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What could this look like in practices in grades 9-12?*

ACT Readiness Standards: Snapshot of Expected Skills

Utah Core Standards: Snapshot of Expected Skills

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9-10.W.5, 11-12.W.5 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. *The ACT standards are written from the perspective of a selected-response assessment (i.e., recognizing errors embedded in text and correcting them). The Utah Core Standards are written with an instructional focus on producing an authentic product (e.g., writing an essay). Although students do not compose a written response on the ACT English subtest, the skills they have developed through the Utah writing standards will help them in selecting the appropriate corrections or revisions on the English subtest. 9-10.L.3, 11-12.L.3 Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to

Knowledge of Language Questions in this category test how well students choose precise and appropriate words and images, maintain the level of style and tone in an essay,

KLA 601 Revise vague, clumsy, and consuming writing involving sophisticated language KLA 702 Use the word or phrase most appropriate in terms of the content of the sentence when the vocabulary is sophisticated

During a writers’ workshop, focus on revising for precision and concision. Select mentor texts that are rich in interesting word choice. Have students write a response to a text, mirroring the tone or mood of the original mentor text.

make effective choices for meaning or style, and to

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