English I

• students become increasingly aware of the choices authors make and how writers emphasize particular examples or details and stitch them together into a coherent whole.

• writing standards specify that students should express themselves in multiple writing formats, where students are able to develop a central idea, maintain a coherent focus in their writing, and elaborate the points they make with well-documented and relevant examples, facts, and details.

Through writing and conversation, students internalize the expectations of academic written and spoken English and resolve issues regarding usage by consulting style guides.