Composition 11 is designed to support students as they refine, clarify, and adjust their written communication through practice and revision. The course provides opportunities for students to, with increasing independence, study, create, and write original and authentic pieces for a range of purposes and real-world audiences. They will expand their competencies through processes of drafting, reflecting, and revising to build a body of work that demonstrates expanding breadth, depth, and evidence of writing for a range of situations. Students will learn formal academic writing, using standardized English through the study of grammar and composition.  As a foundational component of language study, Composition has been embedded in all ELA course offerings.

The following are possible areas of focus within Composition 11:

• Narrative, expository, descriptive, and persuasive writing
• Planning, drafting, and editing processes
• Writing for specific audiences and specific disciplines
• How to cite sources, consider the credibility of evidence, and evaluate the quality and reliability of the source