Choose language that expresses ideas precisely and concisely, recognizing and eliminating wordiness and redundancy.
Arizona - K-12 Academic Standards:
8.W.2.a
Common Core State Standards:
Literacy.W.8.2a
Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE):
ELAGSE8W2a
Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS):
W.8.2.a
Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards:
W.8.2a
Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information into broader categories; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
California Common Core State Standards:
W.8.2.a
Introduce a topic or thesis statement clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information into broader categories; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
North Carolina - Standard Course of Study:
W.8.2.b
Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information into broader categories; include formatting, graphics, and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
New Jersey Student Learning Standards:
W.8.2.A
Introduce a topic and organize ideas, concepts, and information, using text structures (e.g.,
definition, classification, comparison/contrast, cause/effect, etc.) and text features (e.g., headings,
graphics, and multimedia).
New York State Next Generation Learning Standards:
8W2a
Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and
information, using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/contrast,8
and cause/effect.
Ohio's Learning Standards:
W.8.2.b
Introduce a topic clearly, previewing
what is to follow; organize ideas,
concepts, and information into broader
categories; include formatting (e.g.,
headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables),
and multimedia to aid comprehension, if
needed.
Tennessee Academic Standards:
8.W.TTP.2.a
Introduce a topic clearly, using the introduction to prepare the reader for what is to follow.
8.W.TTP.2.b - Synthesize and organize ideas, concepts, and information into broader categories using effective strategies to create cohesion and aid in comprehension.
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
CC.1.4.8.D
Organize ideas, concepts, and information into broader categories; use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts;provide a concluding statement or section; include formatting when useful to aiding comprehension.
E08.E.1.1.1 - Introduce text(s) for the intended audience, state an opinion and/or topic, establish a situation, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer’s purpose.
E08.E.1.1.3 - Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.
E08.E.1.1.6 - Provide a concluding section that follows from and supports the analysis presented.
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
CC.1.4.8.J
Organize the claim(s) with clear reasons and evidence clearly; clarify relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence by using words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion; provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented
E08.E.1.1.1 - Introduce text(s) for the intended audience, state an opinion and/or topic, establish a situation, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer’s purpose.
E08.E.1.1.3 - Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.
E08.E.1.1.6 - Provide a concluding section that follows from and supports the analysis presented.
8th Grade Writing - Organizing Writing Lesson
Organizing Writing
Organizing writing is arranging ideas in the correct order in a text. Good writers put paragraphs and the sentences within a paragraph in the correct order.
These ideas are helpful in organizing writing:
Separate the ideas into beginning, middle, and end of a passage.
Group similar ideas together.
If the passage gives directions, make sure the steps are listed in the right order.
Reread the text to see if the order of the sentences or paragraphs makes sense.
Remove sentences that do not belong in the passage or reflect the topic.
8th Grade Writing - Organizing Writing Lesson