Above 230:• Recognizes a variety of narrative writing formats & appropriate organization for narrative writing
• Recognizes characteristics of descriptive writing and expository text & appropriate style for citing sources
• Recognizes and selects cause and effect reasoning in essays & compare and contrast reasoning in essays
• Recognizes a variety of personal writing formats (e.g., letters, reflections, personal journals)
• Recognizes writing that is written to analyze, to persuade, to entertain, to reflect, and to inform
• Uses evidence in support of a thesis statement & language and tone appropriate to business communications
• Uses writing elements appropriate to audience (e.g., language, style, structure)
• Identifies the thesis statement for persuasive writing & essays that persuade & bibliographic resources in research
• Identifies appropriate organization for persuasive writing and for business correspondence
• Examines the use of onomatopoeia in poetry & various forms of poetry
• Selects appropriate organization for descriptive writing & effective organization for expository writing
• Evaluates appropriate topics for expository text
• Analyzes writing in creating multiple-paragraph compositions
VOCABULARY: • Supporting evidence
RIT 221-230:• Recognizes a variety of narrative writing formats & appropriate organization for narrative writing & characteristics of descriptive writing and expository text
• Recognizes a variety of personal writing formats (e.g., letters, reflections, personal journals) & appropriate style for citing sources • Recognizes writing that is written to analyze, to persuade, to entertain, to reflect, and to inform & transitional words and phrases in writing
• Recognizes and selects cause and effect reasoning in essays & compare and contrast reasoning in essays
• Recognizes and describes the format of business documents (e.g., reports, letters, memos)
• Selects appropriate organization for descriptive writing & effective organization for expository writing & the best topic sentence for a paragraph
• Identifies examples of expository text & appropriate organization for persuasive writing and for business correspondence & essays that persuade
• Identifies the thesis statement for persuasive writing & bibliographic resources in research & the topic sentence when it is not the first sentence
• Uses counter arguments in persuasive essays & writing elements appropriate to audience (e.g., language, style, structure)
• Uses language and tone appropriate to business communications & clear transitional words and phrases in writing & writing to respond to literature
• Examines the use of alliteration and onomatopoeia in poetry & various forms of poetry
• Evaluates appropriate topics for expository text
• Chooses the most effective business format to achieve the given purpose (e.g., memos, procedures, manuals)• Analyzes writing in creating multiple-paragraph compositions
• Determines supporting details of a main idea in a paragraphVOCABULARY: • Allegory, • Analysis, • Application, • Epic poem, • Expository paragraph, • How-to essay, • Literary response,
• Persuasive argument, • Plagiarize, • Symbolism, • Tragedy
RIT 211-220:• Identifies examples of narrative writing and of persuasive writing & characteristics of descriptive writing & examples of expository text
• Identifies appropriate organization for narrative writing, for descriptive writing, and for business correspondence & various forms of poetry
• Identifies persuasive writing as the appropriate form for the purpose & the topic sentence for a paragraph and when it is not the first sentence
• Determines effective organization for expository writing & appropriate format for expository writing
• Determines the most appropriate thesis statement in a persuasive essay & which details support the main idea of a paragraph
• Recognizes appropriate organization for persuasive writing & the organization of effective arguments & the elements and characteristics of poetry
• Recognizes a variety of personal writing formats (e.g., letters, messages, journals) & transitional words and phrases
• Evaluates writing to determine appropriate tone for a given audience and style appropriate to purpose
• Evaluates the best way to develop a given topic with supporting details
• Analyzes writing to determine the purpose (to persuade) and to create multi-paragraph compositions & appropriate language for a given purpose
• Uses concluding sentences & clear transitional words and phrases
• Selects relevant topics for persuasive writing & the best topic sentence for a paragraph
• Arranges sentences in a sequential and logical order
• Classifies examples of business writing
• Clarifies the organization of directions and/or instructions
• Organizes sentences in a paragraph around a main ideaVOCABULARY: • Contrast, • Documentation, • Journalistic, • Limerick, • To explain
RIT 201-210:• Identifies examples of narrative writing and of persuasive writing & appropriate organization for narrative writing and for descriptive writing
• Identifies descriptive writing and examples of personal writing formats & characteristics of descriptive writing and of expository text
• Identifies relevant and factual information in reports & persuasive writing as the appropriate form for the purpose
• Identifies appropriate organization for business correspondence & writing appropriate to purpose (to persuade) & the topic sentence for a paragraph
• Uses a logical sequence in directions and/or instructions & appropriate word choice relative to audience & clear transitional words and phrases
• Determines effective organization and appropriate format for expository writing & the most appropriate thesis statement in a persuasive essay
• Determines which details support the main idea of a paragraph
• Recognizes appropriate organization for persuasive writing & a variety of personal writing formats (e.g., letters, messages, journals)
• Recognizes the elements and characteristics of poetry
• Recognizes the purpose of various personal writing formats & the purpose and format of all parts of a friendly letter
• Recognizes and describes the purpose of different forms of business writing (e.g., resumés, directions, processes)
• Recognizes and describes the format of business documents (e.g., letters, memos, directions)
• Selects appropriate salutations and closings for business letters & appropriate word choice for a given audience
• Arranges sentences in a sequential and logical order
• Analyzes writing to determine the purpose (to entertain) (to inform) & appropriate language for a given purpose & writing for clarity appropriate to purpose
• Addresses envelopes of personal letters
• Clarifies the organization of directions and/or instructions
• Chooses the appropriate format for expository writing
• Organizes sentences in a paragraph around a main idea
• Evaluates the best way to develop a given topic with supporting detailsVOCABULARY: • Analyze, • Argumentative, • Argumentative essay, • Direct quotation, • Expository essay, • Informative essay, • Language,
• Parody, • Process essay, • Thesis statement, • Verse, • Visualize
RIT 191-200:• Identifies a variety of narrative writing formats (e.g., stories, novels, plays) & writing appropriate to purpose (to inform) (to entertain)
• Identifies descriptive writing and persuasive writing & the purpose of expository writing & examples of expository writing and of personal writing
• Identifies relevant and factual information in reports & characteristics of poetry & the parts of a friendly letter & the topic sentence of a paragraph
• Recognizes examples of poetry & the purpose and format of a friendly letter & a variety of personal writing formats (e.g., invitations, journals, reading logs)
• Recognizes and describes the format of business documents (e.g., letters, memos, directions) & an introductory paragraph that introduces a main topic
• Uses appropriate word choice relative to audience & writing elements appropriate to audience (e.g., style, structure, language)
• Uses concluding sentences in paragraphs
• Evaluates the clarity and accuracy of directions and/or instructions & writing to determine appropriate style for a given audience
• Evaluates the best way to develop a topic with supporting details
• Arranges sentences sequentially and logically
• Selects appropriate salutations and closings for business letters
• Describes the purpose of various personal writing formats
• Understands the purpose of a personal narrative
• Chooses the appropriate format for expository writing
• Knows appropriate purpose and use of business letters• Assesses language to determine which is most appropriate for a given purpose• Assesses writing for clarity appropriate to purpose • Creates multi-paragraph compositions
• Determines details that support the main idea of a paragraph
VOCABULARY: • Classified ad, • Descriptive writing, • Editorial, • Expository, • Formal language, • Format, • Journalism, • Narrative writing,
• Resumé, • Slang, • Symbol
RIT 181-190:• Identifies a variety of narrative writing formats (e.g., stories, novels, plays) & examples of expository writing and personal writing
• Identifies the purpose of expository writing & writing appropriate to purpose (to inform) (to entertain)
• Identifies persuasive writing & the parts of a friendly letter & the topic sentence of a paragraph
• Understands the purpose of a personal narrative
• Selects the introductory sentence for expository writing
• Recognizes a variety of personal writing formats (e.g., invitations, journals, reading logs) & an introductory paragraph that introduces a main topic
• Recognizes that sentences in a paragraph relate to one central idea
• Knows appropriate purpose and use of business letters
• Adapts writing for different audiences (e.g., focus, organization, point of view)
• Creates multi-paragraph compositions
• Arranges sentences sequentially and logically
• Determines details that support the main idea of a paragraph
• Evaluates the best way to develop a topic with supporting details
VOCABULARY: • Advertise, • Argument, • Audience, • Autobiography, • Bibliography, • Book report, • Chronological order, • Closing, • Composition,
• Creative writing, • Data, • Description, • Diary, • Drama, • Ending, • Explain, • Expository writing, • Fiction, • Figurative language, • Formal essay,
• Friendly letter, • Heading, • Indent, • Introduction, • Literary analysis, • Main topic, • Manual, • Memo, • Novel, • Persuasive writing, • Review,
• Signature, • Supporting detail, • To entertain, • To inform, • To persuade, • Topic sentence
RIT 171-180:• Identifies examples of make-believe stories & narrative writing that tells or illustrates a story & writing samples for clarity appropriate to author's purpose
• Recognizes a variety of personal writing formats (e.g., notes, lists, messages) & that sentences in a paragraph all relate to one central idea• Knows the parts of a friendly letter • Determines which details support a main idea in a paragraphVOCABULARY: • Greeting
RIT Below 171:• Identifies examples of poetry
• Recognizes a variety of personal writing formats (e.g., notes, lists, messages) & examples of friendly letters• Determines which details support a main idea in a paragraph
VOCABULARY: • Cookbook, • Essay, • Invitation, • Play, • Sign, • Thank you note
Back to Writing
Above 230:• Recognizes a variety of narrative writing formats & appropriate organization for narrative writing
• Recognizes characteristics of descriptive writing and expository text & appropriate style for citing sources
• Recognizes and selects cause and effect reasoning in essays & compare and contrast reasoning in essays
• Recognizes a variety of personal writing formats (e.g., letters, reflections, personal journals)
• Recognizes writing that is written to analyze, to persuade, to entertain, to reflect, and to inform
• Uses evidence in support of a thesis statement & language and tone appropriate to business communications
• Uses writing elements appropriate to audience (e.g., language, style, structure)
• Identifies the thesis statement for persuasive writing & essays that persuade & bibliographic resources in research
• Identifies appropriate organization for persuasive writing and for business correspondence
• Examines the use of onomatopoeia in poetry & various forms of poetry
• Selects appropriate organization for descriptive writing & effective organization for expository writing
• Evaluates appropriate topics for expository text
• Analyzes writing in creating multiple-paragraph compositions
VOCABULARY: • Supporting evidence
RIT 221-230:• Recognizes a variety of narrative writing formats & appropriate organization for narrative writing & characteristics of descriptive writing and expository text
• Recognizes a variety of personal writing formats (e.g., letters, reflections, personal journals) & appropriate style for citing sources
• Recognizes writing that is written to analyze, to persuade, to entertain, to reflect, and to inform & transitional words and phrases in writing
• Recognizes and selects cause and effect reasoning in essays & compare and contrast reasoning in essays
• Recognizes and describes the format of business documents (e.g., reports, letters, memos)
• Selects appropriate organization for descriptive writing & effective organization for expository writing & the best topic sentence for a paragraph
• Identifies examples of expository text & appropriate organization for persuasive writing and for business correspondence & essays that persuade
• Identifies the thesis statement for persuasive writing & bibliographic resources in research & the topic sentence when it is not the first sentence
• Uses counter arguments in persuasive essays & writing elements appropriate to audience (e.g., language, style, structure)
• Uses language and tone appropriate to business communications & clear transitional words and phrases in writing & writing to respond to literature
• Examines the use of alliteration and onomatopoeia in poetry & various forms of poetry
• Evaluates appropriate topics for expository text
• Chooses the most effective business format to achieve the given purpose (e.g., memos, procedures, manuals)• Analyzes writing in creating multiple-paragraph compositions
• Determines supporting details of a main idea in a paragraphVOCABULARY: • Allegory, • Analysis, • Application, • Epic poem, • Expository paragraph, • How-to essay, • Literary response,
• Persuasive argument, • Plagiarize, • Symbolism, • Tragedy
RIT 211-220:• Identifies examples of narrative writing and of persuasive writing & characteristics of descriptive writing & examples of expository text
• Identifies appropriate organization for narrative writing, for descriptive writing, and for business correspondence & various forms of poetry
• Identifies persuasive writing as the appropriate form for the purpose & the topic sentence for a paragraph and when it is not the first sentence
• Determines effective organization for expository writing & appropriate format for expository writing
• Determines the most appropriate thesis statement in a persuasive essay & which details support the main idea of a paragraph
• Recognizes appropriate organization for persuasive writing & the organization of effective arguments & the elements and characteristics of poetry
• Recognizes a variety of personal writing formats (e.g., letters, messages, journals) & transitional words and phrases
• Evaluates writing to determine appropriate tone for a given audience and style appropriate to purpose
• Evaluates the best way to develop a given topic with supporting details
• Analyzes writing to determine the purpose (to persuade) and to create multi-paragraph compositions & appropriate language for a given purpose
• Uses concluding sentences & clear transitional words and phrases
• Selects relevant topics for persuasive writing & the best topic sentence for a paragraph
• Arranges sentences in a sequential and logical order
• Classifies examples of business writing
• Clarifies the organization of directions and/or instructions
• Organizes sentences in a paragraph around a main ideaVOCABULARY: • Contrast, • Documentation, • Journalistic, • Limerick, • To explain
RIT 201-210:• Identifies examples of narrative writing and of persuasive writing & appropriate organization for narrative writing and for descriptive writing
• Identifies descriptive writing and examples of personal writing formats & characteristics of descriptive writing and of expository text
• Identifies relevant and factual information in reports & persuasive writing as the appropriate form for the purpose
• Identifies appropriate organization for business correspondence & writing appropriate to purpose (to persuade) & the topic sentence for a paragraph
• Uses a logical sequence in directions and/or instructions & appropriate word choice relative to audience & clear transitional words and phrases
• Determines effective organization and appropriate format for expository writing & the most appropriate thesis statement in a persuasive essay
• Determines which details support the main idea of a paragraph
• Recognizes appropriate organization for persuasive writing & a variety of personal writing formats (e.g., letters, messages, journals)
• Recognizes the elements and characteristics of poetry
• Recognizes the purpose of various personal writing formats & the purpose and format of all parts of a friendly letter
• Recognizes and describes the purpose of different forms of business writing (e.g., resumés, directions, processes)
• Recognizes and describes the format of business documents (e.g., letters, memos, directions)
• Selects appropriate salutations and closings for business letters & appropriate word choice for a given audience
• Arranges sentences in a sequential and logical order
• Analyzes writing to determine the purpose (to entertain) (to inform) & appropriate language for a given purpose & writing for clarity appropriate to purpose
• Addresses envelopes of personal letters
• Clarifies the organization of directions and/or instructions
• Chooses the appropriate format for expository writing
• Organizes sentences in a paragraph around a main idea
• Evaluates the best way to develop a given topic with supporting detailsVOCABULARY: • Analyze, • Argumentative, • Argumentative essay, • Direct quotation, • Expository essay, • Informative essay, • Language,
• Parody, • Process essay, • Thesis statement, • Verse, • Visualize
RIT 191-200:• Identifies a variety of narrative writing formats (e.g., stories, novels, plays) & writing appropriate to purpose (to inform) (to entertain)
• Identifies descriptive writing and persuasive writing & the purpose of expository writing & examples of expository writing and of personal writing
• Identifies relevant and factual information in reports & characteristics of poetry & the parts of a friendly letter & the topic sentence of a paragraph
• Recognizes examples of poetry & the purpose and format of a friendly letter & a variety of personal writing formats (e.g., invitations, journals, reading logs)
• Recognizes and describes the format of business documents (e.g., letters, memos, directions) & an introductory paragraph that introduces a main topic
• Uses appropriate word choice relative to audience & writing elements appropriate to audience (e.g., style, structure, language)
• Uses concluding sentences in paragraphs
• Evaluates the clarity and accuracy of directions and/or instructions & writing to determine appropriate style for a given audience
• Evaluates the best way to develop a topic with supporting details
• Arranges sentences sequentially and logically
• Selects appropriate salutations and closings for business letters
• Describes the purpose of various personal writing formats
• Understands the purpose of a personal narrative
• Chooses the appropriate format for expository writing
• Knows appropriate purpose and use of business letters• Assesses language to determine which is most appropriate for a given purpose• Assesses writing for clarity appropriate to purpose
• Creates multi-paragraph compositions
• Determines details that support the main idea of a paragraph
VOCABULARY: • Classified ad, • Descriptive writing, • Editorial, • Expository, • Formal language, • Format, • Journalism, • Narrative writing,
• Resumé, • Slang, • Symbol
RIT 181-190:• Identifies a variety of narrative writing formats (e.g., stories, novels, plays) & examples of expository writing and personal writing
• Identifies the purpose of expository writing & writing appropriate to purpose (to inform) (to entertain)
• Identifies persuasive writing & the parts of a friendly letter & the topic sentence of a paragraph
• Understands the purpose of a personal narrative
• Selects the introductory sentence for expository writing
• Recognizes a variety of personal writing formats (e.g., invitations, journals, reading logs) & an introductory paragraph that introduces a main topic
• Recognizes that sentences in a paragraph relate to one central idea
• Knows appropriate purpose and use of business letters
• Adapts writing for different audiences (e.g., focus, organization, point of view)
• Creates multi-paragraph compositions
• Arranges sentences sequentially and logically
• Determines details that support the main idea of a paragraph
• Evaluates the best way to develop a topic with supporting details
VOCABULARY: • Advertise, • Argument, • Audience, • Autobiography, • Bibliography, • Book report, • Chronological order, • Closing, • Composition,
• Creative writing, • Data, • Description, • Diary, • Drama, • Ending, • Explain, • Expository writing, • Fiction, • Figurative language, • Formal essay,
• Friendly letter, • Heading, • Indent, • Introduction, • Literary analysis, • Main topic, • Manual, • Memo, • Novel, • Persuasive writing, • Review,
• Signature, • Supporting detail, • To entertain, • To inform, • To persuade, • Topic sentence
RIT 171-180:• Identifies examples of make-believe stories & narrative writing that tells or illustrates a story & writing samples for clarity appropriate to author's purpose
• Recognizes a variety of personal writing formats (e.g., notes, lists, messages) & that sentences in a paragraph all relate to one central idea• Knows the parts of a friendly letter
• Determines which details support a main idea in a paragraphVOCABULARY: • Greeting
RIT Below 171:• Identifies examples of poetry
• Recognizes a variety of personal writing formats (e.g., notes, lists, messages) & examples of friendly letters• Determines which details support a main idea in a paragraph
VOCABULARY: • Cookbook, • Essay, • Invitation, • Play, • Sign, • Thank you note