o    The ability to conceive ideas about a topic for the purpose of writing.

o    The ability to organize, select, and relate ideas and to outline and develop them in coherent paragraphs.

o    The ability to write Standard English sentences with correct sentence structure, verb forms, punctuation, capitalization, possessives, plural forms, and other matters of mechanics, word choice, and spelling.

o    The ability to vary one’s writing style, including vocabulary and sentence structure, for different readers and purposes.

o   The ability to gather information from primary and secondary sources; to write a report using this research; to quote, paraphrase, and summarize accurately; and   to cite sources properly.