Intel Education: Visual Ranking Tool: Mystery Elements


	Visual Ranking Tool: Mystery Elements Content Standards and Objectives

Targeted Content Standards and Benchmarks
Arizona State Standards
Writing Grade 6
Strand 1: Writing Process

Concept 1: Prewriting: Prewriting includes using strategies to generate, plan, and organize ideas for specific purposes.
- PO 1. Generate ideas through a variety of activities.
- PO 5. Use organizational strategies (e.g., outline, chart, table, graph, Venn Diagram, web, story map, plot pyramid) to plan writing.
Concept 5: Publishing: Publishing includes formatting and presenting a final product for the intended audience.

Strand 2: Writing Components

Concept 1: Ideas and Content: Writing is clear and focused, holding the reader’s attention throughout. Main ideas stand out and are developed by strong support and rich details. Purpose is accomplished.
Concept 2: Organization: Organization addresses the structure of the writing and integrates the central meaning and patterns that hold the piece together.
Concept 3: Voice: Voice will vary according to the type of writing, but should be appropriately formal or casual, distant or personal, depending on the audience and purpose.
Concept 4: Word Choice: Word choice reflects the writer’s use of specific words and phrases to convey the intended message and employs a variety of words that are functional and appropriate to the audience and purpose.
Concept 5: Sentence Fluency: Fluency addresses the rhythm and flow of language. Sentences are strong and varied in structure and length.
Concept 6: Conventions: Conventions addresses the mechanics of writing, including capitalization, punctuation, spelling, grammar and usage, and paragraph breaks.

Student Objectives
Students will be able to:

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