5.11.A
The Standard
plan a first draft by selecting a genre for a particular topic, purpose, and audience using a range of strategies such as brainstorming, freewriting, and mapping
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts and Reading
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students decide what they want to say, why they are writing, and who will read it. They choose a fitting genre and organize ideas before drafting.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students can choose a fitting genre for a given writing situation and explain their choice. Their notes contain focused details arranged in an order that can guide a draft.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may choose a favorite genre without considering who will read it or what the writing should accomplish. They may mistake planning for drafting or list ideas without grouping or ordering them.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: You want to convince the principal to add more recess time. Name a suitable genre, then make a three-part idea map.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give groups topic, purpose, and audience cards, then have them choose a genre card and build a sticky-note idea map.
Have students explain how their genre and ideas would change when the audience shifts from classmates to the principal.
Play Genre Match by having teams pair scenario cards with genre cards, then defend each match in one sentence.
Students plan a flyer for families announcing a school event, including a headline and three key details.
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