Composition

Composition

Standards

Expressive Language: Writing III: The student writes effectively for different audiences and purposes, (e.g. to describe, narrate, express, explain, persuade, and analyze) using appropriate writing strategies and conventions.

Receptive Language: Student demonstrates, analyzes, evaluates, and reflects upon the skill and processes through a variety of sources.

Writing Skills: Student uses appropriate conventions (e.g. grammar, punctuation, capitalization, paragraphing, sentence structure, etc.) in writing.

Assessment / Product or Culminating Activity

Culminating Activity:

Student presentation of written composition in publishable form, following the guidelines and directions in the specific assignment handout.

Assessment:

Facilitator developed rubric with comment sheet

Gifted Strands

Communication: Appropriate expression of ideas Vocabulary building Organization of written product Presentation of final product	Self-understanding: Personal responsibility for ideas Confidence in expressing ideas
Thinking Skills: Analysis of various information Application of new knowledge Substantiation of ideas with factual information Synthesis of new concepts	Creativity: Originality Fluency Flexibility Abstract expressiveness

Activities

Preparation:

Read and analyze composition assignment
Develop plan of composition (e.g. outline, bubble diagram, list, etc.)
Conduct research, if needed

Writing:

Use plan to develop first draft of written composition
Use thesaurus to expand vocabulary
Edit first draft for appropriate writing conventions
Re-write!
Make all editing corrections
Re-write!
Read over corrected draft (reading aloud helps)
Make any last minute changes

Final Copy:

Compose edited and corrected draft of composition
Proofread copy
Make all corrections
Print out two copies
Turn work in for assessment
Re-write after assessment, if necessary