CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.4
The Standard
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts · College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Writing
What This Standard Means
Students need to make writing choices that fit the job. They should know what they are writing, why they are writing it, and who will read it. Then they need to develop ideas clearly, organize them in a sensible order, and use a style that matches the purpose and audience.
Mastery looks like writing that is easy to follow and feels appropriate for the assignment. A story, argument, explanation, email, or report should not all sound the same. Students often get stuck by adding details that do not support the purpose, using weak organization, or ignoring the reader’s needs.
Ways to Teach It
- Give students three mixed-up paragraphs from a letter, report, or story, and have them reorder and label the purpose of each part.
- Ask students to revise one paragraph for two audiences, a friend and a principal, then explain what changed and why.
- Use an exit ticket with three questions: What is your purpose, who is your audience, and what organization will you use?
- Bring in a restaurant review, job email, and school announcement, then have students identify how each one fits its audience and purpose.
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- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.9-10.4
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