Kentucky Reading and Writing L.6.1.c
The Standard
- L.6.1
- In both written and oral expression:
Recognize variations from General American English and implement strategies to improve expression in academic language.
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 notice how people use different forms of English. They choose wording that fits academic writing while keeping the speaker's meaning.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can revise “We ain't seen rain” to “We have not observed rain” for a lab report. They can explain that the first version may fit conversation, while the second fits the report.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may call words like “ain't” or “y'all” wrong in every setting. They may also think academic writing just means using longer words.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Rewrite “We ain't found any insects in the pond” for a science report. Explain one change you made and why it fits that audience.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs sentence strips with “We ain't seen rain” and “We have not observed rain,” then ask them to match each to a conversation or lab report.
Ask students to write when they might say “y'all” and when they might write “all students,” then explain their choices.
Play audience switch: read a casual sentence and have teams write a lab-report version on mini whiteboards without changing its meaning.
Show a lunch survey response that says “The food was kinda good” and have students revise it for a report to the principal.
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Related Standards
- L.3.1
When writing or speaking, demonstrate command of the conventions of General American English grammar and usage.
- L.4.1
When writing or speaking, demonstrate command of the conventions of General American English grammar and usage.
- L.3.3.b
Recognize and observe differences between the conventions of spoken and written General American English.
- L.5.1
When writing or speaking, demonstrate command of the conventions of General American English grammar and usage.
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