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SUMMARY:26C. 6562.8\, Raczynski\, 360 Writing\, Opinion-Argumentative Techn
 iques\, Eighth
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 Format:  CODE
 Audience:  Teacher/Leaders
 
 
 A
 rea:  Writing\, ELA
 Grade Span:  Eighth Grade
 
 
 Location:  Onli
 ne
 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 these
  new standards\, though\, fundamentally\, the scope and sequence remains t
 he same. 
  
 The new standards call for students\, routinely\, to int
 erpret and construct texts. A text is really anything that provides inform
 ation\, and it can take many forms\, also known as modes: stories\, nonfic
 tion articles\, video clips\, pictures\, audio clips\, maps\, and many oth
 ers. We help students interpret these texts for meaning\, and then we help
  them construct their own. One way to do that is to write!
  
 Speaking
  of which\, a key change to the new standards is an emphasis on using diff
 erent techniques to construct texts. For example\, in this unit\, we focus
  on constructing expository pieces\, where our job is to inform or explain
 . 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\, particul
 arly in the conclusion of the expository piece. This feeling is more of an
  opinion technique\, though it can also work well as a means of wrapping t
 hings up!
  
 Some of the topics in this year’s frameworks are the sa
 me as those from past years\, though there are some new topics as well. As
  always\, you can use 360Writing flexibly\, and we provide many suggestion
 s throughout about how you might do so.  
 
  
 
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