Teacher Edition Grades 9–12

Teacher Edition Grades 9–12 4th Edition Maureen Auman Informative/Explanatory • Argument • Narrative Production • Research • Range of Writing Reading • Speaking and Listening • Language Teacher Edition Grades 9–12 4th Edition Maureen Auman Informative/Explanatory • Argument • Narrative Production • Research • Range of Writing Reading • Speaking and Listening • Language Copyright © 2016 Voyager Sopris Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. Step Up to Writing is a registered trademark of Voyager Sopris Learning. 1 2 3 4 5 WEB 19 18 17 16 15 Permission is granted to the purchasing teacher to reproduce the blackline masters for use in his or her classroom only. No other portion of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the express written permission of the publisher. Acknowledgments of permissioned material can be found in the Bibliography starting on page B1. ISBN 13: 978-1-4916-9387-2 ISBN 10: 1-4916-9387-8 JDE: 342449/03-15 Printed in the United States of America Published and Distributed by 17855 Dallas Parkway, Suite 400 • Dallas, TX 75287 • 800-547-6747 www.voyagersopris.com Meet the Author of Step Up to Writing My journey with Step Up to Writing started in a classroom filled with eighth graders anxious to head to high school and nervous about passing eighth-grade exams. The challenge of preparing students to reach proficient or advanced levels on district and state writing assessments forced me to rethink the way I taught writing. I analyzed the skills that students needed to master and broke instruction into small steps. Then, I taught these one at a time using direct, explicit instruction as well as a workshop approach. Students participated in active, hands-on lessons after seeing demonstrations on how to organize information, create topic sentences and introductions, and support topics with facts, details, and elaboration. Test scores validated the improvements I saw in the classroom. More importantly, students were on task and willing to write. They liked the clear, simple directions that saved them time, provided a structure, and encouraged them to Step Up to Writing 4th Edition share their ideas. has been developed to prepare students to be proficient writers Word spread first among my fellow language arts teachers, then to for the 21st century while the rest of the school, and eventually outside the district. Thousands maintaining the same explicit of teachers in and out of the United States now use Step Up to Writing instruction and workshop strategies every day in K–12 classrooms. approach that first engaged and improved the skills of my My hope is that Step Up to Writing 4th Edition will inspire even students over two decades ago. more teachers to make all lessons active and multisensory— guaranteeing the academic success of students everywhere. Teacher Edition • Grades 9–12 iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome to Step Up to Writing! Summarizing Text . 35 T1-19 Four-Step Summary Paragraphs ..........35 Introduction . iii T1-20 Plot Line Summaries ....................37 Welcome to Step Up to Writing! ................F8 T1-21 The 12-Word Trick ......................38 Research-Based Instructional Design ............F9 A Comprehensive Writing Program ............F10 Analyzing Text . 40 What Can Step Up to Writing T1-22 Making Inferences from Text .............41 Students Achieve? ............................F15 T1-23 Making Inferences and Analyzing Text How Does Step Up to Writing with Informal Outlines ..................43 Support Teachers? ...........................F17 T1-24 Making Inferences and Analyzing A Guide for Using Step Up to Writing Informational Text ......................45 in the Classroom .............................F21 T1-25 Making Inferences and Analyzing Schoolwide Implementation ...................F25 Argument Text .........................46 T1-26 Making Inferences and Analyzing Writing to Improve Literature and Drama ...................48 1 Reading Comprehension ........1 T1-27 Making Inferences and Analyzing Responding to Text . 5 a Poem ................................49 T1-28 Using Graphic Organizers to Analyze T1-1 Free Responses ..........................6 Text Structure ..........................51 T1-2 Response Starters ........................7 T1-29 Comparing and Contrasting Texts ........54 T1-3 Reading Notation Responses ..............9 Progress Monitoring . 57 T1-4 Agree/Disagree Responses ...............10 T1-5 Quotation Responses ....................11 T1-30 Quick Check for Note Taking .............58 T1-6 Two-Column Guided Responses ..........13 T1-31 Summary Writing Scoring Guide .........59 T1-7 Quick Sketch Responses .................14 T1-8 Text Connections .......................15 2 Foundational Writing Skills ....63 Marking the Text . 17 Introduction to Writing . 67 T1-9 Highlighting and Underlining ............17 T2-1 Introducing Three Types of Writing .......68 T1-10 Mark Once .............................19 T2-2 Prompts for Three Types of Writing .......70 T1-11 Circle Once, Underline Twice ............20 T2-3 The Writing Process .....................72 T1-12 Pick a Number .........................22 T2-4 Prewriting: Brainstorming ...............73 T2-5 Considering Purpose and Taking Notes . 24 Audience ..............................75 T1-13 Easy Two-Column Notes ................25 T2-6 Recognizing the Traits of T1-14 One Idea per Paragraph Note Taking ......26 Effective Writing ........................77 T1-15 Using Two-Column Notes for Character T2-7 Collaborative Writing ...................79 Analysis ...............................28 T2-8 Using Technology to Write and T1-16 Three- and Four-Column Notes ...........29 Collaborate ............................82 T1-17 Developing Study Guides ................31 T1-18 Mapping and Webbing ..................32 F1 Teacher Edition • Grades 9–12 T2-9 Using Technology to Produce and T2-33 Avoiding Shifts in Verb Moods and Distribute Writing ......................84 Point of View ..........................133 T2-10 Reinforcing Keyboarding and T2-34 Using Parallel Structure .................135 Computer Skills ........................86 T2-35 Varying Syntax for Effect ................137 T2-11 Exploring Standard English and T2-36 Formatting Quotations Variations .............................88 and Paraphrases .......................138 T2-12 Proofreading and Final Copy .............90 T2-37 Using Commas and Apostrophes ........142 Masterful Sentences . 92 T2-38 Using Colons, Semicolons, and Dashes ...144 T2-39 T2-13 Recognizing Fragments, Run-Ons, and Using Parentheses, Brackets, Complete Sentences .....................93 and Ellipses ...........................146 T2-40 T2-14 Parts of a Sentence: Subject Using Spelling Strategies ................147 and Predicate ...........................95 Progress Monitoring . 150 T2-15 Better Sentences ........................97 T2-41 Informative/Explanatory Paragraph T2-16 Sentence Kinds and Structures ............98 Scoring Guide .........................151 T2-17 Sentence Variety .......................100 T2-18 Choosing Precise and Vocabulary Acquisition Concise Language ......................103 3 and Use ...........................155 Perfect Paragraphs . 105 Using Vocabulary Resources . 159 T2-19 Planning Paragraphs with Informal T3-1 Reading Dictionary Entries ..............159 Outlines ..............................106 T3-2 Using a Thesaurus. 161 T2-20 Topic Sentences .......................108 Practicing and Expanding Vocabulary . 164 T2-21 Accordion Paragraphs ..................109 T3-3 T2-22 Using Transitions Effectively ............111 Writing Meaningful Vocabulary Sentences ..................165 T2-23 Learning about Elaboration .............113 T3-4 Concept Maps .........................166 T2-24 Connecting the Conclusion to T3-5 the Topic .............................114 Vocabulary Note Cards .................168 T3-6 T2-25 Writing Cohesive Paragraphs ............116 Recognizing and Using Multiple- Meaning Words .......................170 T2-26 Analyzing a Paragraph ..................118 T3-7 Using Context to Determine Meaning ....172 Conventions of Standard English . 120 T3-8 Using Greek and Latin Word Parts to T2-27 Recognizing Parts of Speech .............121 Determine Meaning ....................176 T3-9 Using Affixes to Determine Meaning .....178 T2-28 Using Pronouns Correctly ..............123 T3-10 Figurative Language ...................180 T2-29 Using Phrases .........................125 T3-11 Distinguishing among Nuances T2-30 Using Clauses .........................127 in Meaning ............................182 T2-31 Avoiding Misplaced and Dangling Progress Monitoring . 184 Modifiers .............................129 T3-12 T2-32 Using Verbals .........................131 Vocabulary Assessment .................185 Teacher Edition • Grades 9–12 F2 TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) Informative/Explanatory Transitions . 243 4 Writing: Stating the Facts ....187 T4-22 Definition and Function of Transitions ...244 T4-23 Transitions for Different Purposes .......246 Planning, Organization, and Structure . 193 T4-24 Using a Variety of Transitions ...........248 T4-1 Color-Coding the Elements of T4-25 Informative/Explanatory Writing ........194 Transition Topic Sentences in Essays and Reports .....................250 T4-2 Elements of Informative/Explanatory T4-26 Essays and Reports .....................196 Using Obvious and Subtle

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