Kentucky Reading and Writing L.7.1

L.7.1 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• L.7.1.a

  Create sentences using correctly placed clauses and phrases.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students place phrases and clauses so their meaning is clear. They use simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences in speech and writing to show how ideas relate.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can fix 'Running down the hall, the bell rang' so a person, not the bell, is running. They can write and say each sentence type and explain why a connector such as because or although fits.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may attach an opening phrase to the wrong noun. They may join complete sentences with only a comma. They may mistake any long sentence for a complex one, even if it has no dependent clause.

04

How to Assess It

Exit ticket: Fix 'Walking to school, the rain soaked Leo.' Then combine 'Leo was wet. He kept walking. He was late' into one compound-complex sentence that shows why he kept walking.

1. 01

   Give pairs strips reading 'Covered in mud,' 'the dog,' 'chased the ball,' and 'across the yard'; have them arrange and read a clear sentence.

2. 02

   Write two versions of 'We played outside. It rained,' using because and although; discuss how each connector changes the reason for playing.

3. 03

   Sort cards by sentence type: 'I left'; 'I left, and Jo stayed'; 'I left because it rained'; 'I left because it rained, and Jo stayed'.

4. 04

   Edit a bus delay text, 'Stuck in traffic, the students waited for the bus,' so families know what was stuck.

• L.8.1

  The 8th Grade version of this standard.

• L.K.1

  When writing or speaking, demonstrate appropriate use of:

• L.6.1

  The 6th Grade version of this standard.

• L.2.1

  In writing or speaking, demonstrate appropriate use of: