La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CLXIX-907

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section CLXIX-907 - Writing

A. Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.

1. Introduce the topic or text they are writing about, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure that lists reasons.

2. Provide reasons that support the opinion.

3. Use linking words and phrases (e.g., because, therefore, since, for example) to connect opinion and reasons.

4. Provide a concluding statement or section.

B. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

1. Introduce a topic and group related information together; include illustrations when useful to aiding comprehension.

2. Develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details.

3. Use linking words and phrases (e.g., also, another, and, more, but) to connect ideas within categories of information.

4. Provide a concluding statement or section.

C. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

1. Establish a situation and introduce a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.

2. Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and events or show the response of characters to situations.

3. Use temporal words and phrases to signal event order.

4. Provide a sense of closure.

D. With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose.

E. With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing.

F. With guidance and support from adults, produce and publish grade-appropriate writing using technology, either independently or in collaboration with others.

G. Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic.

H. Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories.

I. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CLXIX-907

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 421025 (7/1/2016).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6, R.S. 17: 24.4, and R.S. 17:154.