Kentucky Reading and Writing L.6.1.a

ELA6th GradeLanguage

The Standard

Recognize vague pronouns and correct pronoun errors, including but not limited to subjective, objective, possessive and intensive pronouns.

Kentucky Academic Standards for Reading and Writing (2025) · Conventions of General American English

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students find pronouns that could refer to more than one person or thing and replace them with clear nouns. They choose pronoun forms that fit each sentence.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can rewrite 'When Maya called Ana, she was upset' to make clear who was upset. They can write 'Sam and I went,' 'The coach called Sam and me,' 'That bag is hers,' and 'I made it myself.'
Common Misconceptions: Students may assume readers know who 'she' or 'they' means when two people have been named. They may use 'me' as a subject, 'I' as an object, 'her's' for 'hers,' or 'myself' in place of 'me.'
How to Assess It: Exit ticket: Rewrite 'When Jada called Ava, she was upset' so Ava is upset. Then correct 'Him and me made the poster ourself, and the teacher thanked myself; the prize was her's.'

Lesson moves

Give pairs sentence strips reading 'Lena texted Mia when she got home'; have them replace 'she' with a name and compare meanings.
Have students explain in writing why 'Jay and I left' takes I but 'Mom called Jay and me' takes me.
Teams race to fill '___ left,' 'Call ___,' 'The bag is ___,' and 'I did it ___' with I, me, mine, and myself.
Post 'When parents meet teachers, they should sign in'; have students rewrite the notice so readers know who must sign in.

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