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Introduction to Writing Basics

English

Editing

1.4

TASK OVERVIEW

Editing is an important part of writing. It is where you look at your

paper with a critical eye.

Common errors in editing:

* Not editing at all! Editing counts for a large portion of your writing

grade, yet some students try to squeak by without editing at all. You

can show that you have edited by attaching your pre-writing and rough

drafts to the back of your final draft.

* Not using the entire writing process when you write. When you write

for a grade at school, you are expected to use the entire writing

process.

ASSESSED SKILLS

Reasoning

Criteria

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Reasoning Skills in Writing

reasons with assistance

reasons with limited

reasons independently

reasons independently

using a simple ideas

assistance using a

using ideas of some

using complex ideas

variety of simple and

complexity

Communication

Criteria

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Communication Skills in

communicates unclearly

communicates with some

communicates clearly and

communicates clearly,

Writing

or only with assistance

clarity and some precision

precisely

precisely, and confidently

Organization of Ideas

Criteria

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Organization of Ideas in

organizes ideas

organizes ideas

organizes ideas

organizes ideas

Writing

incompletely or only with

independently, but in a

independently,

independently,

assistance

mechanical and sequential

appropriately and logically

appropriately and in

way

complex and logical ways

Application of Language Conventions

Criteria

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Application of Conventions

applies language

applies language

independently applies

independently applies

in Writing

conventions with

conventions with limited

most language

almost all language

assistance

conventions studied

conventions studied

First Term Language Program