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ACT Writing Standard 5 - Level 11
- Show effective use of language to clearly communicate ideas by
- Correctly employing most conventions of standard English grammar, usage, and mechanics, with just a few, if any, errors
- Using precise and varied vocabulary
- Using a variety of kinds of sentence structures to vary pace and to support meaning
Standard in Kid Friendly Language
Standard Unwrapped
KNOW
Precise and varied vocabulary
Conventional grammar rules
Rhetorical devices. i. e. repetition, parallelism, allusion, figures of speech, sarcasm, humor, etc.
ABLE TO DO
Use conventions of standard English
Vary sentence structure
Use a thesaurus
Re-write the same idea in different ways
Instructional Strategies
Review and explain rhetorical devices using examples
Fun games to teach rhetorical terms
Recognizing rhetorical devices in speeches and writing
Assessment Strategies
Essays
Rubrics Examples of printable rubrics to assess different genres
Picking rhetorical devices out of literary works, speeches and various writings
