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SF-SO.83 BC-$3.50 Plus Pbstage. -;DES6 IpTORS -*Composition (Literary); *CompositionliSkills' (Literary); Creative :Writ'ing; Descriptive Writing; ,YVartrairolli-Eigefairlin-f---.*Le-Ssan-Plani-, -.=-7- . ----- ------'--, k ' . - -Program Descrigtion-s;-Secondary Education;.Teaching Gni des.,*Teaching-- Methods' --:- ,-/-:--- --,----- e . \ ' 1 ABSTRA T _ 4 TM, progrram outlined in this_ documenesugge-sia that allaeondaryschool students have cdntinuous composing experiences -,--_4-_-,3.n- -four-- m-,--a6r' are`as of --ifritten- disd-dVtse;senSory/descriPtiire,- - imaginativenarrative, practical/informative, and . alyt-143expository. This document contains a chart detailing a .1 I 6-f in truatiorf in written composition for grazdes 7(through 12,. V , . sample tomposing experience,s (records of actual lessons) and student respons s, evaluation materials, and positionstatements.% by the Los. Aigeles C\q.ty schools and- the National Council of Teachers of English.- -1 Sample leSSon topics are. character .descriptionwrititig from a . k model; deScription--jour al dbservation; chronological-logical sequence; point of viewfriendly notes and postcardiform; business , lett-er and correqt ,envelcrpe form; expository pargh on literature; _ editorial, iting; essay to persuade; essay -based on/Tennyson's . "Gareth Lynette"; and defining -a nonsense yord-. ALIN) , . , - = Documents acquired b _ERIC include many informal unpublished * .materials no-&availeble from other. squrces. Blue makes every effort * -----* to-obtain the ,best- copy available.,Neiertheless,_ * reproducibility are often encountered and thia affects thequalify * * of the microfiche and hardcopy reproductionS ERIC makes available * * via the ERIC Document Reproductiop Service (EDRS)MRS -is not * * responsible for the quality of the original document'. Reproductions * * supplied by EDRS are -the best thacan_ be made from 'the original,. ********************************************************44************ t US DEPANTMENTOr HEALTH_ EDUCATION.4 WELFARE = 'NATIONAL INSTITUTE- OV., EDUCATION'_ . _ , OUCEO EXACI-L Y 45- R6CEIvED-:FRom- TNE PENW.AOR.DROANIZATION ORIOiN= ApNIO,!T ROM Ts OP YIEW CIRppiNioi4s STA3EDL6.04t-ittiagssiA.R)Ly::.0Eppe.,...:__ sENT DFPICrAL riATION-A-L INSTITUTE Op . mrsummoiL EDUCATION :POSIT,UN- OR POLICY Plan forns ruc_i ALinritten Copositu ra es- rFrASWIANIMAft JEJIALOSWHAvrA,NMEEL aarA \,j4EALT4-wrrAv-7',/ AL navzimmx-ric, InKraeDara OS ANDRES CITY SCHOuLS nstnictional Planning Divisiow,- ublication 5C-74 Wagirtf/ LrrAkV i\l/11IrtAaW\ - -, 'TFORiWOkD ' P / writt6n communication is a'basic need in today's world. Despite't he prlifera- tion-af electronic and other-comMunication media-, Writing skill is essential /success__ -inds high_school training, adVancement in business and the professions, r'icipatjOn incivic and social situations,/nd growth iniersonal'expression'and self v'' eem. _,-- -,=-"CompoSe-yourself" is more than a-catchy slogan: The development of skil1-41 writing dontinue-S to be a major resTo -iibility of the schools and the individual / _7Recen, reportlerrrth-efiaTionancelifiT-Ifr-writilirAT-feWiriatiarrYtude ,-prWifited-tlie-7-7 ir Instructional Planning'Divislon to call kdistrictwide composition a4sory committee, , meetfng in the-Spring semes,ter-1975. Ihetommittee inclUded-teachep -adVisersi-and :r-- I _principals-representative of the-twelve administrativeareas and_ yA/fous levels of_in7:: struation,,K-12; as well as Education Commission members:The copqiitee was aSked to. suggest the kinds of instructional materials that woUld provide,:Uidelines for-lise by- -areaS_and local schools in their development of an articulated_ omposition program. -'T,----:Arlicin§-the-FeidirnkfidatiTSicsOrthi'sec-oTdark-sthobl'ifibir-oliii-a-fotezomittee-were---th'e-----:- ' following:_Al) That a revision be done of the'composition chrts and,guidelines for junior and Senior high,school (1963, 1961),,incorporating,erent research findings . - - and classroorif_gractices related to rhetorical principles a-d,the-aTemPoSin6 0-rocess;" and (Z) that new instructional aids for teaching and eva Adting cOmposition be prepared; The present publication is an effort to meet some of th'eeds expressed in these recommendatiOns; = ; The instructional plan and support materials represen he initial stage of what is -intended to be an evolving -program for written composion, one in which individual teachers and students will participate,in the development of additional materials. To each one, the invitation is extended: Compose.Obrself! _ ROGER HYNDMAN_ Instructional. Specialis English_ NORMAN H. ROSSELL Assistant Superintendent Instructional Planning Division APPROVED: -- HARRY HANDLER Associate Superintendent Ins tructi on -ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: I 4 e Division gratefully acknowledges the contributions of_the'memberS of the se'condari school subgroup of the compesition advisory committee: Douglas Blakely; Teacher Adviser,- Administrative Offices,-Aeea-D WalkerBrok, Principal, Man Nuys Senior High School, Area' J. 7 ,George beCuiri Teacher, South-Gate Senior High School-,-Area KYoko Handler, leachee:AdviSer, Administrative Offices -Area,F ---41illiam---Myam7=-TeicherTkarnegie-Junior:Higii-Aehoolit-A4a4 Kendricki,:-. Department Chair, Manual Aets High.'School',.Area Kathli Lund, DeOartment Chatr, Madison Junior.High SchOol, Area WilliAm Me1ton.-TeacherAdviser'(1975), Administrative ,Offic9s, AFea.K Sylvia AetzleN'Department Chair, Ste;/enson Junior High_School, Area G Patricia:Nrrayit-Teacher, ChatsworthAigh-Schooli-Area'L-: President (1975), EngliSh Council of Los Angeles, / JackjtiomPson. PrinciPal,,Burbank Junior High School, Area H Helen Lodge, Professor-,of,English Education, California State University, Northridge peep appreciation is extended to 'several members of the secondary school subgroup,, _Douglas Blakely, George DeCuir,'Kyoko Handler, Minne Kendrick, Helen Lcidge, Kathy Lund, Sylvia Metzler, and Pat Murray, who_gave generously of their/time. experience, andl ideas -in the development of the-composition Plan-and provided examp es of teaching procedures and marking practi-ces. Special thanks are due to Suzanne Wakelam of-Carnegie Junior High School, who joined in the review of the compbsition,chart, and to the following teachers, who contributed substantially to the-section on sample composing expeflences Margaret Card, Department Chair, Hollenbeck Junior Hi h School, Area G Carla Garland, Teacher, Banning Migh School, Area A Marjorie Kassoria, Teacher, Millikan Junior High School, Area I Helen Lutz, Teacher, Francig Polytechnic Migh School. Area I .ERIAISSION TO r:FPRO.m.r. TI415 WAY- PIGHTE0 AN,=!AS RUN CHANTED 134 Lbs Angeles Uniited SdhOol,District CopYright qD1.976 TO ERIC AND OfIGANIZATIDNE :OPERATING UNDER AGREEMENyS WITH THE NATIONAL IN:, DDT-UTE OF EDUCATION FURTHER REPRO- E PRIG YSTENI RE. LOS ANGELES PNI.FIEDSCHOOL p , OLICTION guTsIO . .001E5 PERMISE;z5N OF THE .COFITRIGHT OWNER.- nal °FOREWORD ACKNOWEDGMENT,S :NOTES ON A-PLAN FOR WRITTEN COMPOS1T - _ _ HART; A PLAN-OF-INSTRUCTION- , -A4LEtCOMPOSIgG-EXPERIENCES'AND'STUDENSRES0614SES67 _ - , Sairiple-COmPosing--Experiencet and:Student Responses Des riptiOn rnal Otsexvation Chara er Description -- Weiting From aTiodel Chronological-Lo4ical Sequence Roint of View I 28 Friendly Notes and Postdard Form 32 , Bus,tness-Letter- -and_Correct :Envel ope- Form 35 E positorY ParairaPh on Literature) 38 ditorial Writing Essay to Persuade ,44 : Essay Dased on Tennys_on!r Gareth:- and: 49 'Defining a Nonsense'Word, 52 EVALUATION MATERINLS Marking and Grading Papers Time-Savers Stpdent Self,Evaluat n -- CoMposition Checklts Le els- I-III 62 a -Composition Rating 'Scale 7, Levels Composition. Rating Scale --s--,Lefels:. Eval6tion of Student Coirlpositi on -- Levels I V 64, _ _ Instructio s for Wri-ttep Work POSITION STATEMENTS 69 Position Satement Loi Angeles Ci ty; SchoO Is _ -- Position Statement National Council of Teiche f English NOTES ON A PLANFORIBRITTEN_OMPOSITION -Thethart-contained-in-thispUblication-represen iiother-look-at,the_ road-spectrumof ,writing that underlies the universt of ditcouril.--4 In attempting toencapsulate the entire range- of composing expeigences,, the committee recognizedthe danger_of oversimpli -fying'a complex process. Weighed against 'the alternative-of a lengthy publication 'cit- ing scholarly research and successful teaching practices,the economy and greater reada- bility of a brief overview-seemed preferable. TheaWof-any-tomprehenstWt7program-in-c6mposition-is-to-:provide-students-with-instruc7- tion that will develop to the maximum their individuallanguage skills in real communi- cation situations: Personal, soci0,-vocational. and academic. The Program qutl ned here avoids long lists of objectives (oftenobvious) and strict-sequences of activities (often arbitrary) in favor of a skeletal plan that maybefleshed out according to local School-community needs. The program sUggests that all secondarysChool stUdents should have continuous composing experiences-in four major domains of written discourse,with instruction and assignments adjusted to the performance competency leVel ofindividuals