Write a narrative in which you tell the story of a good choice (or a bad choice) you've made and its results in your life and the lives of others.
Demonstrate the critical thinking skills involved in exploring, limiting, and focusing the subject in order to produce a thesis statement appropriate for the audience and the assignment.
Organize essays, using outlining and prewriting techniques, so that the plan indicates the major divisions of the thesis and provides specific support for assertions.
Compose introductory paragraphs containing the thesis statement of the essay, body paragraphs containing adequately supported topic sentences, and conclusions indicating completion of the discussion.
Revise essays for logical coherence and completeness as well as appropriate rhetorical strategies, style, and diction.
Edit essays for correct punctuation, grammar, and usage.