ASOL Sample Activities

The student will use technology, including the Internet, to produce written work or research report.

The student research to answer a question based on multiple sources of information.

The student will use information from literary and informational text to support writing (e.g., "Recognize the difference between fictional characters and nonfictional characters." "Delineate the specific claims in a text.").

The student will use information from literary or informational text to support writing by using specific claims in a text.

The student will write an argument to support a claim with one clear reason or piece of evidence.

The student will write to convey ideas and information clearly including facts, details, and other information.

The student will produce writing that is appropriate for the task, purpose, or audience.

The student will write a short research report to pose and answer questions based on one source of information.

The student will select quotes from multiple print or digital sources that provide important information about a topic.

The student will use information from literary and informational text to support writing (e.g., "Compare and contrast themes, patterns of events, or characters across two or more stories or dramas.", "Determine whether claims in a text are fact or opinion.").

The student will use standard English rules by using correct punctuation when writing.

The student will spell most single-syllable words correctly and apply knowledge of word chunks in spelling longer words.

The student will peer edit writing for correct grammar, capitalization, punctuation, spelling, sentence structure, and paragraphing.

The student will apply conventions of English grammar rules to convey desired meaning in writing .

The student will use knowledge of language to achieve desired meaning when writing by varying sentence structure using a variety of simple and compound sentence structure.

The student will edit writing for grammatically correct use of language, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and sentence/paragraph structure.

The student will write about a personal opinion and give more than one reason supporting or rejecting the claim.

The student will write to convey ideas and information using clear organization and including facts, details, and other information as well as graphics and multimedia as needed.

The student will write about an event or personal experience by introducing the event or experience, at least one character, and describing multiple events in sequence.

The student will produce writing that is appropriate to a particular task, purpose, and audience.

The student will develop writing by planning and revising own writing by adding more information.

The student will write a short research report to answer questions using multiple sources of information.

The student will use knowledge of language to achieve desired meaning when writing.

The student will write and revise work so that it communicates clearly to the intended audience.

The student will write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.

The student will select information from multiple sources and use the information to write answers to questions.

The student will write to express opinion with supporting information about a topic or text and a concluding statement.

The student will develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, and rewriting.

The student will use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish and update an individual writing project.

The student will write a short research report to answer questions posed by self and others using multiple sources of information.

The student will cite evidence from literary or informational texts.