ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS RESOURCES

NCSCS Objectives which support writing features and/or informational writing types (definition, cause-effect, and problem-solution)

1.01, 1.04, 2.01, 2.02, 4.01, 4.02, 4.03, 4.04, 4.05, 5.01, 5.05, 6.01, 6.02, 6.03, 6.04, 7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 7.04, 7.05, 7.06, 7.07, 7.08, 9.02, 9.03, 9.05, 11.04 12.01, 12.02, 12.08

Example Assignments

Definition:

What is an avocation and how might it lead to career changes later in life?

Cause-Effect:

Write an essay that explains five reasons why people work.

Problem-Solution:

Your family will be spending the summer in Canada; you want to get a summer job. Investigate three ways to find a summer job and still get to go with your family.