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Composition and Structure:
(ISAT "Writing Process")

• Appropriate Format and Forms
• Forms Appropriate to Purpose and Audience
• Develop Paragraphs
• Vocabulary and Signs & Symbols

Composition and the Writing Process:
(ISAT "Writing Process")

• Prewriting
• Drafting and Revising
• Editing, Proofreading, and Publishing
• Vocabulary and Signs & Symbols

Conventions of Capitalization:
(ISAT "Writing Conventions")

• Beginning Capitalization
• Proper Nouns and Adjectives
• Other Capitalization Rules
• Vocabulary and Signs & Symbols

Conventions of Punctuation:
(ISAT "Writing Conventions")

• Appropriate End Punctuation
• Appropriate Comma Usage
• Other Punctuation Marks
• Vocabulary and Signs & Symbols

Conventions of Spelling:
(ISAT "Writing Conventions")

• Correct Spelling of High Frequency Words
• Application of Spelling Patterns and Rules
• Correct Spelling of Endings, Plurals, and Verb Tenses
• Vocabulary and Signs & Symbols

Grammar and Usage:
(ISAT "Writing Conventions")

• Basic Sentence Patterns
• Types of Phrases and Clauses
• Noun Forms
• Pronoun Forms
• Distinguishing Verb Forms
• Adjective Forms
• Adverb Forms
• Use of Negatives and Interjections
• Use of Conjunctions and Prepositions
• Vocabulary and Signs & Symbols