ELA10 - Composition (2 credit), CSS, Melnyk

Learning Target (Curricular Competencies): Construct meaningful personal connections between self, text, and world Explore how language constructs personal and cultural identities

Task:

Let's figure out where we are. In this first assignment, please introduce your interest in developing your skills in written communication in a variety of contexts. Your goal here is to identify where you are starting from and where you want to end up. Identify personal real-life applications of written communication. What do you hope to accomplish in this module? The following is a list of questions you can use to guide your response.  Be very thorough and clear in this personal response.

1. What interests you about narrative, expository, descriptive, or persuasive writing? Why did you choose this module of work?
2. What are your experiences? Do you prefer one of the modes of writing more than the others?
3. What medium do you most enjoy? opinion pieces, persuasive essays, narrative stories, descriptive imagination, explanations
4. Is there a specific field or profession for which you would enjoy writing?
5. What are your strengths in your writing?
6. Where do you get your ideas? Do you enjoy research?
7. Have you considered the quality and reliability of the websites you use for your school assignments? What criterion do you use to authenticate your resources?
8. Have you used MLA citation before?
9. What do you need from your teacher to advance your communication writing skills?

Assessment:  Below you will find the exemplary criteria used to assess the assignment.  

Learning Target: (Exemplary 6/6): Exemplary comprehension of the task and clear accomplishment of the objective. Answers show evidence of careful thought in a thorough personal response. 

Submission

Use the "1.1 A Starting Point: Self Reflection" link on the main page of this section of the course to upload your assignment to your teacher for marking.