Choose a controlling statement
Identify what the statement asks the rest of the text to develop. Plan only details that serve that job.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 1Plan Explanations and Supported Arguments
Apply choose a controlling statement, choose an organization principle, select an appropriate register, revise at the right level using supplied texts and original responses.
Before you begin
- Draft a paragraph with a relevant reason and evidence.
Choose by skill rather than age alone. Read with an adult when useful, revisit a lesson, or explore another grade.
Follow the lesson sequence
Choose an organization principle
Read the supplied paragraph plan, identify the grouping rule and verify that each paragraph has a distinct role.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 2Select an appropriate register
Identify reader and task, then choose a register that makes the meaning accessible. Informal varieties are not inherently inferior.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 3Revise at the right level
Identify the reported difficulty and perform a targeted repair. Recheck whether the text now serves its controlling statement.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 4Review and transfer
After the lessons, try 4 new review cases and a practical task. Each answer has an explanation and a link back to the related lesson.
Open the unit reviewGuest answers are temporary. Keep your own paper or document; this unit does not certify completion or record a school grade.
Topic references
- Common Core State Standards ELA topic references; not certified alignment: topic reference — Plan Explanations and Supported Arguments
These references informed the topic selection. They do not certify complete standards alignment.