7.W.4 – Argumentative & Informative Writing Organization, Tone, & Style

Description

Teaching your 7th grade students about writing style and organization? Do you need students to develop ideas to convey tone and meaning? This 47-page mini-unit includes all you need to check for understanding and mastery of W.7.4.

With this standards-based resource, students will have access to several instructional resources based on thesis/claims, audience, transitional words, writing purpose, task, and final product. They will read a text and deconstruct it, and answer question sets based on the included instructional resources. This resource also includes a draft two emails activity for students to complete.

This resource includes everything you need to check for understanding, including a summative assessment with a rubric. All answer keys are also included, as well as a teacher guide breaking down the standard into learning targets and Depth of Knowledge (DOK) stages.

This resource includes both a printable and digital version that is ready for Google Classroom and other distance learning platforms.

You can use this resource: 

• To give extra practice with CCSS 7.W.4
• For extra writing practice
• For classwork, center rotations
• For assessments and test prep
• As a whole or in parts as needed

How will this resource help me?

• Easily assess where students are in their understanding of this standard
• Encourage students to self-assess their own growth
• Ensure standard mastery by assessing each objective within the standard

This resource includes:

• Teacher Guide with Digital Version Access 
• W4 Defined Poster 
• I Can Poster 
• Standard Self-Assessment 
• Instructional Resources 
• Purpose, Task, and Products
• Claim/Thesis
• Organize Your Text*
• Audience*
• Transition Examples
• Deconstruct the Text Activity* 
• Draft Two Emails Activity 
• W4 Summative Assessment 
• Answer Keys

*Includes Question Set