The processes may be simple or very complex. Examples are used to give clarity to ideas. It is a specific instance or instances which prove the thesis to be true. This is a brief, accurate summary of a longer work written from the point of view of the author. If the proficiency portfolio does not contain all of these three stages, the entire portfolio will not be scored.
Misspellings often involve confusion of homonyms.
Sentence sense should stress the importance of placing periods where they belong. Students should demonstrate that they have an awareness of the writing task and that they are passionately involved with saying something that they feel is important. The insertion of descriptive adjectives, adverbs and the use of stylistic devices help to drive a score upward. Varying sentence patterns improves writing. Evidence of paragraphs, either blockstyle or indented, which are unified, exemplified, and coherent are expected by grade 12.