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Formal Writing
7th Grade
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Arizona - K-12 Academic Standards:
7.W.1.d
Common Core State Standards:
Literacy.W.7.1d
Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE):
ELAGSE7W1d
Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS):
W.7.1.d
Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards:
W.7.1d
North Carolina - Standard Course of Study:
W.7.1.e
Ohio's Learning Standards:
W.7.1.e
Tennessee Academic Standards:
7.W.TTP.1.i
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Establish and maintain a formal style. |
New Jersey Student Learning Standards:
W.7.1.D
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Establish and maintain a formal style/academic style, approach, and form. |
New York State Next Generation Learning Standards:
7W1f
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Maintain a style and tone appropriate to the writing task. |
Arizona - K-12 Academic Standards:
7.W.2.e
Common Core State Standards:
Literacy.W.7.2e
Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE):
ELAGSE7W2e
Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS):
W.7.2.e
Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards:
W.7.2e
North Carolina - Standard Course of Study:
W.7.2.f
Ohio's Learning Standards:
W.7.2.f
Tennessee Academic Standards:
7.W.TTP.2.j
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Establish and maintain a formal style. |
New Jersey Student Learning Standards:
W.7.2.E
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Establish and maintain a formal style academic style, approach, and form. |
New York State Next Generation Learning Standards:
7W2f
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Establish and maintain a style appropriate to the writing task. |
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
CC.1.4.7.E
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Write with an awareness of the stylistic aspects of composition.
Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
Use sentences of varying lengths and complexities.
Develop and maintain a consistent voice.
Establish and maintain a formal style.
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E07.D.2.1.1 - Choose language that expresses ideas precisely its conventions. and concisely, recognizing and eliminating wordiness and redundancy.*
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E07.D.2.1.2 - Vary sentence patterns for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style.*
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E07.D.2.1.3 - Maintain consistency in style and tone.*
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E07.D.2.1.4 - Choose punctuation for effect.*
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E07.D.2.1.5 - Choose words and phrases for effect.*
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E07.E.1.1.4 - Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic and/or convey the experience and events.
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E07.E.1.1.5 - Establish and maintain a formal style
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Pennsylvania Core Standards:
CC.1.4.7.K
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Write with an awareness of the stylistic aspects of composition.
Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
Use sentences of varying lengths and complexities.
Develop and maintain a consistent voice.
Establish and maintain a formal style.
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E07.D.2.1.1 - Choose language that expresses ideas precisely its conventions. and concisely, recognizing and eliminating wordiness and redundancy.*
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E07.D.2.1.2 - Vary sentence patterns for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style.*
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E07.D.2.1.3 - Maintain consistency in style and tone.*
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E07.D.2.1.4 - Choose punctuation for effect.*
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E07.D.2.1.5 - Choose words and phrases for effect.*
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E07.E.1.1.4 - Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic and/or convey the experience and events.
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E07.E.1.1.5 - Establish and maintain a formal style
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Florida - Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking:
ELA.7.C.1.5
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Improve writing by planning, revising, and editing, considering feedback from adults and peers |
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 7th Grade Writing - Formal Writing Lesson
- Formal Writing
- Writing formally means writing using words that are precise, objective, and impersonal. In other words, it means writing in a language of textbooks.
When writing a school report or giving a presentation, using appropriate words is important. These are important tips to remember.
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Do not use slang
Examples:
dope, rad, totally amazing stuff
- Avoid contractions
Examples:
they’re, can’t
- Avoid addressing the reader in the second person
Examples:
you
- Do not write the way you speak to a friend
Examples:
Astronomy is cool, right?
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