Grades 9-12

Lesson Targets:

• Students will adhere to conventions of basic writing skills in their writing.
• Students will see examples of, and practice with, appropriate grammar, transitions, paragraph structure, and topic sentences.

Lesson Targets:

• Students will adhere to conventions of basic writing skills in their writing.
• Students will see examples of, and practice with, appropriate grammar, transitions, paragraph structure, and topic sentences.

Lesson Targets:

• Students will organize information into research-friendly criteria.
• Students will review and analyze their writing to determine whether it adheres to conventions that do not plagiarize.
• Students adhere to conventions and protocols to avoid plagiarism in writing and in research

Lesson Targets:

• Students will organize information onto a graphic organizer to write an Op Ed article of their own.
• Students will review and analyze feature articles to develop familiarity with the genre.
• Students compile organized information into a feature article for publication.

Lesson Targets:

• Students will organize to write an essay of their own.
• Students will review and analyze published essays to develop familiarity with the genre.
• Students compile organized information into a full essay.

Learning Targets:

• Students will apply dual language strategies to remember critical information when reading digital print.
• Students will apply dual language strategies to comprehend and synthesize printed and digital information.

Learning Targets:

• Students will independently drive an informational quest to synthesize information.
• Students will pull information together to form a conclusion.
• Students will think broadly about the text to apply an alternative text approach.

Learning Targets:

• Students will apply understanding of web navigation to decipher credible from non-credible information to conduct research.
• Students will incorporate credible information into their research.

Learning Targets:

• Students will articulate via images their need for assistance with their writing.
• Students will act on feedback received about their writing to revise and edit their work into a final product.

Learning Targets:

• Students will apply independent decision-making to develop time and attention for effective scanning and surfing on the internet.
• Students will develop a sense of timing when searching and using multiple applications on the World Wide Web.

Learning Targets:

• Students will apply strategies to decipher credible from non-credible information on the World Wide Web.
• Students will apply concepts of digital print to aid in successful web navigation for research.
• Students will use only credible information for their research.