Julia M. Biagiarelli
The Connecticut State Department of Education Common Core State Standards for writing from the state website is presented in this general statement:
The English language arts standards require that students systematically develop literacy skills and understandings through reading, writing, speaking and listening.
Connecticut's Common Core of Teaching standards are stated as follows:
Writing: English language arts teachers help students consider the many elements which influence a writing process-among them the writer's purpose and audience, models in the genre, and conventions of standard Written English-and work through the steps which are part of a complex composing process.