The student will write a variety of informal communications (e.g., friendly letters, thank-you notes, messages) and formal communications (e.g., conventional business letters, invitations) that follow a format and that have a clearly stated purpose and that include the date, proper salutation, body, closing and signature; and
General Information
Subject Area: X-Reading/Language Arts (former standards - 2008)
Grade: 8
Strand: Writing Applications
Standard: Informative - The student develops and demonstrates technical writing that provides information related to real-world tasks.
Date Adopted or Revised: 01/07
Status: State Board Approved - Archived
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