c/c_Composition_Grade 12_Language features, structures, and conventionselements of styleusage and conventionscitation techniquesliterary elements and devices

Subject
Composition
Grade
12 année
Concept/Content
Language features, structures, and conventions
  • elements of style
  • usage and conventions
  • citation techniques
  • literary elements and devices
Elaboration
stylistic choices that make a specific writer distinguishable from others, including diction, vocabulary, sentence structure, and tone
avoiding common usage errors (e.g., double negatives, mixed metaphors, malapropisms, and word misuse)
common practices of standard punctuation, capitalization, quoting, and Canadian spelling
Texts use various literary devices, including figurative language, according to purpose and audience.
keywords
elements of style
usage
conventions
literary elements and devices