South Dakota ELA 9-10.W.3

9-10.W.3 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• 9-10.W.3.b

  Use narrative or literary techniques or poetic devices, such as dialogue, pacing, rhythm, description, reflection, and multiple plot lines, to develop experienc...

• 9-10.W.3.d

  Use strong, effective word choice and figurative language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters.

• 9-10.W.3.e

  Establish a clear voice.

• 9-10.W.3.f

  Provide a conclusion (when appropriate to the genre) that follows from and reflects on what is experienced, observed, or resolved over the course of the narrati...

01

What Students Need to Do

Students write a story, memoir, poem, or graphic story about a real or imagined experience. They choose a point of view, arrange events so each one leads to the next, and use details and voice to help readers picture what happens.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student opens with a situation that gives readers a reason to keep going. Dialogue, description, or pacing develops the people and events, and the ending shows what changed.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may switch point of view without meaning to or list events without showing why they matter. Some add many adjectives instead of one telling detail, then end with a sudden sentence such as 'It was all a dream.'

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How to Assess It

Ask students to write eight sentences about missing a bus. Look for a clear point of view, one telling detail, events that build on each other, and an ending that shows a change.

1. 01

   Give pairs six paper cards showing events in a lost-phone story; have them order the cards and add a turning point.

2. 02

   Write a cafeteria argument twice, once from each student's view, then underline the words that change the reader's sympathy.

3. 03

   Play a pacing swap: expand a two-sentence bike crash into six sentences, then condense a slow morning into one.

4. 04

   Turn a real or invented job interview mix-up into a short personal essay with one line of dialogue and a reflective ending.

• 6.W.3

  Write narratives and other creative texts (e.g. poetry, graphic stories, digital compositions, memoirs) to develop real or imagined experiences or events using ...

• 11-12.W.3

  Write narratives or other creative texts (e.g., poetry, digital composition, graphic stories, memoirs) to develop real or imagined experiences or events using e...

• 7.W.3

  Write narratives and other creative texts (e.g. poetry, graphic stories, digital composition, memoirs) to develop real or imagined experiences or events using e...

• 8.W.3

  Write narratives and other creative texts (e.g., poetry, digital composition, graphic stories, memoirs) to develop real or imagined experiences or events using ...