CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.2e
The Standard
Establish and maintain a formal style.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts
What This Standard Means
Students need to write informational pieces that sound appropriate for school and public audiences. They should avoid slang, texting language, jokes that distract, and overly casual wording. They also need to keep that tone steady from beginning to end.
Mastery looks like clear, respectful, precise writing with consistent word choice and sentence style. Students often get stuck when they mix formal and casual language, use “I think” too much, or copy a source’s wording instead of putting ideas into their own formal voice.
Ways to Teach It
- Give pairs sentence strips with casual lines, then have them revise each one into formal informational writing on chart paper.
- Ask students to rewrite a paragraph for two audiences, a best friend and a principal, then explain what changed.
- Use a three-sentence exit ticket where students cross out informal words and replace them with formal choices.
- Show a school email to a coach or librarian, then have students identify wording that makes it sound respectful and clear.
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What This Unlocks
Mastery here sets students up for these next.