Kentucky Reading and Writing L.7.2

L.7.2 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• L.7.2.b

  Demonstrate appropriate use of strategies and resources (print and electronic) to identify and correct spelling errors.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students decide whether two adjectives before a noun need a comma by trying 'and' between them or switching their order. They also find misspelled words in drafts and check corrections with a dictionary or spell-check tool.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student writes 'a cold, rainy morning' but 'a small wooden box' and can explain the difference. They correct 'definately' to 'definitely' with a print or online dictionary and check that spell-check suggestions fit the sentence.

03

Common Misconceptions

Some students put a comma between every pair of adjectives, including in 'a small, wooden box.' Others skip the comma in 'a cold rainy morning' or accept a spell-check suggestion without checking its meaning.

04

How to Assess It

On an exit ticket, ask students to edit 'The cold rainy morning kept us inside' and 'She opened a small wooden box.' Have them correct 'definately' with a dictionary, name the source, and explain the comma choice.

1. 01

   Give pairs cards reading 'cold,' 'rainy,' 'small,' 'wooden,' 'morning,' and 'box'; have them build phrases and place comma cards where adjectives can swap.

2. 02

   Ask partners to explain why 'cold, rainy morning' needs a comma but 'small wooden box' does not, using the swap test.

3. 03

   Run a two-minute edit race with 'cold rainy morning,' 'small wooden box,' and 'definately'; partners add needed punctuation and verify spelling in a dictionary.

4. 04

   Hand students a draft rental listing reading 'a quiet spacious apartment with seperate bedrooms'; have them add the comma and verify the misspelling online.

• L.2.2

  The 2nd Grade version of this standard.

• L.1.2

  The 1st Grade version of this standard.

• L.5.2

  The 5th Grade version of this standard.

• L.3.2

  The 3rd Grade version of this standard.