Written Proficiency:
Students read to write, and write to be read. They are able to express themselves clearly to various audiences in multiple genres and subject areas through their ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions. They are also able to evaluate their own writing in order to revise effectively, taking charge of their own writing process.
Fahrenheit 451 Project
In the Fahrenheit 451 project, John Smith, Opinion Editor of Teen Ink asked us to write an article concerning media control after he read the book Fahrenheit 451 and wondering, "How does the media affect us?". The topic that I chose for this project was the effects of violent video games on teens. My driving question was, "How do violent video games effect aggression levels in teens. My conclusion was that violent video games are not harmful, but can actually be helpful.
By completing this project, I have greatly added to my written proficiency skills. By written proficiency I mean, the ability to read to write, and write to read. To be able to express ones-self
clearly to various audiences in multiple genres and subject areas through ones ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions. The ability to be able to evaluate ones own writing in order to revise effectively, taking charge of ones own writing process.
This project helped me grow in written proficiency by having me to write something that I would have to submit to an actual publisher: Teen Ink. This put some healthy pressure on me to write as best I could. Through the chores of this project I also learned ethos, pathos, and logos, writing elements of persuasion discovered by the Greeks, and how to properly incorporate these writing elements in my writing.
By completing this project, I have greatly added to my written proficiency skills. By written proficiency I mean, the ability to read to write, and write to read. To be able to express ones-self
clearly to various audiences in multiple genres and subject areas through ones ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions. The ability to be able to evaluate ones own writing in order to revise effectively, taking charge of ones own writing process.
This project helped me grow in written proficiency by having me to write something that I would have to submit to an actual publisher: Teen Ink. This put some healthy pressure on me to write as best I could. Through the chores of this project I also learned ethos, pathos, and logos, writing elements of persuasion discovered by the Greeks, and how to properly incorporate these writing elements in my writing.
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Of Mice and Men Legal Brief
This is a legal brief depicting the violations of section two of the Fair Employment and Housing Act and the Ralph Civil Rights Act committed in the book Of Mice and Men. This was a very difficult project because we had to learn and understand both acts well enough to be able to judge weather or not they were broken in the book. This project really helped me in my written proficiency skill because this was really close to a real official legal document that could be used in court if it weren't on a finical book. It followed the same format as the real thing and was written in the proper format. It was so realistic that an actual lawyer mistook it for a real legal brief.
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