5.ELAR.11.A
Plan a first draft by selecting a genre for a particular topic, purpose, and audience using a range of strategies such as brainstorming, freewriting, and mapping.
Grade 5 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2017
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first draftgenretopicpurposeaudiencestrategiesbrainstormingfreewritingmapping
Skills
- plan (a first draft) #dok2
- select (a genre for a particular topic, purpose, and audience) #dok2
- use (a range of strategies such as brainstorming, freewriting, and mapping) #dok2
Learning Targets
- I can plan a first draft for a writing assignment. #dok2
- I can select an appropriate genre based on topic, purpose, and audience. #dok2
- I can use strategies such as brainstorming, freewriting, and mapping to generate ideas for writing. #dok2
Big Ideas
- Writers use specific strategies to effectively plan and organize their writing for a particular purpose and audience.
- Choosing the right genre and planning with clear strategies lays the foundation for structured, purposeful writing.
Essential Questions
- Why is it important to plan a first draft before writing?
- How do writers decide which genre suits a specific topic, purpose, and audience?
- What strategies help writers generate and organize ideas for a draft?
- How does brainstorming, freewriting, and mapping help in the writing process?