CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.11-12.1
The Standard
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts · Language Standards
What This Standard Means
Students need to control grammar and usage in formal writing and speaking. They should choose sentence structures that fit the purpose, keep agreement clear, use pronouns correctly, and revise awkward or confusing wording. They also need to notice when a choice is informal, unclear, or not standard for an academic setting.
Mastery looks like clean, intentional language that supports the idea instead of distracting from it. Students can explain why a sentence works and fix errors without guessing. Common trouble spots include comma splices, vague pronoun references, subject-verb agreement in long sentences, shifts in tense, and sentences copied from speech into essays without revision.
Ways to Teach It
- Give pairs a paragraph with grammar errors, scissors, and sentence strips, then have them rebuild it into clear standard English.
- Ask students to revise one informal social media post into a formal paragraph and explain three grammar choices they made.
- Use a five-sentence exit ticket where students identify and correct one error in agreement, tense, pronoun use, and sentence boundary.
- Bring in a college application paragraph or workplace email, then have students mark grammar choices that make it sound polished.
Before This Standard
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Related Standards
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.1.1
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.1
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.1
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.