Middle school students will work toward mastering the following standards:
Standard 1: Overall Structure
Performance Indicators:
Use effective genre-specific writing structures.
- Ending
- Lead/introduction
- Organization
- Transitions
Standard 2: Elaboration
Performance Indicator:
Research, evaluate, and include details suitable to purpose.
Standard 3: Craft
Performance Indicator:
Use genre-specific techniques to create desired effects and tone.
Standard 4: Conventions
Performance Indicators:
Use appropriate formatting and grammatical conventions:
- Punctuation and sentence structure
- Spelling
Adapted from: http://corestandards/ela
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