English Language Arts and Reading.6.10.D.vi

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The student is expected to

edit drafts using standard English conventions, including:

subordinating conjunctions to form complex sentences and correlative conjunctions such as either/or and neither/nor;

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Knowledge and Skills Statement

Composition: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts--writing process. The student uses the writing process recursively to compose multiple texts that are legible and uses appropriate conventions.

As students complete a shared writing activity, have them edit the piece for appropriate subordinating conjunctions and correlative conjunctions.
 

Further Explanation

This assessment requires students to apply their knowledge of complex sentences formed with subordinating conjunctions and correct punctuation rules. This knowledge is acquired through practice and experience using subordinating conjunctions correctly in writing. This skill should be developed with writing in all genres.

a sentence with an independent clause and at least one dependent clause (e.g., “I cleaned the room when the guests left.”)
Students should be able to use pairs of words known as correlative conjunctions (e.g., both/and, either/or) to connect parts of a sentence that carry equal weight. During the editing process, students should look for instances where correlative conjunctions have been or could be used and ensure that they have maintained proper agreement and parallel structure.
During the editing stage of the writing process, students further improve their drafts and often prepare them for publication by correcting errors in mechanics, grammar, and spelling. Applying standard rules of the English language correctly helps the audience understand the information more easily by not having to interrupt their thinking to decide what the writer intended to say.
standard rules of the English language, including written mechanics such as punctuation, capitalization, spelling, paragraphing, etc. and written/oral grammar such as parts of speech, word order, subject-verb agreement, and sentence structure
Students are expected to use subordinating conjunctions to indicate the relationship between ideas in a sentence. Subordinating conjunctions can indicate a time, place, or cause-and-effect relationship (e.g., "We looked on top of the refrigerator because that is where LaTonya often hides a bag of chocolate chip cookies").