LBS Level 3 Demonstrations: Details of Features Covered Filling Out Forms Using Netscape Navigator Creating Personal Letters Using a Word Processor Read With Understanding for Various Purposes Forms and Conventions       Uses various conventions of formal texts to locate and interpret information (headings, index, parts of a letter, reference materials)   Begins to select appropriate materials for various purposes     Reads text of a number of paragraphs; gathers information from graphs & tables Text is within the interest of the reader with personal and/or general relevance Text has a combination of concrete and inferential meaning, some of it complex, some unfamiliar vocabulary Comprehension       Identifies the topic and purpose of a piece of writing     Follows written instructions         Write Clearly to Express Ideas Purpose and Form       Writes for specific purposes using a variety of forms of writing Organization       Organizes information and ideas to convey one main idea in developed paragraphs     Uses introductory and concluding paragraphs, appropriate connecting words, and relevant supporting details     Revises using feedback     Style       Shows awareness of audience needs     Uses appropriate levels of language     Selects words to create effect; uses the thesaurus and a dictionary to find synonyms     Uses a variety of sentence structures     Uses basic word processing applications     Mechanics       Grammar     Punctuation     Spelling

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