S1+Marcoux,+Jacob

=Stage 1 - Identify Desired Results= Content: Language Arts Grade Level: 11-12 Domain: Writing Standard: //Production and Distribution of Writing://
 * **Establish Goals (MLR):** **(G)** ||
 * Common Core Standards
 * //Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.//
 * //Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revision, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.// ||

//What understandings are desired?//
•planning and revision are necessary elements in developing a clear, organized argument. •writing should have a clear application for the intended audience. ||
 * **//Students will understand that://** **(U)** ||
 * •writing needs to convey a clear perspective on a given idea.

//What essential questions will be considered?//
•How can I plan, revise, and edit my piece in order to make my argument clearer? •How does my argument influence the thinking of my intended audience? ||
 * **Essential Questions:** **(Q)** ||
 * •How does my writing establish a clear perspective on the chosen or assigned idea?

//What key knowledge and skills will students acquire as a result of this unit?//
thesis statement, how to organize. • key factual information: Proper grammar, punctuation, and formatting •terminology: Thesis, Introduction, body, conclusion, formal vs informal || •design an argument. •make meaning of established observations. •build an argument through planning, revision, and editing. •analyze writing and point out weaknesses. •relate an argument to a specific audience. •reflect on an argument and consider it's application. ||
 * **//Students will know://** **(K)** || **//Students will be able to://** **(S)** ||
 * •critical details: How to self-analyze, their target audience, their


 * 2004 ASCD and Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe.**