Thirty Days to Unlock FCAT Writing Success - Polk County School ...
Thirty Days to Unlock FCAT Writing Success - Polk County School ...
Thirty Days to Unlock FCAT Writing Success - Polk County School ...
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Conventions<br />
The student produces final documents<br />
that have been edited for correct<br />
spelling; correct punctuation, including<br />
commas, colons, and semicolons; correct<br />
capitalization; effective sentence<br />
structure; correct common usage,<br />
including subject/verb agreement,<br />
common noun/pronoun agreement,<br />
common possessive forms, and with a<br />
variety of sentence structures, including<br />
parallel structure; and correct<br />
formatting.<br />
Note: This benchmark assesses the<br />
conventions portion of LA.B.1.3.2.<br />
Correct formatting is not assessed.<br />
Grade 10<br />
Benchmark<br />
LA.B.1.4.1<br />
LA.B.1.4.2<br />
LA.B.1.4.3<br />
Focus<br />
The student selects and uses<br />
appropriate prewriting<br />
strategies, such as<br />
brains<strong>to</strong>rming, graphic<br />
organizers, and outlines.<br />
The student drafts and revises<br />
writing that is focused,<br />
purposeful, and reflects insight<br />
in<strong>to</strong> the writing situation, and<br />
demonstrates a commitment<br />
<strong>to</strong> and involvement with the<br />
subject.<br />
Note: The conventions portion<br />
of this benchmark is assessed<br />
by LA.B.1.4.3. (Also assesses<br />
LA.B.2.4.3)<br />
Organization<br />
The student drafts<br />
and revises writing<br />
that has an<br />
organizational<br />
pattern that<br />
provides for a<br />
logical progression<br />
of ideas, and has<br />
effective use of<br />
transitional devices<br />
that contribute <strong>to</strong> a<br />
sense of<br />
completeness.<br />
Support<br />
The student drafts and<br />
revises writing that has<br />
support that is substantial,<br />
specific, relevant, and<br />
concrete; uses creative<br />
writing strategies as<br />
appropriate <strong>to</strong> the<br />
purposes of the paper; and<br />
demonstrates a mature<br />
command of language with<br />
freshness of expression.<br />
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