ICLA Standard IV Verified Study Questions and Answers 2024

Writing - the process of encoding into syntactic (grammatical) structures an organized set of ideas which are semantically (meaning) related Writing Process - order of steps in creating a piece of writing: prewriting, writing/drafting, revising, editing, publishing Prewriting - First step in the writing process; the writer generates ideas Drafting - To draw the outlines or plan of; sketch; emphasize content rather than mechanics Revising - 3rd stage of the writing process- refining/changing ideas or concepts in the text. Editing - the writing stage in which you polish your writing, fixing errors in grammar, spelling, and mechanics Publishing - 5th stage of the writing process- making the text ready to share with an audience. Rubric - rating scales that express criteria for assessing essay or portfolio content Journaling - The process of writing out thoughts and emotions on a regular basis. Writing without worrying about format or research. This helps with writing fluency. Narrative writing - Writing that tells a story by describing an experience, event or sequence of events. Expository writing - writing that explains or informs Persuasive writing - writing that attempts to convince the reader or listener to adopt a particular opinion or course of action Descriptive writing - writing that paints a picture of a person, place, thing, or idea using details related to the five senses Argumentative Writing - Writing that supports a position on or a claim about a particular topic through the use of logic, reasons, and evidence, often acknowledging and/or developing a counterclaim. It may have many purposes: to change the reader's point of view, to establish a call to action, or to get the reader to accept the writer's position or claim. It is a reasoned, logical way of showing that the writer's position is valid. Writing Workshop - A framework or model for teaching writing that includes a mini-lesson designed to improve specific skills, a writing time when students are engaged in authentic writing, a conference time when students meet with the teacher individually and a sharing time when students read or listen to the sharing of a student's written selection Guided Writing - An instructional framework in which teachers guide students as they write. Students are taught writing strategies in small groups in which all members are at the same stage of writing development. Scaffolding - Adjusting the support offered during a teaching session to fit the child's current level of performance Formative Assessment - Assessment used throughout teaching of a lesson and/or unit to gauge students' understanding and inform and guide teaching Summative Assessment - evaluation of student learning at the end of an instructional unit Six-Trait Writing - An approach for developing writing skills that looks at six (plus one; presentation) different aspects of writing to help children understand and develop writing kills beyond simple mechanics. The six traits are: content, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions.