1.1 Develop concept and design.

a. Maintain a sharp focus throughout the work; focus text clearly to hold reader's attention, to make a point, to tell a story, and or describe a process.

b. Approach a topic in an individualized and purposeful way.

c. Discriminate between essential, intriguing, or useful information and trivia.

d. Write coherent paragraphs.

e. Develop analysis, synthesis, persuasion, and exposition logically; demonstrate advanced logic.

All Units

Culminating Projects

Problem Solving

Journal Writes

Written and Oral Presentations

Workplace Readiness

Limited Practice: c, e

Moderately Skilled: a, b, d

Metals: Section 5

Ceramics: Section 6

Polymers: Section 7

Composites: Section 8

Culminating Projects: 5.35, 6.49, 7.15, 7.19, 8.3, 8.10, 8.14, 8.16, 8.18, 8.22, 8.29

Problem Solving: 2.5-2.7

Journal Writes: 2.8-2.13

Multi-Instructional Approach: 2.3-2.4

Workplace Readiness: 3.3

2.1 Write for different audiences.

a. Identify, analyze, describe, and meet the needs of chosen audience.

b. Show a sense of how particular audience may interpret a text.

All Units

Journal Writes

Limited Practice

Metals: Section 5

Ceramics: Section 6

Polymers: Section 7

Composites: Section 8

Journal Writes: 2.8-2.13

Multi-Instructional Approach: 2.3-2.4

2.2 Write for different purposes.

§ Reflect upon own experiences.

§ Experiment with language

§ Make inferences or draw conclusions.

§ Present an analytical response to literature.

§ Communicate research findings.

§ Convey technical information.

All Units

Written and Oral Presentations

Journal Writes

Workplace Readiness

Moderately Skilled

Metals: Section 5

Ceramics: Section 6

Polymers: Section 7

Composites: Section 8

Culminating Projects: 5.35, 6.49, 7.15, 7.19, 8.3, 8.10, 8.14, 8.16, 8.18, 8.22, 8.29

Problem Solving: 2.5-2.7

Journal Writes: 2.8-2.13

Multi-Instructional Approach: 2.3-2.4

Workplace Readiness: 3.3

2.3 Write for career applications.

a. Identify writing skill required for occupational career areas of interest.

b. Produce technical and non-technical documents for career audiences such as homepage, research report, or blueprint.

c. Understand the importance of using reference style consistently when writing documents or reports.

Journal Writes

Workplace Readiness

Written and Oral Presentations

Limited Practice

Journal Writes: 2.8-2.13

Workplace Readiness: 3.3

Multi-Instructional Approach: 2.3-2.4

3.1 Prewrite.

Journal Writes

Written and Oral Presentations

Moderately Skilled

Journal Writes: 2.8-2.13

Workplace Readiness: 3.3

Multi-Instructional Approach: 2.3-2.4

3.2 Draft.

Journal Writes

Written and Oral Presentations

Moderately Skilled

Journal Writes: 2.8-2.13

Workplace Readiness: 3.3

Multi-Instructional Approach: 2.3-2.4

3.3 Revise.

Journal Writes

Written and Oral Presentations

Moderately Skilled

Journal Writes: 2.8-2.13

Workplace Readiness: 3.3

Multi-Instructional Approach: 2.3-2.4

3.4 Edit.

Journal Writes

Written and Oral Presentations

Cooperative Groups

Moderately Skilled

Journal Writes: 2.8-2.13

Workplace Readiness: 3.3

Multi-Instructional Approach: 2.3-2.4

3.5 Publish. Produce a legible, professional looking final product.

Journal Writes

Written and Oral Presentations

Moderately Skilled

Journal Writes: 2.8-2.13

Workplace Readiness: 3.3

Multi-Instructional Approach: 2.3-2.4

4.1 Assess own strengths and needs for improvement.

a. Articulate own and established criteria for improving writing; defend choices to deviate from established criteria.

b. Assess own strengths and developmental needs as a writer.

c. Demonstrate knowledge of the qualities that make a piece of writing effective.

Journal Writes

Written and Oral Presentations

Limited Practice

Journal Writes: 2.8-2.13

Multi-Instructional Approach: 2.3-2.4