English Language Arts and Reading.4.11.B.ii

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The student is expected to

develop drafts into a focused, structured, and coherent piece of writing by:

developing an engaging idea with relevant details;

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Knowledge and Skills Statement

Composition: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts--writing process. The student uses the writing process recursively to compose multiple texts that are legible and uses appropriate conventions.
having a clear and tightly connected relationship among all the parts in an effective speech or piece of writing achieved by ordering ideas, sentences, and paragraphs logically
Once students have planned their rough drafts, the next step in the writing process is to start organizing thoughts into sentences and paragraphs. This initial draft is often messy. Students should not focus on writing in a polished manner during this stage.
Students are expected to support and elaborate on their ideas using specific facts and examples. Careful selection of compelling facts or particularly illustrative details reflect a student’s depth of thought on a topic. A student should select specific facts, details, and anecdotes that will help the reader better understand the ideas the student is trying to convey. When students do not provide specific facts or points to support and elaborate on ideas, the development of the composition remains superficial and unengaging.
As students produce their rough drafts, they bring focus by narrowing their topics and refining their writing. Students write topic sentences, add relevant details, and determine the most effective way to organize and present their ideas in a manner that best reflects the intended purposes. The order and logic of the writing should help the reader to follow it.