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SUMMARY:26C. 6562.7\, Raczynski\, 360 Writing\, Opinion-Argumentative Techn
 iques\, Seventh Grade
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 Format:  CODE
 Audience:  Teacher/Leaders
 
 
 A
 rea:  Writing\, ELA
 Grade Span:  Seventh Grade
 
 
 Location:  Onl
 ine
 Sponsor:  HGRESA
 
 
 Presenter:  Dr. Kevin Raczynski
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 The 2025-26 school year brings new standards in ELA! If
  you are familiar with 360Writing\, you will see some changes\, given thes
 e new standards\, though\, fundamentally\, the scope and sequence remains 
 the same. 
  
 The new standards call for students\, routinely\, to in
 terpret and construct texts. A text is really anything that provides infor
 mation\, and it can take many forms\, also known as modes: stories\, nonfi
 ction articles\, video clips\, pictures\, audio clips\, maps\, and many ot
 hers. We help students interpret these texts for meaning\, and then we hel
 p them construct their own. One way to do that is to write!
  
 Speakin
 g of which\, a key change to the new standards is an emphasis on using dif
 ferent techniques to construct texts. For example\, in this unit\, we focu
 s on constructing expository pieces\, where our job is to inform or explai
 n. To do so\, we mainly use facts and definitions. However\, we could also
  add some feeling on the topic we are informing the reader about\, particu
 larly in the conclusion of the expository piece. This feeling is more of a
 n opinion technique\, though it can also work well as a means of wrapping 
 things up!
  
 Some of the topics in this year’s frameworks are the s
 ame as those from past years\, though there are some new topics as well. A
 s always\, you can use 360Writing flexibly\, and we provide many suggestio
 ns throughout about how you might do so.  
 
  
 
LOCATION:Online
DTSTART:20250618T040000Z
DTEND:20270630T040000Z
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