11+Writing

**DRIVING QUESTION: //What does it mean to be an individual in America?//**  2013-2014 Focus on: analysis i.e. character, sybolism, theme, rhetorical strategies. Student analysis would be teacher directed in terms of the types of responses.
 * Common Assessment #1: **Dialectical Journal Entries (3-5) The Scarlet Letter or The Crucible

2012-2013
 * MA.Standard 3.A.** Demonstrate the concept of theme by writing short narratives,poems,essays,speeches,or reflections that respond to universal themes(eg., challenges,the individual and society, moral dilemmas, the dynamics of tradition and change).
 * Common Assessments:** Sermon Writing Assignment: Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
 * Scheduled:** October


 * Standard 4.** Produce clear and coherent writing in which the develpoment, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
 * Common Assessments:** SAT and AP Language and Composition Timed Essays
 * Scheduled:** November

a. Introduce a topic; organize complex ideas, concepts, and information so that each new element builds on that which precedes it to create a unified whole; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., figures, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension. b. Develop the topic thoroughly by selecting the most significant and relevant facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience’s knowledge of the topic. c. Use appropriate and varied transitions and syntax to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships among complex ideas and concepts. d. Use precise language, domain-specific vocabulary, and techniques such as metaphor, simile, and analogy to manage the complexity of the topic. e. Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing. f. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented (e.g., articulating implications or the significance of the topic). Common Assessments:
 * Standard 2. ** Write **informative/explanatory** texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
 * Reasearch Paper: Literary Criticism: The Adventures of//Huckleberry Finn, Catcher in the Rye, or The Great Gatsby//**
 * correct MLA citation format for textual support**
 * Scheduled: March**