Tasks

TASKS __**LDC TASK SHEETS **__ - - -

__**HOW TO WRITE A TASK **__ All LDC tasks involve students in writing in response to reading or research. They are clustered by the writing modes described in the CCSS: argumentative, informative/explanatory, and narrative. Teachers should choose the mode and template that best suits their instructional purpose


 * 1. Pick content **

* Consider what is “essential” learning in your course

* What do you really want students to know and understand when they leave your class?


 * 2. Determine what type of writing you want students to do **

* Argumentative

 - to change reader’s point of view

 - to bring about some action on the reader’s part

 - to ask the reader to accept the writer’s explanation or evaluation of a concept, issue, or problem.

* Informational/Explanatory

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> - conveys information

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> - to increase readers’ knowledge of a subject

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> - to help readers better understand a procedure or process

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> - to provide readers with an enhanced comprehension of a concept

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* Narrative

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> - conveys experience (real or imaginary)


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">3. Select a text structure **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* Definition: explaining the explicit and implicit meanings of a concept, topic, or idea

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* Description: providing details that illustrate a character, place, or event

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* Procedural-sequential: relating chronological or sequential events in some order

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* Synthesis: summarizing, integrating important elements of an idea, concept or topic

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* Analysis: examining by breaking down the elements of an idea, topic, concept issue or theme

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* Comparison: contrasting similarities and differences

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* Evaluation: providing a point of view based on a set of principles or criteria; critiquing, recommending

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* Problem-Solution: examining a problem and proposing a solution(s)

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* Cause-Effect: identifying a cause for an event or condition and examining the effect(s)


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">4. Select task from task template sheet **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">a. Determine level of difficulty (L1, L2, L3)

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">- L1: most fundamental “level of difficulty” and narrows the task to those skills in reading

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">and writing that are essential for the task

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> - <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 1.5;">L2: refers to a “next step up” skill or cognitive demand such as managing more than one

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">point of view or multiple processes

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> - <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 1.5;">L3: adds additional demand to the task in which writers are asked to make connections and

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">use background knowledge to reflect implications beyond a specific subject

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* some template tasks have only one level – others have two or three

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">b. Choose reading materials

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* Short stories, speeches, essays, poetry, short novels, chapters, maps, art works, timelines, data, videos

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* Lexile levels provide insight into text difficulty


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Grade || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Lexile Range ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1 || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">250-350  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">2 || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">350-500  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">3 || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">520-750  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">4 || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">620-910  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">5 || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">730-960  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">6 || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">800-1030  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">7 || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">880-1090  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">8 || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">910-1140  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">9 || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1030-1160  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">10 || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1080-1210  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">11 || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1130-1260  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">12 || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1130-1300  ||

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">c. Choose product/writing demands

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* Argumentative: essay, review, article, editorial, speech, proposal

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* Informational/explanatory: report, article, lab report, manual, technical product

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* Narrative: article, account, biography, script for play, other creative option

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">d. Add the content

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* Use exact wording of the template

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sources:

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">IU 13 LDC Webinar on Instructional Considerations for Writing - November 17th, 2011

__**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">HOW TO COMPLETE YOUR LDC TASK SHEET **__ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1. Complete general information <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">2. Objectives: What are your objectives for this task? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">3. Background Statement: Introduce task to students, provides them with necessary context and ideas on why the task deserves study. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">4. Template Task (#, Type, Level): Comes from template task collection – leave blanks <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">5. Teaching Task: Take template task and fill in the blanks <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">6. Texts/Articles/Media: List resources to be used by <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">7. Vocabulary: List content specific vocabulary students will need to know and understand to complete the task <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">8. Content Standards: Include your content area standards <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">9. Common Core Standards: Choose standards from the reading and writing charts that fit your task <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">

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