Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- Grammar, mechanics, and usage conventions.
- Effective communication strategies.
- Methods to identify a target audience.
Skills
Students are able to:
- Employ the conventions of grammar, mechanics, and usage.
- Communicate effectively with a target audience.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- To communicate effectively, they must use the conventions of standard English grammar, mechanics, and usage.
- There are situations and audiences when formal language should be used, while in other situations, informal language is acceptable.
Vocabulary
- Conventions
- Grammar
- Mechanics
- Usage
- Target audience
- Punctuation
- Capitalization
- Spelling
- Effective sentence structure
- Appropriate formality of language
