STANDARD 3.2 (WRITING)
| STANDARD 3.2 (WRITING) ALL STUDENTS WILL WRITE IN CLEAR, CONCISE, ORGANIZED LANGUAGE THAT VARIES IN CONTENT AND FORM FOR DIFFERENT AUDIENCES AND PURPOSES. |
Descriptive Statement: Writing is a complex process that begins with the recording of one's thoughts. It is used for composition, communication, expression, learning, and engaging the reader. Proficient writers use a repertoire of strategies that enables them to vary form, style, and conventions in order to write for different purposes, audiences, and contexts. Students should have multiple opportunities to craft and practice writing, to generate ideas, and to refine, evaluate, and publish their writing. In a successful writing program, students develop and demonstrate fluency in all phases of the writing process, including prewriting, drafting, revising, editing of multiple drafts, and postwriting processes that include publishing, presenting, evaluating, and/or performing.
Students should be helped to understand the recursive nature
and shifting perspectives of the writing process, in moving from the
role of writer to the role of reader and back again. It is important
for students to understand that writers write, then plan and revise,
and then write again. They will learn to appreciate writing not only
as a product, but also as a process and mode of thinking and communicating.
"By the mysterious alchemy of the written word, we range over time
and space, expanding our experiences, enriching our souls, and ultimately
becoming more fully, more consciously human" (Keene, 1999). Students
should recognize that what they hear, speak, read, and view contributes
to the content and quality of their writing.
