Texas 9th Grade Writing Standards
LiteracyTA provides writing skills that Texas educators use to teach Texas 9th Grade Writing Standards.
The Texas literacy standards are the what. The skills below and the related eCoach discussions are the how. In the table below, you will find next to each Texas writing standard practical skills, classroom resources, rich conversations and teaching ideas that move all students toward achieving Texas standards!
Writing Process. Students use elements of the writing process (planning, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing) to compose text.
Analyzing Text-Dependent Prompts
Argument Writing Plan
Building a Reading and Writing Plan
Email Etiquette
Informative Essay Writing Plan
Narrative Essay Writing Plan
Narrative Story Writing Plan
Peer Review Groups
Three Step Writing Process
Timed Writing Process
Literary Texts. Students write literary texts to express their ideas and feelings about real or imagined people, events, and ideas. Students are responsible for at least two forms of literary writing.
Analyzing Research Prompts
Analyzing Text-Dependent Prompts
Narrative Essay Writing Plan
Narrative Story Writing Plan
Timed Writing Process
Expository and Procedural Texts. Students write expository and procedural or work-related texts to communicate ideas and information to specific audiences for specific purposes.
1x3x10
Analyzing Research Prompts
Analyzing Text-Dependent Prompts
Building a Reading and Writing Plan
Cause and Effect Organizer
Compare and Contrast Organizer
Expanding Summary
Informative Essay Writing Plan
Integrating Sources
Online Portfolio
Problem and Solution Organizer
Rhetorical Precis
Source Summary
Synthesizing Claims
Taking Research Notes
Timed Writing Process
Writing Abstracts
Persuasive Texts. Students write persuasive texts to influence the attitudes or actions of a specific audience on specific issues.
1x3x10
Analyzing Research Prompts
Analyzing Text-Dependent Prompts
Argument Writing Plan
Building a Reading and Writing Plan
Debate a Side
Integrating Sources
One Minute Speech
Problem and Solution Organizer
Taking Research Notes
Timed Writing Process
