sources to analyze, integrate, and communicate fact-based information on topics, concepts, and events for authentic and varied audiences.	H.WI Apply organizational strategies (e.g., cause-effect, proposition-support, inductive-deductive reasoning), multiple reference sources, and the synthesis of complex ideas to communicate interrelationships among facts, principals, issues, and concepts for authentic and varied audiences.
E.WP Apply organizational strategies (e.g., description, definition, compare-contrast, cause-effect, proposition-support) and an understanding of topics or texts to develop and support opinions about them for authentic reasons.	M.WP Apply organizational strategies (e.g., cause-effect, problem-solution, proposition-support, critique), and use of multiple sources to analyze topics or texts in order to support a claim/thesis for authentic and varied audiences.	H.WP Apply organizational structures (e.g., proposition-support, critique, inductive and deductive reasoning), credible sources, and rhetorical strategies to the analysis and synthesis of complex ideas to present and support reasoned arguments/critiques of texts, issues, or problems for authentic and varied audiences.