Language for Critical Analysis and Evaluation ELA
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Adult Goal 5: Learners will demonstrate an understanding of qualities of good writing. WRITING

OBJECTIVES EXAMPLES
Objective A: Learners will use literary devices for appropriate effect.
  • Use dialogue to reveal a characterization.
  • Use leads effectively.
  • Use written language playfully.
  • Use figurative language and imagery for appropriate effect.
  • Create a desired mood.
  • Appeal to emotions of the reader.
  • Sequence events to advance plot.
  • Use literary devices such as flashbacks, plot twists, foreshadowing, and surprise endings for effect.
  • Use metaphor and analogy.
Objective B: Learners will write effective business communications.
  • Write clear, effective memos.
  • Write business messages that can be read and understood.
  • Write business letters that exhibit an apparent subject and make a clear point.
Objective C: Learners will use models of effective essay writing.
  • Reason soundly from premise to conclusion in writing.
  • Identify, early in writing, the problems and/or issues presented by the subject discussed.
  • Possess a clear subject and make clear points about the subject in writing.
  • Exhibit a clear purpose rather than a mere mechanical effort.
  • Write with a clear organizational plan.

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