CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.4
The Standard
Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts · Speaking and Listening Standards
What This Standard Means
Students need to tell about a person, place, thing, or event so a listener can picture it and understand why it matters. They should include details that fit, such as what it looked like, what happened, who was there, and how they felt.
Mastery sounds like a short, clear oral description with enough detail to answer basic listener questions. Students often get stuck giving one-word answers, listing random facts, or forgetting to say feelings clearly. Some need sentence frames and rehearsal before speaking to the group.
Ways to Teach It
- Give students a mystery object bag and have them describe the hidden item by touch before showing it to the class.
- Ask, "Tell about a place you like. What do you see there, and how do you feel there?"
- Have each student describe a picture card using three details, then listen for who, what, and feeling words.
- After a school event, ask students to tell a partner what happened first, who was there, and their favorite part.
Before This Standard
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What This Unlocks
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Related Standards
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.3d
Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.3d
Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.3d
Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to convey experiences and events.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.3d
Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters.