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Whitman-Hanson Regional High School provides all students with a high- quality education in order to develop reflective, concerned citizens and contributing members of the global community.

Course Number 646/647 AP Psychology Grades 11,12 120 Days

Course Description

AP Psychology (4 credits): This course builds on the skills mastered in Introduction to AP Psychology. The cognitive and development domains will be explored, in addition to the major theories and assessment of personality. The major psychological disorders, as defined and treated in DSM IV, will be discussed, with an emphasis on how to identify, define, explore and solve problems associated with mental illness in ways that demonstrate personal, social, and civic responsibility. In testimony of their ability to read, write, and communicate effectively, students will take the AP examination in May.

Instructional Strategies

Instructional Strategies include but may not be limited to the following:

Lecture/Note taking Discussion Debate Document analysis Power Point and SmartBoard presentations Research/writing/peer-editing Creative projects Public speaking Cooperative group activities

Student Learning Expectations

1. Read, write and communicate effectively. 2. Utilize technologies appropriately and effectively. 3. Apply critical thinking skills. 4. Explore and express ideas creatively. 5. Participate in learning both individually and collaboratively. 6. Demonstrate personal, social, and civic responsibility.

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Unit of Study : Learning MA Standard/Strands:

Time Frame:

12 Days

Text (Chapter/Pages)

Psychology, Chapter 5

Other Resources: Video: Worth Publishers DVD 1 Learning Standard Deviants

Essential Questions Concepts, Content:

• Distinguish general differences between principles of classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and observational learning (e.g., contingencies). • Describe basic classical conditioning phenomena, such as acquisition, extinction, spontaneous recovery, generalization, discrimination, and higher-order learning. • Predict the effects of operant conditioning (e.g., positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, punishment, schedules of reinforcement). • Predict how practice, schedules of reinforcement, and motivation will influence quality of learning. • Interpret graphs that exhibit the results of learning experiments. • Provide examples of how biological constraints create learning predispositions. • Describe the essential characteristics of insight learning, latent learning, and social learning. • Apply learning principles to explain emotional learning, taste aversion, superstitious behavior, and learned helplessness. • Suggest how behavior modification, biofeedback, coping strategies, and selfcontrol can be used to address behavioral problems. • Identify key contributors in the psychology of learning (e.g., Albert Bandura, John Garcia, Ivan Pavlov, Robert Rescorla, B. F. Skinner, Edward Thorndike, Edward Tolman, John B. Watson).

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Targeted Skill(s):

Reading, writing, application, independent research, critical thinking, analysis, and discussion, mastery of essential questions, concepts, and content See Appendix A, Reading Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies 6 – 12

Writing:

Teacher created essays, and various essays from 1992-2011 released AP essays. See History/Social Studies sections of Appendix B, Writing Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects6 – 12

Assessment Practices:

Teacher created Unit Tests, Quizzes, Class Discussions, Projects, Essays

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Unit of Study : Cognition MA Standard/Strands:

Time Frame:

20 Days


Psychology, Chapter 6, Chapter 7

Other Resources: Video: Worth Publishers DVD 1 Thinking and Language Standard Deviants


• Describe and differentiate psychological and physiological systems of memory (e.g., short-term memory, procedural memory). • Outline the principles that underlie effective encoding, storage, and construction of memories. • Describe strategies for memory improvement. • Synthesize how biological, cognitive, and cultural factors converge to facilitate acquisition, development, and use of language. • Identify problem-solving strategies as well as factors that influence their effectiveness. • List the characteristics of creative thought and creative thinkers. • Identify key contributors in cognitive psychology (e.g., Noam Chomsky, Hermann Ebbinghaus, Wolfgang Köhler, Elizabeth Loftus, George A. Miller). • Define intelligence and list characteristics of how psychologists measure intelligence: — abstract versus verbal measures; — speed of processing. • Discuss how culture influences the definition of intelligence. • Compare and contrast historic and contemporary theories of intelligence (e.g., Charles Spearman, Howard Gardner, Robert Sternberg). • Explain how psychologists design tests, including standardization strategies and other techniques to establish reliability and validity. • Interpret the meaning of scores in terms of the normal curve.

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• Describe relevant labels related to intelligence testing (e.g., gifted, cognitively disabled). • Debate the appropriate testing practices, particularly in relation to culture-fair test uses. • Identify key contributors in intelligence research and testing (e.g., Alfred Binet,Francis Galton, Howard Gardner, Charles Spearman, Robert Sternberg, LouisTerman, David Wechsler).

Targeted Skill(s):


Writing:




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Unit of Study : Motivation, Emotion, and Stress MA Standard/Strands:

Time Frame:

18 Days



Other Resources: Video: Worth Publishers DVD 3 Stress and Health Standard Deviants


• Identify and apply basic motivational concepts to understand the behavior of humans and other animals (e.g., instincts, incentives, intrinsic versus extrinsic motivation). • Discuss the biological underpinnings of motivation, including needs, drives, and homeostasis. • Compare and contrast motivational theories (e.g., drive reduction theory, arousal theory, general adaptation theory), including the strengths and weaknesses of each. • Describe classic research findings in specific motivation systems (e.g., eating, sex, social) • Discuss theories of stress and the effects of stress on psychological and physical well-being. • Compare and contrast major theories of emotion (e.g., James–Lange, Cannon– Bard, Schachter two-factor theory). • Describe how cultural influences shape emotional expression, including variations in body language. • Identify key contributors in the psychology of motivation and emotion (e.g., William James, Alfred Kinsey, Abraham Maslow, Stanley Schachter, Hans Selye).

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Targeted Skill(s):


Writing:




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Unit of Study : Development MA Standard/Strands:

Time Frame:

12 Days



Other Resources: Video: Worth Publishers DVD 1 Development Standard Deviants


-Discuss the interaction of nature and nurture (including cultural variations) in the determination of behavior. • Explain the process of conception and gestation, including factors that influence successful fetal development (e.g., nutrition, illness, substance abuse). • Discuss maturation of motor skills. • Describe the influence of temperament and other social factors on attachment and appropriate socialization. • Explain the maturation of cognitive abilities (e.g., Piaget’s stages, information processing). • Compare and contrast models of moral development (e.g., Kohlberg, Gilligan). • Discuss maturational challenges in adolescence, including related family conflicts. • Characterize the development of decisions related to intimacy as people mature. • Predict the physical and cognitive changes that emerge as people age, including steps that can be taken to maximize function. • Describe how sex and gender influence socialization and other aspects of development. • Identify key contributors in developmental psychology (e.g., Mary Ainsworth, Albert Bandura, Diana Baumrind, Erik Erikson, Sigmund Freud, Carol Gilligan, Harry Harlow, Lawrence Kohlberg, Konrad Lorenz, Jean Piaget, Lev Vygotsky).

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Targeted Skill(s):


Writing:




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Unit of Study : Personality MA Standard/Strands:

Time Frame:

9 Days



Other Resources: Video: Standard Deviants


• Compare and contrast the major theories and approaches to explaining personality: psychoanalytic, humanist, cognitive, trait, social learning, and behavioral. • Describe and compare research methods (e.g., case studies and surveys) that psychologists use to investigate personality. • Identify frequently used assessment strategies (e.g., the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory [MMPI], the Thematic Apperception Test [TAT]), and evaluate relative test quality based on reliability and validity of the instruments. • Speculate how cultural context can facilitate or constrain personality development, especially as it relates to self-concept (e.g., collectivistic versus individualistic cultures). • Identify key contributors to personality theory (e.g., Alfred Adler, Albert Bandura, Paul Costa and Robert McCrae, Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Abraham Maslow, Carl Rogers).

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Targeted Skill(s):


Writing:




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Unit of Study : Abnormal Psychology and Therapies MA Standard/Strands:

Time Frame:

15 Days



Other Resources: Video: DSM IV Case Study Series 1-3 A Beautiful Mind Girl Interrupted OCD Cognitive Behavioral Therapy One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Worth Publishers DVD 2 Psychological Disorders Standard Deviants CD-ROM Mental Illness and Art


• Describe contemporary and historical conceptions of what constitutes psychological disorders. • Recognize the use of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) published by the American Psychiatric Association as the primary reference for making diagnostic judgments. • Discuss the major diagnostic categories, including anxiety and somatoform disorders, mood disorders, schizophrenia, organic disturbance, personality disorders, and dissociative disorders, and their corresponding symptoms. • Evaluate the strengths and limitations of various approaches to explaining psychological disorders: medical model, psychoanalytic, humanistic, cognitive, biological, and sociocultural. • Identify the positive and negative consequences of diagnostic labels (e.g., the Rosenhan study). • Discuss the intersection between psychology and the legal system (e.g.,

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confidentiality, insanity defense). • Describe the central characteristics of psychotherapeutic intervention. • Describe major treatment orientations used in therapy (e.g., behavioral, cognitive, humanistic) and how those orientations influence therapeutic planning. • Compare and contrast different treatment formats (e.g., individual, group). • Summarize effectiveness of specific treatments used to address specific problems. • Discuss how cultural and ethnic context influence choice and success of treatment (e.g., factors that lead to premature termination of treatment). • Describe prevention strategies that build resilience and promote competence. • Identify major figures in psychological treatment (e.g., Aaron Beck, Albert Ellis, Sigmund Freud, Mary Cover Jones, Carl Rogers, B. F. Skinner, Joseph Wolpe).

Targeted Skill(s):


Writing:




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Unit of Study: Exam Review MA Standard/Strands:

Time Frame:

10 Days


All relevant sections of Psychology

Other Resources: • released MC exams from 1994, 1999, 2004, 2007 • Released Essay Questions 1992-2011 • 2008 Practice Exam


All Prior Questions and Content

Targeted Skill(s):

MC question analysis, application, content mastery, essay writing See Appendix A, Reading Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies 6 – 12

Writing:

AP released essays See History/Social Studies sections of Appendix B, Writing Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects6 – 12


Advanced Placement exam

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Unit of Study: Enrichment MA Standard/Strands:

N/A

Time Frame:

20 days


Relevant sections of Psychology

Other Resources: Library and Computer Lab All resources from previous units


N/A

Targeted Skill(s):

Independent research, higher-level thinking and discussion See Appendix A, Reading Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies 6 – 12

Writing:

Writing for discussion, debates, and projects See History/Social Studies sections of Appendix B, Writing Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects6 – 12


Projects, discussion, debate

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Appendix A: Reading Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies 6–12 [RH] The standards below begin at grade 6; standards for Pre-K–5 reading in history/social studies, science, and technical subjects are integrated into the Pre-K–5 Reading standards. The CCR anchor standards and high school standards in literacy work in tandem to define college and career readiness expectations—the former providing broad standards, the latter providing additional specificity.

Grades 6–8 students: Grades 9–10 students: Grades 11–12 students:

Key Ideas and Details

1. Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.

1. Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, attending to such features as the date and origin of the information.

1. Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, connecting insights gained from specific details to an understanding of the text as a whole.

2. Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.

2. Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of how key events or ideas develop over the course of the text.

2. Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary that makes clear the relationships among the key details and ideas.

3. Identify key steps in a text’s description of a process related to history/social studies (e.g., how a bill becomes law, how interest rates are raised or lowered).

3. Analyze in detail a series of events described in a text; determine whether earlier events caused later ones or simply preceded them.

3. Evaluate various explanations for actions or events and determine which explanation best accords with textual evidence, acknowledging where the text leaves matters uncertain.

Craft and Structure

4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies.

4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary describing political, social, or economic aspects of history/social studies.

4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including analyzing how an author uses and refines the meaning of a key term over the course of a text (e.g., how Madison defines faction in Federalist No. 10).

5. Describe how a text presents information (e.g., sequentially, comparatively, causally).

5. Analyze how a text uses structure to emphasize key points or advance an explanation or analysis.

5. Analyze in detail how a complex primary source is structured, including how key sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text contribute to the whole.

6. Identify aspects of a text that reveal an author’s point of view or purpose (e.g., loaded language, inclusion or avoidance of particular facts).

6. Compare the point of view of two or more authors for how they treat the same or similar topics, including which details they include and emphasize in their respective accounts.

6. Evaluate authors’ differing points of view on the same historical event or issue by assessing the authors’ claims, reasoning, and evidence.

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

7. Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts.

7. Integrate quantitative or technical analysis (e.g., charts, research data) with qualitative analysis in print or digital text.

7. Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, as well as in words) in order to address a question or solve a problem.

8. Distinguish among fact, opinion, and reasoned judgment in a text.

8. Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the author’s claims.

8. Evaluate an author’s premises, claims, and evidence by corroborating or challenging them with other information.

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9. Analyze the relationship between a primary and secondary source on the same topic.

9. Compare and contrast treatments of the same topic in several primary and secondary sources.

9. Integrate information from diverse sources, both primary and secondary, into a coherent understanding of an idea or event, noting discrepancies among sources.

Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

10. By the end of grade 8, read and comprehend history/social studies texts in the grades 6–8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

10. By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend history/social studies texts in the grades 9–10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

10. By the end of grade 12, read and comprehend history/social studies texts in the grades 11-CCR text complexity band independently and proficiently.

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Appendix B: Writing Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects 6–12 [WHST]

The standards below begin at grade 6; standards for Pre-K–5 writing in history/social studies, science, and technical subjects are integrated into the Pre-K–5 Writing standards. The CCR anchor standards and high school standards in literacy work in tandem to define college and career readiness expectations—the former providing broad standards, the latter providing additional specificity.


Text Types and Purposes

1. Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content. a. Introduce claim(s) about a topic or issue,

acknowledge and distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.

b. Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant, accurate data and evidence that demonstrate an understanding of the topic or text, using credible sources.

c. Use words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.

d. Establish and maintain a formal style. e. Provide a concluding statement or section that

follows from and supports the argument presented.

1. Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content. a. Introduce precise claim(s), distinguish the

claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create an organization that establishes clear relationships among the claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.

b. Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly, supplying data and evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both claim(s) and counterclaims in a discipline-appropriate form and in a manner that anticipates the audience’s knowledge level and concerns.

c. Use words, phrases, and clauses to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships between claim(s) and reasons, between reasons and evidence, and between claim(s) and counterclaims.

d. Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing.

e. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from or supports the argument presented.

1. Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content. a. Introduce precise, knowledgeable claim(s),

establish the significance of the claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create an organization that logically sequences the claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.

b. Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly and thoroughly, supplying the most relevant data and evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both claim(s) and counterclaims in a discipline-appropriate form that anticipates the audience’s knowledge level, concerns, values, and possible biases.

c. Use words, phrases, and clauses as well as varied syntax to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships between claim(s) and reasons, between reasons and evidence, and between claim(s) and counterclaims.

d. Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing.

e. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from or supports the argument presented.

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Writing Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects 6–12 [WHST]


Text Types and Purposes (continued)

2. Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/ experiments, or technical processes. a. Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to

follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information into broader categories as appropriate to achieving purpose; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.

b. Develop the topic with relevant, well-chosen facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.

c. Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.

d. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.

e. Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone.

f. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented.

2. Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/ experiments, or technical processes. a. Introduce a topic and organize ideas, concepts,

and information to make important connections and distinctions; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., figures, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.

b. Develop the topic with well-chosen, relevant, and sufficient facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience’s knowledge of the topic.

c. Use varied transitions and sentence structures to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.

d. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of the topic and convey a style appropriate to the discipline and context as well as to the expertise of likely readers.

e. Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing.

f. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented (e.g., articulating implications or the significance of the topic).

1. Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/ experiments, or technical processes. a. Introduce a topic and organize complex ideas,

concepts, and information so that each new element builds on that which precedes it to create a unified whole; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., figures, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.

b. Develop the topic thoroughly by selecting the most significant and relevant facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience’s knowledge of the topic.

c. Use varied transitions and sentence structures to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships among complex ideas and concepts.

d. Use precise language, domain-specific vocabulary and techniques such as metaphor, simile, and analogy to manage the complexity of the topic; convey a knowledgeable stance in a style that responds to the discipline and context as well as to the expertise of likely readers.

e. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation provided (e.g., articulating implications or the significance of the topic).

3. (See note; not applicable as a separate requirement) 3. (See note; not applicable as a separate requirement) 2. (See note; not applicable as a separate requirement)

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Note: Students’ narrative skills continue to grow in these grades. The Standards require that students be able to incorporate narrative elements effectively into arguments and informative/explanatory texts. In history/social studies, students must be able to incorporate narrative accounts into their analyses of individuals or events of historical import. In science and technical subjects, students must be able to write precise enough descriptions of the step-by-step procedures they use in their investigations or technical work that others can replicate them and (possibly) reach the same results.

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Writing Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects 6–12 [WHST]


Production and Distribution of Writing

4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.



5. With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.

5. Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.

5. Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.

6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas clearly and efficiently.

6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.

6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information.

Research to Build and Present Knowledge

7. Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.

7. Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.

7. Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.

8. Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.

8. Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.

8. Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the specific task, purpose, and audience; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and overreliance on any one source and following a standard format for citation.

9. Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.



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Range of Writing

10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.



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