Paths to college and career : informative writing.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

PCG Education Staff, author.

Series:

Teacher Guide

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Report writing.

English language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (303 pages) : illustrations, tables.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, California : PCD Education : Jossey-Bass, 2016.

Summary:

Paths to College and Career Jossey-Bass and PCG Education are proud to bring the Paths to College and Career English Language Arts (ELA) curriculum and professional development resources for grades 6-12 to educators across the country. Originally developed for EngageNY and written with a focus on the shifts in instructional practice and student experiences the standards require, Paths to College and Career includes daily lesson plans, guiding questions, recommended texts, scaffolding strategies and other classroom resources. The Paths Writing Units, Argument Writing, Informative Writing, and Narrative Writing, complement the full instructional program and can also be used independently, providing in-depth writing instruction to support all students in grades 9-12 in meeting grade level standards. To emphasize the relationship between reading and writing, each Writing Unit includes accessible model texts that exemplify key elements of each text type, and source texts that provide a topic for the unit writing assignment. Individual lessons guide students through the writing process, providing instruction on grammar and conventions and highlighting collaboration and reflection as key elements of effective writing. Students' final essays are assessed using a checklist developed by the class over the course of the unit. The organization and distinctive content of the model and source texts in each unit afford teachers the flexibility to implement each unit independently of the others, and at any point during the curriculum. For example, a unit may be implemented to assess students' writing prior to implementation of the standard curriculum, to scaffold writing instruction leading into a writing assessment, or to support struggling writers by addressing gaps in skills as demonstrated in previous assessments. The Paths Writing Units provide teachers with invaluable opportunities to engage students as active participants in their own learning at every stage of the writing process, and to customize instruction to meet the varying needs of all students.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

About PCG Education

About the Paths to College and Career Writing Units

Informative Writing

Unit Overview

Cave Painting

A Brief History of Photography

How Iron Maiden Actually Made Money from People Stealing the Band's Music

Grappling with the 'Culture of Free' in Napster's Aftermath

How You Turn Music into Money in 2012

With a Tap of Taylor Swift's Fingers, Apple Retreated

Ed Sheeran Talks Spotify Royalties

Lesson 1: Informative Writing Model

Introduction

Standards

Assessment

Vocabulary

Lesson Agenda/Overview

Materials

Learning Sequence

Activity 1: Introduction of Lesson Agenda 5%

Activity 2: Introduction to Annotation 10%

Activity 3: Reading and Discussion 40%

Activity 4: Components of Effective Informative Writing 25%

Activity 5: Group Assessment: Informative Writing Checklist 15%

Activity 6: Closing 5%

Homework

Lesson 2: Informative Writing Model

Activity 2: Homework Accountability 15%

Activity 3: Reading and Discussion 30%

Activity 4: Components of Effective Informative Writing 20%

Activity 5: Group Assessment: Informative Writing Checklist 10%

Activity 6: Class Discussion of Informative Writing Checklist 15%

Activity 7: Closing 5%

Informative Writing Checklist Template

Model Informative Writing Checklist

Lesson 3: Informative Writing Prompt Analysis

Activity 3: Analysis of the Prompt 25%.

Activity 4: Prompt Analysis Exit Slip 10%

Activity 5: Reading and Discussion 35%

Activity 6: Closing 10%

Lesson 3 Prompt Analysis Exit Slip

Model Informative Writing Lesson 3 Prompt Analysis Exit Slip

Subtopics and Evidence Chart

Lesson 4: Reading Sources

Activity 3: Reading and Discussion 45%

Activity 4: Assessment: Subtopics and Evidence Chart 30%

Activity 5: Closing 5%

Model Subtopics and Evidence Chart

Lesson 5: Reading Sources

Lesson 6: Planning: Prewriting

Activity 2: Homework Accountability 10%

Activity 3: Reviewing Statements of Purpose 15%

Activity 4: Prewrite 65%

Lesson 7: Planning: Outlining

Activity 2: Homework Accountability 0%

Activity 3: Introduction to Standard Outline Structure 20%.

Activity 4: Drafting an Outline and Teacher Conferences 70%

Model Outline

Lesson 8: Drafting: Body Paragraphs

Activity 3: Writing Instruction: Effective Body Paragraphs 25%

Activity 4: Drafting a Body Paragraph 50%

Lesson 9: Drafting: Introduction

Activity 3: Writing Instruction: Effective Introductions 25%

Activity 4: Drafting an Introduction 50%

Lesson 10: Drafting: Conclusion

Activity 3: Writing Instruction: Effective Conclusions 25%

Activity 4: Drafting a Conclusion 50%

Model Informative Paper

Works Cited

Lesson A: Integrating Evidence from Sources

Activity 3: Writing Instruction Options 30%

Activity 4: Informative Writing Checklist 5%

Activity 5: Individual Revision 30%

Activity 6: Revision Discussion 20%.

Activity 7: Informative Writing Revision Exit Slip: Integrating Evidence 5%

Activity 8: Closing 5%

Writing Instruction Option 1

Writing Instruction Option 2

Writing Instruction Option 3

Writing Instruction Option 4

Revision Exit Slip:

Model Informative Writing Revision Exit Slip: Integrating Evidence

Tips for Integrating Quotations

Tips for Punctuating Quotations

MLA In-Text Citation

In-Text Citations

Lesson B: Audience, Style, and Tone

Activity 6: Revision Discussion 20%

Activity 7: Informative Writing Revision Exit Slip: Audience, Style, and Tone 5%

Model Informative Writing Revision Exit Slip

Lesson C: Working with Words

Activity 7: Informative Writing Revision Exit Slip: Working with Words 5%

Lesson D: Cohesion and Flow

Introduction.

Standards

Activity 7: Informative Writing Revision Exit Slip: Cohesion and Flow 5%

Transitions

Lesson E: Varying Sentence Length

Activity 7: Informative Writing Revision Exit Slip: Varying Sentence Length 5%

Semicolon and Colon

Lesson F: Ensuring Sentence Accuracy

Activity 3: Writing Instruction: Commas, Fragments, and Run-Ons 30%

Activity 7: Informative Writing Revision Exit Slip: Ensuring Sentence Accuracy 5%

Homework.

Comma.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 2, 2016).

ISBN:

1-119-22953-7

1-119-22952-9

OCLC:

953734914