Language for Critical Analysis and Evaluation ELA
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Adult Goal 6: Learners will assess personal growth as a writer. WRITING

OBJECTIVES EXAMPLES
Objective A: Learners will use strategies to assess progress in writing.
  • Collect writing (drafts, revisions, edited pieces, journal entries) in a folder for self-examination.
  • Assemble a portfolio of writing based on self-identified criteria such as most significant, most difficult, or best pieces.
  • Compare journal entries to assess progress as a writer.
  • Discuss progress with peers and teacher.
  • Write about personal progress in a narrative.

"I thought everything had to be in place, the first time you write it. That spelling had to be just so. That every period, comma, question mark had to be in its place. Then someone told me that the best writers are the worst spellers. Well, let me tell you that’s all I needed to know. That seemed like it just opened up the gates, the gates of words and language." --Barbara G.
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