CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.1.6
The Standard
Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using frequently occurring conjunctions to signal simple relationships (e.g., because).
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts · Language Standards
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students use new words from conversations, reading, and read-alouds in their own speech and writing. They join ideas with common linking words to show simple relationships, such as a reason.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students use recently learned words correctly in their own sentences. They can connect an idea to a sensible reason using a word such as “because.”
Common Misconceptions
- Students may repeat a new word without knowing what it means or when it fits. They may use “because” between unrelated ideas or leave the reason unfinished.
How to Assess It
- Display a picture of a child asleep after running and provide the word “exhausted.” Ask students to write one sentence using “exhausted” and “because.”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs picture cards and new word cards to match, then have students explain each match using “because.”
After a read-aloud, ask students to choose one new word and write a sentence showing what it means.
Play vocabulary charades, then have each guesser use the word in a complete sentence with “because.”
Take a school walk and have students describe one observation with a recently learned word and explain it using “because.”
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