Kentucky Reading and Writing L.2.1.c
The Standard
- L.2.1
- In writing or speaking, demonstrate appropriate use of:
reflexive pronouns.
Kentucky Academic Standards for Reading and Writing (2025) · Conventions of General American English
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students use words like myself, herself, and themselves when someone acts on themselves or does a task without help. They choose the word that matches who is doing the action.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can write, 'Ben washed himself' and 'We made lunch ourselves.' They can explain why 'herself' does not fit with 'Ben' or 'we.'
Common Misconceptions
- Students may write 'hisself' or 'theirselves' instead of 'himself' or 'themselves.' They may write 'Mia saw her in the mirror' when Mia sees her own reflection.
How to Assess It
- Ask students to fill in the blank: 'Mia looked at ___ in the mirror.' Then have them write one sentence about something they did by themselves.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give each student a hand mirror; have them say 'I see myself,' then look at a classmate and say 'I see Ana.'
Ask, 'What changes between I dressed myself and I dressed my brother?' Have partners tell who got dressed in each sentence.
Give pairs cards labeled I, he, she, we, and they; have them match each card to the right word ending in self or selves.
After cleanup, have students add 'We cleaned the tables ourselves' or 'I packed my bag myself' to the class job chart.
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