Common+Core+State+Standards


 * ** Text Types and Purposes ** ||
 * College and Career Readiness (CCR) Anchor Standard 1:

Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
|| a. Introduce claim(s) and organize the reasons and evidence clearly. b. Support claim(s) with clear reasons and relevant evidence, using credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text. c. Use words, phrases, and clauses to clarify the relationships among claim(s) and reasons. d. Establish and maintain a formal style. e. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from the argument presented. || a. Introduce claim(s), acknowledge alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically. b. Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text. c. Use words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), reasons, and evidence. d. Establish and maintain a formal style. e. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented. || a. Introduce claim(s), acknowledge and distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically. b. Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text. c. Use words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence. d. Establish and maintain a formal style. e. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented. || a. Introduce precise claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create an organization that establishes clear relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">b. Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly, supplying evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both in a manner that anticipates the audience's knowledge level and concerns. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">c. Use words, phrases, and clauses to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships between claim(s) and reasons, between reasons and evidence, and between claim(s) and counterclaims. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">d. Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">e. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented. || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">a. Introduce precise, knowledgeable claim(s), establish the significance of the claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create an organization that logically sequences claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">b. Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly and thoroughly, supplying the most relevant evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both in a manner that anticipates the audience's knowledge level, concerns, values, and possible biases. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">c. Use words, phrases, and clauses as well as varied syntax to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships between claim(s) and reasons, between reasons and evidence, and between claim(s) and counterclaims. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">d. Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">e. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented. ||
 * **// Grade Level //** || **// Grade-Specific Common Core State Standard //** ||
 * **Grade 6** || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
 * **Grade 6** || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
 * **Grade 7** || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
 * **Grade 8** || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
 * **Grades 9-10** || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
 * **Grades 11-12** || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.