Organizing Your Writing | Workplace Essential Skills

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Subject Area

English Language Arts

Grade(s)

9, 10, 11, 12

Overview

Gathering facts and organizing your thoughts is an important step in the writing process. A customer service representative at a logistics company explains how he prepares to write an email to a customer. This resource provides instruction and discussion in composing emails and other workplace documents using a writing process.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 9

ELA21.9.R1

Read a variety of print and nonprint documents to acquire new information and respond to the needs and demands of society and the workplace.

UP:ELA21.9.R1

Vocabulary

  • Print documents
  • Nonprint documents
  • Society
  • Workplace

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Necessary skills to read a variety of informational print and nonprint documents.
  • Strategies to acquire and utilize information learned through print and nonprint documents.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Read a variety of print and nonprint documents.
  • Acquire information from print and nonprint documents.
  • Utilize information learned from print and nonprint documents to respond to the needs and demands of society and the workplace.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Reading different types of documents and information are essential for finding information and for success in the workplace.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 10

ELA21.10.R1

Read a variety of print and nonprint documents to acquire new information and respond to the needs and demands of society and the workplace.

UP:ELA21.10.R1

Vocabulary

  • Print documents
  • Nonprint documents
  • Society
  • Workplace

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Necessary skills to read a variety of informational print and nonprint documents.
  • Strategies to acquire and utilize information learned through print and nonprint documents.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Read a variety of print and nonprint documents.
  • Acquire information from print and nonprint documents.
  • Utilize information learned from print and nonprint documents to respond to the needs and demands of society and the workplace.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Reading different types of documents and information are essential for finding information and for success in the workplace.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 11

ELA21.11.R1

Read a variety of print and nonprint documents to acquire new information and respond to the needs and demands of society and the workplace.

UP:ELA21.11.R1

Vocabulary

  • Print documents
  • Nonprint documents
  • Society
  • Workplace

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Necessary skills to read a variety of informational print and nonprint documents.
  • Strategies to acquire and utilize information learned through print and nonprint documents.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Read a variety of print and nonprint documents.
  • Acquire information from print and nonprint documents.
  • Utilize information learned from print and nonprint documents to respond to the needs and demands of society and the workplace.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Reading different types of documents and information are essential for finding information and for success in the workplace.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 12

ELA21.12.R1

Read a variety of print and nonprint documents to acquire new information and respond to the needs and demands of society and the workplace.

UP:ELA21.12.R1

Vocabulary

  • Print documents
  • Nonprint documents
  • Society
  • Workplace

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Necessary skills to read a variety of informational print and nonprint documents.
  • Strategies to acquire and utilize information learned through print and nonprint documents.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Read a variety of print and nonprint documents.
  • Acquire information from print and nonprint documents.
  • Utilize information learned from print and nonprint documents to respond to the needs and demands of society and the workplace.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Reading different types of documents and information are essential for finding information and for success in the workplace.

CR Resource Type

Audio/Video

Resource Provider

PBS

License Type

Custom

Accessibility

Video resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles
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