Magazine Divisions/Styles of Writing

1. Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.

• Introduce claim(s), acknowledge alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
  
  
• Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources (3) and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.
  
  
• Establish and maintain a formal style.
  
  
• Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.

2.Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.

• Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information, using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/contrast, and cause/effect; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
  
  
• Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples from at least three (3) sources.
  
  
• Establish and maintain a formal style.
  
  
• Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented.

3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.

• Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and point of view and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically. Use at least three (3) sources of information to help make the details real(istic).
  
  
• Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
  
  
• Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events.
  
  
• Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events.