English Language Arts and Reading.3.12.D

The student is expected to

compose correspondence such as thank you notes or letters.

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Knowledge and Skills Statement

Composition: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts--genres. The student uses genre characteristics and craft to compose multiple texts that are meaningful.

Task students with composing a letter to send home to their families making a specific request.

Further Explanation

This assessment example requires that students use correspondence to make a written request. Students are expected to create an organized and coherent correspondence which includes a greeting, a body, and a closing.

Students will compose correspondence for a variety of purposes, including to thank someone. Students should recognize that correspondence may be formal (requesting information from a company) or informal (a thank-you email to a friend) depending on the purpose and audience. Student writing is expected to be organized and coherent and include a greeting, a body, and a closing.