| (vi) accurate usage of homonyms;
(vii) correct capitalization;
(viii) punctuation, including commas, semicolons, colons,
and dashes to set off phrases and clauses as appropriate; and
(ix) correct spelling, including abbreviations;
(E) use sentence-combining techniques to create a variety
of sentence structures and lengths;
(F) develop voice; and
(G) publish written work for appropriate audiences.
(12) 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.
Based on the student's language proficiency level, and with appropriately
provided English language development scaffolding, the student is
expected to:
(A) compose literary texts such as fiction and poetry
using genre characteristics and craft;
(B) compose informational texts such as explanatory
essays, reports, and personal essays using genre characteristics and
craft;
(C) compose argumentative texts using genre characteristics
and craft; and
(D) compose correspondence in a professional or friendly
structure.
(13) Inquiry and research: listening, speaking, reading,
writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student engages in
both short-term and sustained recursive inquiry processes for a variety
of purposes. Based on the student's language proficiency level, and
with appropriately provided English language development scaffolding,
the student is expected to:
(A) develop questions for formal and informal inquiry;
(B) critique the research process at each step to implement
changes as needs occur and are identified;
(C) develop and revise a plan;
(D) modify the major research question as necessary
to refocus the research plan;
(E) locate relevant sources;
(F) synthesize information from a variety of sources;
(G) examine sources for:
(i) credibility and bias, including omission; and
(ii) faulty reasoning such as ad hominem, loaded language,
and slippery slope;
(H) display academic citations, including for paraphrased
and quoted text, and use source materials ethically to avoid plagiarism;
(I) incorporate digital technology when appropriate;
and
(J) use an appropriate mode of delivery, whether written,
oral, pictorial, or multimodal, to present results.
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