Standards
1.0 Writing Strategies
Students write clear, coherent, and focused essays. The writing exhibits students' awareness of audience and purpose. Essays contain formal introductions, supporting evidence, and conclusions. Students progress through the stages of the writing process as needed.
Organization and Focus
1.1 Create compositions that establish a controlling impression,
have a coherent thesis, and end with a clear and well-supported
conclusion.
1.2 Establish coherence within and among paragraphs through effective
transitions, parallel structures, and similar writing techniques.
1.3 Support theses or conclusions with analogies, paraphrases,
quotations, opinions from authorities, comparisons, and similar
devices.
Research and Technology
1.4 Plan and conduct multiple-step information searches by using
computer networks and modems.
1.5 Achieve an effective balance between researched information
and original ideas.
Evaluation and Revision
1.6 Revise writing for word choice; appropriate organization;
consistent point of view; and transitions between paragraphs,
passages, and ideas.