Table of Contents
Content Home- Welcome
Module Overview- Pre-Assessment
- Unit 1: Understanding and Teaching the Common Core Writing Standards
- Unit 2: Planning Lessons for Informational and Argument Writing
- 2.1 Planning CCSS-Informed Writing Lessons
- 2.2 Selecting and Using Texts Purposefully
- 2.3 Writing with Digital Tools
- 2.4 Examining Lessons for Informational, Argument, and Analytical Writing
- 2.5 Looking Forward
- Unit 3: Learning From Students’ Work and Teachers’ Lessons
- Module Summary
- Post Assessment
Certificate of Completion
Resources- Module Evaluation
Unit 1: Understanding and Teaching the Common Core Writing Standards
1.4.2 Building Knowledge through Research
How does the emphasis on using research to build knowledge play out by grade level in the CA CCSS for ELA/Literacy?
To address this question, let's take a look at California's writing standards 7–9 (7 and 8 in K–3) that appear in the category, "Research to Build and Present Knowledge." Select the link below to view how the standards increase in complexity as students move through the grades.
CA CCSS for ELA/Literacy: Writing
| Research to Build and Present Knowledge (Standards 7–9) |
Now download a copy of the California standards at your grade level span using the links below:
| Writing Standards K–5 (pages 15–20) |
| Writing Standards 6–12 (pages 50–58) |
Review your own grade level standards in the category of “Research to Build and Present Knowledge.” Compare them to the standards for the grades immediately preceding and following your current grade level.
Reflect upon the following questions:
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English Language Arts: Writing to Inform, Argue, and Analyze. Brought to you by the California Department of Education, the Regents of the University of California, and the California Writing Project.
For questions or feedback, please e-mail commoncoreteam@cde.ca.gov.
