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Number: LAFS.K12.W.1

Title: Text Types and Purposes

Type: Cluster

Subject: English Language Arts - Archived

Grade: K12

Strand: Writing Standards

This cluster includes the following benchmarks

Code	Description
LAFS.K12.W.1.1:	Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
LAFS.K12.W.1.2:	Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
LAFS.K12.W.1.3:	Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.

Vetted resources educators can use to teach the concepts and skills in this topic.

Name	Description
Gr 9-12 Environmental Factors of the Everglades, Lesson 1: The Heart of a Watershed :	In small groups, students build a model landscape to illustrate the uniqueness of the Kissimmee-Lake Okeechobee-Everglades (K-O-E) watershed and use a model to demonstrate how alterations have affected it.
States of Matter and Their Properties - Building the Model Lesson #3:	This lesson is an introduction to some of the basic principles of computer programming. Scratch is a block language that allows for programming without writing test code by using pre-made blocks that can be connected to create more complex functionality. This is the final lesson in the Phases of Matter Unit and will allow the students to showcase their understanding of states and properties of matter in a new medium.
Demonstrating Understanding of Richard Wright's Rite of Passage:	After reading Richard Wright's short novel Rite of Passage, students will demonstrate their understanding of plot, character, and conflict by writing recommendations for the protagonists' future to a juvenile court system judge.

Standard 1 : Text Types and Purposes (Archived)