Writing:   Students construct and extend meaning when composing and drafting text.

Knowledge:

        WK 1.  Students should know that writing is a mode of thinking, learning, and communicating.

a.   Analysis
b.   Synthesis
c.   Response
d.   Reflection
e.   Evaluation
f.    Application
g.   Sharing
h.   Aesthetic awareness
i.     Prediction

        WK 3   Students should know writing processes.

a.   Prewriting
b.   Drafting
c.   Revising
d.   Editing
e.   Publishing
f.    Post-writing

a.   Narrative
b.   Expository
c.   Poetic expression
d.   Persuasive/Argumentative
e.   Everyday/Workplace

a.    Literary forms

1.    Letters
2.    Journals
3.    Reports
4.    Essays
5.    Plays/Skits
6.    Short Stories/Novels
7.    Editorials
8.    Poems
9.    Advertisements
10.  Reviews
11.  Dialogue
12.  Articles
13.  Speeches
14.  Technical manuals

b.   Elements of composition

1.   Form
2.   Style
3.   Voice
4.   Tone
5.   Organization
6.   Unity and coherence

c.   Conventions

1.   Grammar
2.   Usage
3.   Spelling
4.   Capitalization
5.   Punctuation
6.   Spacing/Formatting
7.   Paragraphing

d.   Literary Devices

1.    Similes
2.    Metaphors
3.    Alliteration
4.    Exaggeration/Hyperbole
5.    Onomatopoeia
6.    Idioms
7.    Personification
8.    Repetition
9.    Foreshadowing
10.  Allusion
11.  Assonance
12.  Apostrophe
13.  Flashback

        WK 6  Students should know audiences and purposes for writing.

a.    Types of Audiences

1.   Self
2.   Peers
3.   Community
4.   Larger society

b.   Audience Dynamics

1.   Audience knowledge
2.   Audience attitude
3.   Degree of formality
4.   Mode of discourse and literary form

c.    Purposes

1.   Express
2.   Explain/Understand
3.   Inform/Gain information
4.   Reflect
5.   Persuade/Be persuaded
6.   Problem solve
7.   Imagine
8.   Question
9.   Entertain/Be entertained
10. Enjoy
11. Share
12. Explore
13. Record
14. Summarize
15. Collaborate
16. Respond
17. Create
18. Clarify
19. Develop point of view
20. Interpret

WK 7  Students should know that critical reflection and analysis contribute to writing.

WK 8   Students should know that critical reflection on multiple perspectives and texts helps the writer construct meaning.

a.   Research materials
b.   Discussion
c.   Peer review
d.   Prior knowledge
e.   Literary models
f.    Others' points of view