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E2a The student produces a report that: * engages the reader by establishing a context, creating a persona, and otherwise developing reader interest; * develops a controlling idea that conveys perspective on the subject; * creates an organizing structure appropriate to a specific purpose, audience, and context; * includes appropriate strategies, such as providing facts and details, describing or analyzing the subject, and narrating a relevant anecdote; * provides a sense of closure to the writing.
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E2b The student produces a response to literature that: * engages the reader by establishing a context, creating a persona, and otherwise developing reader interest; * advances a judgment that is interpretive, analytic, evaluative, or reflective; * supports judgment through references to the text, references to other works, authors, or non-print media, or references to personal knowledge; * demonstrates an understanding of the literary work; * provides a sense of closure to the writing
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E2d The student produces a narrative procedure that: * engages the reader by establishing a context, creating a persona, and otherwise developing reader interest; * provides a guide to action that anticipates a reader's needs; creates expectations through predictable structures, e.g., headings; and provides transitions between steps; * makes use of appropriate writing strategies such as creating a visual hierarchy and using white space and graphics as appropriate; * includes relevant information; * excludes extraneous information; * anticipates problems, mistakes, and misunderstandings that might arise for the reader; * provides a sense of closure to the writing |
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E2e The student produces a persuasive essay that: • Engages the reader by establishing a context, creating a persona, and otherwise developing reader interest; • Develops a controlling idea that makes a clear and knowledgeable judgment; • Creates an organizing structure that is appropriate to the needs, values and interests of a specified audience, and arranges details, reasons, examples and anecdotes effectively and persuasively; • Includes appropriate information and arguments; • Excludes information and arguments that are irrelevant; • Anticipates and addresses reader concerns and counter-arguments; • Supports arguments with detailed evidence, citing sources of information as appropriate; • Provides a sense of closure to the writing. |
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E4a The student demonstrates a basic
understanding of the rules of the English language in written and
oral work, and selects the structures and features of language
appropriate tot eh purpose, audience, and context of the work. The
student demonstrates control of: * grammar; * paragraph structure; * punctuation; * sentence construction; * spelling: * usage. |
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E4bThe student analyzes and subsequently revises work to clarify it
or make it more effective in communicating the intended message or
thought. The student's revisions should be made in light of the
purposes, audiences, and contexts that apply to the work. Strategies
for revising include: * adding or deleting details; * adding or deleting explanations; * clarifying difficult passages; * rearranging words, sentences, and paragraphs to improve or clarify meaning; * sharpening the focus; * reconsidering the organizational structure. |
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