Aligned Standard

ELA.EE.W.9-10.2.a: Introduce a topic clearly and use a clear organization to write about it including visual, tactual, or multimedia information as appropriate.

Grade Level Standard

This is aligned the following California State Standards:

  • W.9-10.2 - Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. a. Introduce a topic or thesis statement; organize complex ideas, concepts, and information to make important connections and distinctions; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., figures, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension. CA b. Develop the topic with well-chosen, relevant, and sufficient facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience's knowledge of the topic. c. Use appropriate and varied transitions to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships among complex ideas and concepts. d. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of the topic. e. Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the disciplines in which they are writing. f. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented (e.g., articulating implications or the significance of the topic).

Linkage Level Descriptions

Initial Precursor

The student can indicate a preference for objects by verbally or nonverbally responding to yes/no questions about liking or disliking multiple objects when presented with them.

Distal Precursor

The student can select a topic and use drawing, dictating, or writing to compose a message about it with at least one relevant fact or detail.

Proximal Precursor

When writing an informative text, the student can introduce a topic and convey relevant information about it, including visual, tactual, and multimedia information, as appropriate.

Target

The student can produce an informative text that introduces the topic and presents information and ideas about the topic using visual, tactile, and/or multimedia information, as appropriate.

Successor

The student can write an informative text that includes a clearly introduced topic as well as ideas, concepts, and information that may be visual, tactual, or multimedia, as appropriate.