My New Year's Resolution

My Learning Resolutions: January 15 – March 23, 2007

Writing 1 Standards and Benchmark:
Standard 1. Uses the general skills and strategies of the writing process:
Goal: I plan to learn and use a variety of strategies to help me better to edit and publish my work.
Method: I pan to do this by creating a checklist of my problem areas in grammar. I will memorize and use the four comma rules.

Standard 2. Uses the stylistic and rhetorical aspects of writing
Goal: I will try my best to write in precise and descriptive language that clarifies and enhances ideas to the reader. Also, I will try to have words that stimulate the imagination of the reader.
Method: I will manage this by using more descriptive words and trying to achieve a specific tone in my writing.

Standard 3. Uses grammatical and mechanical conventions in written compositions
Goal: I plan to have good punctuations in written compositions. Specially, I will watch out for my comma mistakes.
Method: I will achieve this by following the “Four Ways of Using a Comma” rule.

Standard 4. Gathers and uses information for research purposes
Goal: My goal is to try and gather information from many sources so that I am not dependent on one source.
Method: I will accomplish this goal by putting more of my time in researching useful information than just writing the assignment on time.

6 Traits:
Goal: I will try and have vast amount of information researched to make intelligent ideas.
Method: I will do this by trying to use more observation, formal research, reading or talking with others to eliminate unnecessary information to make the writing clear in the reader’s minds.