Texas Administrative Code
Title 19 - EDUCATION
Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY
Chapter 110 - TEXAS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND READING
Subchapter C - HIGH SCHOOL
Section 110.53 - Research and Technical Writing (One-Half to One Credit)
Universal Citation: 19 TX Admin Code ยง 110.53
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Introduction.
(1) The study of technical writing allows
high school students to earn one-half to one credit while developing skills
necessary for writing persuasive and informative texts. This rigorous
composition course asks high school students to skillfully research a topic or
a variety of topics and present that information through a variety of media.
All students are expected to demonstrate an understanding of the recursive
nature of the writing process, effectively applying the conventions of usage
and the mechanics of written English. The students' evaluation of their own
writing as well as the writing of others ensures that students completing this
course are able to analyze and discuss published and unpublished pieces of
writing, develop and apply criteria for effective writing, and set their own
goals as writers.
(2) For high
school students whose first language is not English, the students' native
language serves as a foundation for English language acquisition and language
learning.
(3) Statements that
contain the word "including" reference content that must be mastered, while
those containing the phrase "such as" are intended as possible illustrative
examples.
(4) The essential
knowledge and skills as well as the student expectations for Research and
Technical Writing, an elective course, are described in subsection (b) of this
section.
(b) Knowledge and skills.
(1) The student writes for a
variety of purposes and audiences. The student is expected to:
(A) write informative and persuasive texts,
including essays, reports, and proposals;
(B) use the distinguishing characteristics of
various written forms, including essays, scientific reports, speeches, and
memoranda;
(C) write in voice and
style appropriate to audience and purpose; and
(D) organize ideas in writing to ensure
coherence, logical progression, and support for ideas.
(2) The student selects and uses recursive
writing processes for self-initiated and assigned writing. The student is
expected to:
(A) apply prewriting strategies
to generate ideas and plan;
(B)
employ precise language and technical vocabulary to communicate ideas clearly
and concisely;
(C) use sentence
structure, organization, and rhetorical devices appropriate to audience and
purpose;
(D) use effective sequence
and transitions to achieve coherence and meaning;
(E) revise drafts by rethinking content,
organization, and style to better accomplish the task;
(F) edit as appropriate for the conventions
of standard written English;
(G)
use resources such as texts and other people for editing;
(H) use available technology for aspects of
creating, revising, editing, and publishing texts; and
(I) write both independently and
collaboratively.
(3) The
student writes to investigate self-selected and assigned topics. The student is
expected to:
(A) use writing to formulate
questions, refine topics, and clarify ideas; and
(B) organize all types of information from
multiple sources, including primary and secondary resources, using available
technology such as audio, video, print, non-print, graphics, maps, and
charts.
(4) The student
applies the conventions of usage and mechanics of written English. The student
is expected to:
(A) use correct capitalization
and punctuation;
(B) use correct
spelling in the final draft;
(C)
demonstrate control over grammatical elements such as subject-verb agreement,
pronoun-antecedent agreement, and verb forms in final drafts;
(D) use appropriate technical vocabulary;
and
(E) consistently use a
documentation manual or form consistent with the student's field of study such
as Modern Language Association (MLA), American Psychological
Association (APA), and The Chicago Manual of Style
(CMS).
(5) The
student evaluates his/her own writing and the writing of others. The student is
expected to:
(A) analyze and discuss
published pieces as writing models;
(B) apply criteria to evaluate writing;
and
(C) accumulate, review, and
evaluate his/her own written work to determine its strengths and weaknesses and
to set goals as a writer.
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