WR07 Essential Skills

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Writing Essential Skills for Level 7

Student will be able to:

Identify parts of speech: nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, interjections, and prepositions (3.a).
Use standard English usage in writing: subject/verb agreement, pronoun referents, modifiers, homonyms, and homophones, active and precise verbs, and pronoun/antecedent agreement (3.b).
Write in complete sentences (3.c).
Use a variety of sentence structures with varied length (2.f).
Punctuate correctly (3.d).
Capitalize correctly (3.d.1).
Use conventions of spelling (3.e).

Student will be able to:

Choose a range of words that are precise and vivid (2.c).
Recognize that language skills successfully support meaning. There should be few, if any, errors in subject/verb and pronoun/antecedent agreement; dangling/misplaced modifiers (3.b); end punctuation, commas, apostrophes, quotation marks, semicolons, and colons (3.d.2).
Organize ideas so there is an inviting introduction, a logical arrangement of ideas, and a satisfying conclusion (2.b.2).
Use transitions to link ideas (2.h).
Write in a variety of genres such as narratives, informational brochures, short stories, expository essays, descriptions, persuasive writing, and poetry for specific purposes--to entertain, to persuade, and to inform (2.a).
Punctuate correctly (3.d).
Capitalize correctly (3.d.1).
Use conventions of spelling (3.e).

Student will be able to:

Write with a voice appropriate to purpose and audience (2a.1).
Meet all requirements of the prompt: stay fully focused on topic; include relevant information; provide main ideas and specific details that move beyond the obvious (2.g); include an inviting introduction, logical arrangements of ideas and satisfying conclusion (2.b); and maintain a clear order with transitions between ideas (2.h).
Punctuate correctly (3.d).
Capitalize correctly (3.d.1).
Use conventions of spelling (3.e).

Student will be able to:

Write pieces that are engaging; use accurate, precise vocabulary that is appropriate for audience and purpose (2.c); use active and precise verbs (3.b); incorporate figurative language, imagery and/or striking language (2.c); are fluent and easy to read ; use an effective variety of sentence beginnings, structures, and lengths (2.f); are readable, neat, and nearly error-free (2.d).
Write in a variety of modes such as narrative, expository, descriptive, or persuasive for various audiences and purposes--to entertain, to inform, or to persuade ( 2.a).
Punctuate correctly (3.d).
Capitalize correctly (3.d.1).
Use conventions of spelling (3.e).