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Write in a range of forms and styles
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Understand writing as an ongoing process
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Explore ways to generate, focus, and organize
ideas
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Develop effective drafting techniques |
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Write and revise sentences with particular
emphasis on grammatical issues
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Write and revise paragraphs with emphasis on
unity |
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Revise essays and recognize revision as an
integral means of clarifying, strengthening, and expanding meaning
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Recognize and practice writing productive thesis
statements |
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Recognize and practice writing unrepetitive, effective conclusions |
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Use appropriate, varied vocabulary |
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Locate, use, and where necessary cite
supporting evidence |
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Develop techniques for skillfully integrating
quotations |
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Explore close reading of a range of texts
through class discussion and written responses |
