Composition: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts--genres. The student uses genre characteristics and craft to compose multiple texts that are meaningful.
A knowledge and skills statement is a broad statement of what students must know and be able to do. It generally begins with a learning strand and ends with the phrase “The student is expected to:” Knowledge and skills statements always include related student expectations.
Glossary Support for ELA.8.11
Author's craft refers to the tools and techniques a writer uses to compose text (e.g., tone, voice, structure, style). Writers make intentional choices regarding their use of language, word choice, sentence structure, and organizational patterns.
the type or class of a work, usually categorized by form, technique, or content
Literary genres include tragedy, comedy, poetry, novel, short story, creative/literary nonfiction, etc., and the sub genres of fantasy, science fiction, mystery, horror, satire, etc. Nonfiction genres include biography, essay, memoir, historical text, scientific text, academic reporting, etc.
Students should understand the characteristics of various literary genres and the craft elements common to the construction of texts in those genres. Students should synthesize these structures and techniques for use in their own compositions to achieve specific intended purposes.
