Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Demonstrate
command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing
or speaking.
1. Ensure that pronouns are in
the proper case (subjective, objective, possessive).
2. Use intensive pronouns (e.g., myself,
ourselves).
3. Recognize and
correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person.
4. Recognize and correct vague pronouns
(i.e., ones with unclear or ambiguous antecedents).
5. Recognize variations from standard English
in their own and others writing and speaking, and identify and use strategies
to improve expression in conventional language.
B. Demonstrate command of the conventions of
standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
1. Use punctuation (commas, parentheses,
dashes) to set off nonrestrictive/parenthetical elements.
2. Spell correctly.
C. Use knowledge of language and its
conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
1. Vary sentence patterns for meaning,
reader/listener interest, and style.
2. Maintain consistency in style and
tone.
D. Determine or
clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on
grade 6 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
1. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of
a sentence or paragraph; a words position or function in a sentence) as a clue
to the meaning of a word or phrase.
2. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or
Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience,
auditory, audible).
3. Consult
reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print
and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its
precise meaning or its part of speech.
4. Verify the preliminary determination of
the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in
context or in a dictionary).
E. Demonstrate understanding of figurative
language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
1. Interpret figures of speech (e.g.,
personification) in context.
2. Use
the relationship between particular words (e.g., cause/effect, part/whole,
item/category) to better understand each of the words.
3. Distinguish among the connotations
(associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., stingy,
scrimping, economical, unwasteful, thrifty).
F. Acquire and use accurately
grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases;
gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to
comprehension or expression.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
17:6, R.S. 17: 24.4, and
R.S.
17:154.
