Learning Standards

Grade 11 - Writing

State Goals: 3
 

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STATE GOAL 3: Write to communicate for a variety of purposes.
 A.  Use correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization and structure.
 3.A.4a.  Use standard English to edit documents for clarity, subject/verb agreement, adverb and adjective agreement and verb tense; proofread for spelling, capitalization and punctuation; and ensure that documents are formatted in final form for submission and/or publication.
 3.A.5a.  Produce grammatically correct documents using standard manuscript specifications for a variety of purposes and audiences.
 B.  Compose well organized and coherent writing for specific purposes and audiences.
 3.B.4a.  Produce documents that exhibit a range of writing techniques appropriate to purpose and audience, with clarity of focus, logic of organization, appropriate elaboration and support and overall coherence.
 3.B.4b.  Produce, edit, revise and format work for submission and/or publication (e.g., manuscript form, appropriate citation of sources) using contemporary technology.
 3.B.4c.  Evaluate written work for its effectiveness and make recommendations for its improvement.
 3.B.5a.  Using contemporary technology, produce documents of publication quality for specific purposes and audiences; exhibit clarity of focus, logic of organization, appropriate elaboration and support and overall coherence.
 C.  Communicate ideas in writing to accomplish a variety of purposes.
 3.C.4a.  Write for real or potentially real situations in academic, professional and civic contexts (e.g., college applications, job applications, business letters, petitions).
 3.C.4b.  Using available technology, produce compositions and multimedia works for specified audiences.
 3.C.5a.  Communicate information and ideas in narrative, informative and persuasive writing with clarity and effectiveness in a variety of written forms using appropriate traditional and/or electronic formats; adapt content, vocabulary, voice and tone to the audience, purpose and situation.
 3.C.5b.  Write for real or potentially real situations in academic, professional and civic contexts (e.g., applications, job applications, business letters, resume, petitions).