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CaLifornia Common Core state standards
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writing standards
Text Types and Purposes
W .6 .1
Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence .
W .6 .1a
Introduce claim(s) and organize the reasons and evidence clearly .
W .6 .1b
Support claim(s) with clear reasons and relevant evidence, using credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text .
W .6 .1c
Use words, phrases, and clauses to clarify the relationships among claim(s) and reasons .
W .6 .1d
Establish and maintain a formal style .
W .6 .1e
Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from the argument presented .
W .6 .2
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content .
W .6 .2a
Introduce a topic or thesis statement; organize ideas, concepts, and information, using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/contrast, and cause/ effect; include formatting (e .g ., headings), graphics (e .g ., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension . CA
W .6 .2b
Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples .
W .6 .2c
Use appropriate transitions to clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts .
W .6 .2d
Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic .
W .6 .2e
Establish and maintain a formal style .
W .6 .2f
Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from the information or explanation presented .
W .6 .3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences .
W .6 .3a
Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically .
W .6 .3b
Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters .
W .6 .3c
Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another .
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