Student Planner - Tempe Union High School District

Arizona State StandardsWriting StandardsStrand 1: Writing Process• Concept 1: PrewritingPrewriting includes using strategies to generate,plan, and organize ideas for specific purposes.• Concept 2: DraftingDrafting incorporates prewriting activities to createa first draft containing necessary elements fora specific purpose.• Concept 3: RevisingRevising includes evaluating and refining the roughdraft for clarity and effectiveness. (Ask: Does thisdraft say what you want it to say?)• Concept 4: EditingEditing includes proofreading and correcting thedraft for conventions.• Concept 5: PublishingPublishing involves formatting and presenting a finalproduct for the intended audience.Strand 2: Writing Components• Concept 1: Ideas and ContentWriting is clear and focused, holding the reader’sattention throughout. Main ideas stand out and aredeveloped by strong support and rich details. Purposeis accomplished.• Concept 2: OrganizationOrganization addresses the structure of the writingand integrates the central meaning and patternsthat hold the piece together.• Concept 3: VoiceVoice will vary according to the type of piece, butshould be appropriately formal or casual, distantor personal, depending on the audience and purpose.• Concept 4: Word ChoiceWord choice reflects the writer’s use of specificwords and phrases to convey the intended messageand employs a variety of words that arefunctional and appropriate to the audience andpurpose.• Concept 5: Sentence FluencyFluency addresses the rhythm and flow of language.Sentences are strong and varied in structure andlength.• Concept 6: ConventionsConventions addresses the mechanics of writing,including capitalization, punctuation, spelling, grammarand usage, and paragraph breaks.Strand 3: Writing Applications• Concept 1: ExpressiveExpressive writing includes personal narratives,stories, poetry, songs, and dramatic pieces. Writingmay be based on real or imagined events.• Concept 2: ExpositoryExpository writing includes non-fiction writingthat describes, explains, or summarizes ideas andcontent. The writing supports a thesis based onresearch, observation, and/or experience.• Concept 3: FunctionalFunctional writing provides specific directions orinformation related to real-world tasks. This includesletters, memos, schedules, directories, signs,manuals, forms, recipes, and technical pieces forspecific content areas.• Concept 4: PersuasivePersuasive writing is used for the purpose of influencingthe reader. The author presents an issueand expresses an opinion in order to convince anaudience to agree with the opinion or to take aparticular action.• Concept 5: Literary ResponseLiterary response is the writer’s reaction to a literaryselection. The response includes the writer’sinterpretation, analysis, opinion, and/or feelingsabout the piece of literature and selected elementswithin it.• Concept 6: ResearchResearch writing is a process in which the writeridentifies a topic or question to be answered. Thewriter locates and evaluates information aboutthe topic or question, and then organizes, summarizes,and synthesizes the information into afinished product.MPHS Student Handbook 2009-2010 36