Academic Expectation 1.11
Students write using appropriate forms, conventions, and styles to
communicate ideas and information to different audiences for different
purposes.
High School Demonstrators
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Expand and refine ideas that stimulate language, expression, and
form.
Exhibit fluency, organization, and correctness.
Internalize the use of a process approach to writing.
Write for a variety of purposes (e.g., expressive, transactive,
imaginative) and forms (e.g., journal entry, letter, poem/story) to a
variety of audiences.
Internalize writing as a learning tool.
Establish and use criteria for effective writing to evaluate own and
others' writing.
Sample High School Activities
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Create an informative portfolio representing yourself. P
Write a song (e.g., rap, opera, rock, country) about one of your
teachers. OE
Prepare a resume and letter of application for an actual job
advertisement. OE
Write a handbook, survival manual, or books of tips for high school
students to sell to middle school students. PE, OE
Construct an operations manual for a piece of equipment (e.g., lawn
mower, blender, wheel chair). OE
Write slogans to encourage classmates to follow school safety rules.
PE, OE