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ELA-06.L.01

6th Grade ELA Targeted Standards
(L) Language Strand

ELA-06.L.01 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

  • a. Ensure that pronouns are in the proper case (subjective, objective, possessive).
  • b. Use intensive pronouns (e.g., myself, ourselves).
  • c. Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person.
  • d. Recognize and correct vague pronouns (i.e., ones with unclear or ambiguous antecedents).
  • e. Recognize variations from standard English in their own and others' writing and speaking, and identify and use strategies to improve expression in conventional language.

Student Learning Targets for 6th Grade English:

Knowledge Targets

  • I can define pronoun.
  • I can identify subjective pronouns.
  • I can identify objective pronouns.
  • I can identify possessive pronouns.
  • I can identify pronouns and their antecedents.

Reasoning Targets

  • I can determine if pronouns are used correctly in a sentence or spoken language.
  • I can recognize a noun must agree with the pronoun that replaces it.

Skills (Performance) Targets

  • I can use the correct form of pronouns when speaking or in written work.
  • I can correct inappropriate use of pronouns.
  • I can find and correct mistakes in my own and others’ writing and speaking.
  • I can demonstrate proper usage of the eight parts of speech in writing and speaking.
  • I can use pronouns in the proper case.
  • I can use intensive pronouns.

Product Targets

  • I can produce written work with the correct forms of pronouns and their antecedents.

Proficiency Scale:

Score   6.L.01 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. Sample Activity
4.0 In addition to Score 3.0,  the student is able to  demonstrate correct usage of pronouns independently and is able to identify pronoun type without prompting.   
  3.5 In addition to Score 3.0 performance, the student demonstrates in-depth inferences and applications regarding the more complex content with partial success.
3.0

“The Standard.”

The student: 

  • can recognize and correct pronouns when writing or speaking in the:
  • subjective case (we, I, they, he, she, I, you).
  • objective case (us, me, them, him, her, I, you).
  • possessive case (his, theirs, ours, mine).
  • intensive case (myself, herself, himself, themselves).
  • can match the type of pronoun to the noun it  is replacing.

The student exhibits no major errors or omissions.
  • Worksheets
  • Flipcharts with interactivity regarding pronouns
  • Writer’s Notebook- prompts that demonstrate usage
  • oral presentations
  2.5 The student demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) and partial knowledge of the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
2.0

There are no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details  and processes as the student:

  •   Identify specific terminology, such as:
    • subjective, objective, possessive, intensive pronouns
  •   Performs basic processes, such as:
    • identifies correct subjective, objective, possessive and intensive pronoun usage in sentences

However, the student exhibits major errors or omissions regarding the  more complex ideas and processes.

(For example on questions 5-7, if they recognize the correct pronoun but can not identify its type.)

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  1.5 The student demonstrates partial knowledge of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) but exhibits major errors or omissions regarding the more complex ideas and procedures (Score 3.0 content).
1.0 With help, the student demonstrates a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) and some of the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).  
  0.5 With help, the student demonstrates a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) but not the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).

Resources:

Websites

www.funbrain.com

www.quizlet.com

easygrammar4kids/pronouns

Vocabulary

intensive pronouns

subjective pronouns

objective pronouns

possessive pronouns

reflexive pronouns

antecedent

indefinite pronouns

» 6th Grade English