Table of Contents
Content Home- Welcome
Module Overview- Pre-Assessment
- Unit 1: Career and College Readiness in the Technical Subjects
- Unit 2: Content Literacy in the Technical Subjects, K-5
- Unit 3: Building Content Literacy in the Technical Subjects, 6–12 Reading
- 3.1 College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading
- 3.2 Reading Standard 1: Evidence, Inferences, and Conclusions
- 3.3 Reading Standard 2: Central Ideas and Summarizing
- 3.4 Reading Standard 3: Multistep Procedures
- 3.5 CCR Anchor Standards, Reading 4, 5, & 6
- 3.6 Reading Standards 7, 8, and 9: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
- 3.7 Reading Standard 10: Text Complexity
- 3.8 Unit Summary
- Unit 4: Building Content Literacy in the Technical Subjects, 6–12 Writing
- 4.1 College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Writing
- 4.2 Writing in the Technical Subjects in the 21st Century
- 4.3 Writing Standard 1: Arguments to Support Claims
- 4.4 Different Types and Purposes of Writing
- 4.5 Writing Standard 2: Informative/Explanatory Text
- 4.6 Writing Standards 4, 5, and 6: Production and Distribution of Writing
- 4.7 Writing Standards 7, 8, and 9: Research to Build and Present Knowledge
- 4.8 Writing Standard 10: Range of Writing
- 4.9 Unit Summary: Review
- Module Summary
Post Assessment
Certificate of Completion
Resources- Module Evaluation
Unit 4: Building Content Literacy in the Technical Subjects, 6–12 Writing
This unit focuses on understanding the intent and content of the CA CCSS for ELA/Literacy in grades 6–12 so that the standards can begin to be implemented within the technical subject classroom.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES FOR UNIT 4
Throughout and upon completion of Unit 4, you will:
- Understand the organizational structure and intent of the Writing Standards for Literacy in H/SS, Science, and Technical Subjects 6–12 ;
- Examine the ten Writing Standards for Literacy in H/SS, Science, and Technical Subjects 6–12 to understand how they develop and expand student
literacy in the context of the technical subjects - Understand writing within the technical disciplines goes
beyond the common left to right standard English
presentation of written text - Explore emerging technical subject teachers’ ideas on incorporating
Writing Standards for Literacy in H/SS, Science, and Technical
Subjects 6–12 within their technical subjects - Develop an action plan for your educational setting
Before beginning this unit, download, print, read, and highlight the standards for your grade band from the Writing Standards for Literacy in H/SS, Science, and Technical Subjects 6–12 located on pages 79–83 of California's Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects.
Content Literacy for Technical Subjects. Brought to you by the California Department of Education and the California Arts Project at California State University, San Bernardino.
For questions or feedback, please e-mail commoncoreteam@cde.ca.gov.
