TEKS: Chapter 110. English Language Arts and Reading See All Teacher Resources

110.32.b.15

(15) Writing/Expository and Procedural Texts. Students write expository and procedural or work-related texts to communicate ideas and information to specific audiences for specific purposes. Students are expected to:

• (A) write an analytical essay of sufficient length that includes:
  • (i) effective introductory and concluding paragraphs and a variety of sentence structures;
  • (ii) rhetorical devices, and transitions between paragraphs;
  • (iii) a thesis or controlling idea;
  • (iv) an organizing structure appropriate to purpose, audience, and context;
  • (v) relevant evidence and well-chosen details; and
  • (vi) distinctions about the relative value of specific data, facts, and ideas that support the thesis statement;

• (B) write procedural or work-related documents (e.g., instructions, e-mails, correspondence, memos, project plans) that include:
  • (i) organized and accurately conveyed information;
  • (ii) reader-friendly formatting techniques; and
  • (iii) anticipation of readers' questions;

• (C) write an interpretative response to an expository or a literary text (e.g., essay or review) that:
  • (i) extends beyond a summary and literal analysis;
  • (ii) addresses the writing skills for an analytical essay and provides evidence from the text using embedded quotations; and
  • (iii) analyzes the aesthetic effects of an author's use of stylistic and rhetorical devices; and

• (D) produce a multimedia presentation (e.g., documentary, class newspaper, docudrama, infomercial, visual or textual parodies, theatrical production) with graphics, images, and sound that conveys a distinctive point of view and appeals to a specific audience.