Demonstrate grade-level proficiency in writing to express personal ideas by being able to do the following:

• choose a literary form, using its appropriate elements to create a complete whole;
• follow a plan in which ideas are logically ordered;
• direct writing to the intended audience;
• frequently choose vocabulary to clarify and enhance the form selected using language purposefully; and
• literary forms include:
  - stories
  - plays
  - fables
  - songs
  - myths
  - narratives
  - poems
  - any other appropriate literary or expressive form.

Demonstrate grade-level proficiency in writing to inform/explain by being able to:

• select a topic, choose an appropriate form and address a specific audience;
• develop a direct response which synthesizes specific and purposeful information;
• organize information in a logical plan that includes support through specific details and examples;
• direct writing to the intended audience
• frequently choose words, including content-specific vocabulary, which clarify and enrich the topic; and
• forms to include:
  - friendly letters
  - lab reports
  - business letters
  - directions
  - research reports
  - instructions
  - summaries
  - any other appropriate
  - expository form.

Demonstrate grade-level proficiency in writing to persuadeby being able to do the following:

• select a topic, choose an appropriate form, and address a specific;
• take a position, clarify a point of view, and use facts and/or personal information to develop support for the position;
• organize detail in a logical plan that is consistently maintained;
• direct writing to the intended audience
• consistently choose vocabulary words which effectively support the position; and
• forms to include:
  - business letters
  - book and movie reviews
  - friendly letters
  - speeches
  - editorials
  - advertisements
  - any other appropriate persuasive form.