COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The class will focus on refining English learners’ writing skills according to the WIDA standards as well as the 9th Grade Georgia Standards of Excellence in Writing and Language. The course emphasizes expository, narrative, and persuasive writing, and may include note-taking, steps in the writing process, improving writing in focus, clarity, coherence, and organization, as well as idea development, language conventions, research skills, and writing in specific content areas.
The class will focus on refining English learners’ writing skills according to the WIDA standards as well as the 9th Grade Georgia Standards of Excellence in Writing and Language. The course emphasizes expository, narrative, and persuasive writing, and may include note-taking, steps in the writing process, improving writing in focus, clarity, coherence, and organization, as well as idea development, language conventions, research skills, and writing in specific content areas.