TAHSTL.CR.3Standard English Writing Conventions

Expectations

• TAHSTL.CR.3.a

  Examine and outline the steps and conventions involved in the creation of a theatre text.

• TAHSTL.CR.3.b

  Develop original texts using theatre techniques (e.g. improvisation, adapting non-theatre literature, playwriting exercises).

• TAHSTL.CR.3.c

  Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly, supplying evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both in a manner that anticipates the audience’s knowledge level and concerns.

• TAHSTL.CR.3.d

  Use words, phrases, and clauses to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships between claim(s) and reasons, between reasons and evidence, and between claim(s) and counterclaims.

• TAHSTL.CR.3.e

  Develop the topic with well-chosen, relevant, and sufficient facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience’s knowledge of the topic.

• TAHSTL.CR.3.f

  Use appropriate and varied transitions to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships among complex ideas and concepts.

• TAHSTL.CR.3.g

  Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of the topic.

• TAHSTL.CR.3.h

  Establish and maintain an appropriate style and objective tone.

• TAHSTL.CR.3.i

  Use a variety of techniques to sequence events so that they build on one another to create a coherent whole.

• TAHSTL.CR.3.j

  Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters.

• TAHSTL.CR.3.k

  Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

• TAHSTL.CR.3.l

  Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.

• TAHSTL.CR.3.m

  Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.

Georgia Milestones coverage

No Georgia Milestones blueprint cites this standard.